Asian equity benchmarks traded mostly higher in early deals on Friday, as the notion that Omicron virus does not have a deplorable effect on global economy whetted the risk appetite in the market. As per reports, WHO's chief scientist also affirmed that the vaccines are likely to hold some protection against the new Covid-19 mutation. Moreover, bargain hunting after previous sessional losses also lifted stocks. Financial shares gained in the session while technological stocks were mixed. Japan’s Nikkei advanced in the session with the optimism followed by the better that expected data on service sector and on reports that the composite index improved to 53.3 from 50.7 in the previous month. Among the Asian stocks, Japan, Singapore, Taiwan, South Korea, China, and Malaysia are in positive territory. Bucking the trend, Hong Kong and Indonesia are trading lower.
Nikkei 225 up by 168.66 points or 0.61% to 27,922.03, Straight times rose by 7.66 points or 0.25% to 3,099.77, Taiwan Weighted lifted by 16.90 points or 0.10% to 17,741.78, KOSPI buoyed by 26.11 points or 0.89% to 2,971.38, Shanghai Composite climbed by 20.80 points or 0.58% to 3,594.64 and FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI higher by 4.81 points or 0.32% to 1,501.74.
On the flip side, Hang Seng down by 176.50 points or 0.74% to 23,612.43, and Jakarta Composite narrowed by 29.98 points or 0.46% to 6,553.84.
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