Asian markets trade mostly in green on Wednesday

23 Feb 2022 Evaluate

Most of the Asian markets were trading higher on Wednesday despite the broadly negative cues overnight from US markets, as traders picked up stocks at a bargain following the recent sell-off amid geopolitical concerns. However, traders keep reassessing the risks amid intensifying worries about a Russian invasion of Ukraine a day after the Russian government recognized two Ukrainian separatist regions - Donetsk and Luhansk - as sovereign states. Russian President Vladimir Putin subsequently ordered troops into the separatist regions as peacekeepers, with Russia's upper house of parliament later giving consent to sending forces abroad.

Taiwan Weighted strengthened 50.88 points or 0.28% to 18,020.17, Hang Seng increased 166.05 points or 0.71% to 23,686.05, Shanghai Composite gained 19.00 points or 0.55% to 3,476.15, KOSPI rose 5.76 points or 0.21% to 2,712.55, Jakarta Composite gained 19.54 points or 0.28% to 6,881.53  and KLSE Composite was up by 9.17 points or  0.58% to 1,586.34.

On the flip side, Straits Times was down by 13.73 points or 0.4% to 3,386.85.

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