Asian Markets trade mostly higher in early deals on Friday

28 Jan 2022 Evaluate
Most of the Asian equity benchmarks traded higher in early deals on Friday, whetted by the optimism after the reports that US economic growth for the Q4 2021 spurred to mark its best performance in nearly four decades. Moreover, bargain hunting after previous sessional sharp losses, and on gauge that Central banks are to rollback pandemic- driven stimulus to tackle inflationary pressure also supported investor sentiments. Stock market of Taiwan is closed for a holiday. Japanese shares sharply rebounded in the session after the reports that momentum in Tokyo inflation weakened in January, falling below market expectations and bolstering the Bank of Japan’s case for continued stimulus. Japan’s Consumer prices for Tokyo region is up by 0.5% on year in January, rather than the projections of 0.6% hike and was down from 0.8 % in December. On a monthly basis, inflation jumped by 0.3%. Exports buoyed with the weaker local currency yen. Shanghai stocks edged up with the attempts for equanimity by state-backed newspapers and fund houses.

Nikkei 225 up by 541.36 points or 2.07% to 26,711.66, Straight times rose by 8.28 points or 0.25% to 3,268.31, KOSPI lifted by 37.39 points or 1.43% to 2,651.88, Shanghai Composite buoyed by 1.82 points or 0.05% to 3,396.07, and FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI higher by 4.48 points or 0.30% to 1,520.47.

On the flip side, Hang Seng slipped by 200.55 points or 0.84% to 23,606.45 and Jakarta Composite narrowed by 0.82 points or 0.01% to 6,610.34.

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