The Asian markets have made a mixed start, though the Chinese market was once again in red but most of the other major indices have moved higher in early trade on good economic data from US and Japan. Nikkei was trading with gain of about a percent after the yen traded near a seven-month low, boosting the outlook for Japanese exporters. Also, the service industries in the US unexpectedly grew at a faster pace in November. Chinese market has lost traction after rising in last couple of days, as losses for consumer staple companies overshadowed gains for property developers.
Shanghai Composite was down by 9.45 points or 0.47% to 2,022.45, Straits Times was down by 7.34 points or 0.26% to 3,068.36 and Taiwan Weighted was trading down by 8.23 points or 0.11% to 7,640.49.
On the other hand, Hang Seng gained 7.89 points or 0.04% to 22,278.80, Jakarta Composite was higher by 12.14 points or 0.28% to 4,297.50, KLSE Composite was up by 2.95 points or 0.18% to 1,616.74, Nikkei 225 gained 72.37 points or 0.76% to 9,541.21 and Seoul Composite was up by 4.85 points or 0.26% to 1,951.68.
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