Asian Markets trade mixed in early deals on Friday

09 Jul 2021 Evaluate
Asian equity benchmarks traded mixed in early deals on Friday, weighed down by the choppy trade amid woes about accelerating viral infections worldwide pressurizing concerns about global economic rebound. Moreover, negative trend in Wall street overnight tracking lower than expected US labor data and continued easing in US treasury bond yields. Technological stocks mostly experienced hefty sell off  in the session. Oil stocks are trading mixed despite higher crude oil overnight. Japan’s Nikkei tumble in the session extending losing streak to the third consecutive session with the benchmark just below the 27,600 level, followed by the new that Japan plans to reintroduce a state of emergency to contain a resurgence of a fresh wave of COVID-19 infections. Among the Asian markets, Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, and China, are trading lower. Bucking the trend, Singapore, Hong Kong, Indonesia and Malaysia are trading higher.

Nikkei 225 down by 527.80 points or 1.88% to 27,590.23, KOSPI curtailed 56.05 points or 1.72% to 3,196.63, Shanghai Composite dipped by 24.34 points or 0.69% to 3,501.16, and Taiwan Weighted narrowed by 248.35 points or 1.39% to 17,617.74.

On the flip side, Straits Times up 11.02 points or 0.35% to 3,118.61, Hang Seng higher by 177.58 points or 0.65% to 27,330.71, Jakarta Composite added by 0.98 points 0.02% to 6,040.88 and FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI rose by 8.63 points 0.57% to 1,517.34.





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