Most of the Asian equity benchmarks traded higher in early deals on Thursday, with the increased risk appetite in the market amid hoped that Omicron coronavirus infections might not wrench on global economy as it is reported to be less likely to land patients in hospital than the delta variant. In addition to that Brighter U.S. consumer confidence and home sales also aided investor sentiments. Energy sector also advanced. Japan’s Nikkei extended gains to third straight session with positive cues from Wall Street overnight. Exports improved in the country with slight weakness in yen. Some of the top gainers in the session were Japan Data Science (9.8%), and Kohoku Kogyo (6.5%). Among the Asian stocks, Japan, Singapore, Taiwan, South Korea, Hong Kong, South Korea, and Indonesia are in positive note. Bucking the trend China and Malaysia are lower.
Nikkei 225 up by 162.99 points or 0.57% to 28,725.20, Straight times rose by 10.02 points or 0.32% to 3,097.53, Hang Seng hiked by 20.60 points or 0.09% to 23,122.93, Taiwan Weighted lifted by 97.10 points or 0.54% to 17,923.93, KOSPI climbed by 9.46 points or 0.32% to 2,993.94, and Jakarta Composite jumped by 7.88 points or 0.12% to 6,537.47.
On the flip side, Shanghai Composite down by 1.44 points or 0.04% to 3,621.18 and FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI lower by 7.84 points or 0.52% to 1,508.16.
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