Asian markets trade higher in morning session on Thursday

03 Jan 2013 Evaluate

Extending their previous session’s rally, most of the Asian markets have made a decent start and are trading higher by about half a percent after the US Congress backed a deal to avert a fiscal cliff of drastic tax rises and spending cuts in an upbeat start to the year for regional markets. On the regional front, the sentiments got some boost after China’s official purchasing managers’ index (PMI) for the non-manufacturing sector rose to a four-month high of 56.1 in December from 55.6 in November, adding to signs of a revival in the world’s second-largest economy. The services sector index follows twin manufacturing PMI surveys that showed China's growth reviving in December, although signs persist that such growth still depends primarily on state-led investment.

Hang Seng rose 26.00 points or 0.11% to 23,337.98, Jakarta Composite surged 46.96 points or 1.08% to 4,393.44, KLSE Composite increased 10.41 points or 0.62% to 1,685.13, Straits Times added 14.91 points or 0.47% to 3,216.65 and Taiwan Weighted was up by 39.44 points or 0.51% to 7,818.66.

On the flip side, KOSPI Composite was down by 10.38 points or 0.51% to 2,020.72.

Markets in Japan and China remained shut for public holidays and will reopen on Friday.

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