Asian markets settled higher in thin trade on Wednesday following gains in Wall Street stocks overnight, while most of Asian markets including Hong Kong, China, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan were closed for holidays. Japanese shares ended higher as investors sought to buy oversold stocks with robust earnings. Indonesian stocks were slightly higher in a thin trade after Tuesday’s holiday. Although, investors are cautiously expecting the US Fed to hike interest rates at least four times this year, starting in March.
Nikkei 225 ended up by 455.12 points or 1.68% to 27,533.60; and Jakarta Composite gained by 76.50 points or 1.15% to 6,707.65.
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