Asian Markets trade higher in early deals on Wednesday

12 Jan 2022 Evaluate
Most of the Asian equity benchmarks traded higher in early deals on Wednesday, braced with the bullish stance among market players after less-hawkish comments from US Federal Reserve Chairman, Jerome Powell. The market sentiments also got boosted as Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is likely to continue for a second term and on his reassurance to tamp down the inflation. Additionally, bargain hunting after previous sessional losses also spurred investments. Japan’s Nikkei soared in the session, snapping three consecutive sessional losses. Positive trend from Wallstreet peers also succoured the sentiments. Notable gainers in the Nikkei are Keyence with 4.6% climb and SoftBank with 3.2% rise. Among the Asian stocks, Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong, South Korea, Indonesia, and Taiwan ere in bullish note. Bucking the trend, Malaysia is trading lower.

Nikkei 225 up by 511.29 points or 1.81% to 28,733.77, Straight times lifted by 4.01 points or 0.12% to 3,250.38, Hang Seng rose by 502.09 points or 2.12% to 24,241.15, KOSPI jumped by 41.52 points or 1.42% to 2,968.90, Taiwan Weighted widened by 11.49 points or 0.06% to 18,299.70, Jakarta Composite climbed by 11.65 points or 0.18% to 6,659.62, and Shanghai Composite rose by 12.49 points or 0.35% to 3,579.93.

On the flip side, FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI lower by 7.00 points or 0.45% to 1,557.29.

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