Most of the Asian equity indices are trading in the green in Tuesday’s morning trade. Though the regional peers were trading cautiously as investors remained on safer side ahead of outcome of a Bank of Japan (BOJ) meeting in which it was expected to adopt an aggressive monetary easing policy. The BOJ will announce its decision after it ends its two-day meeting later on Tuesday.
Shanghai Composite rose 2.10 points or 0.09% to 2,330.32, Hang Seng jumped 66.49 points or 0.28% to 23,657.40, Nikkei 225 surged 65.24 points or 0.61% to 10,812.98, KOSPI Composite added 2.45 points or 0.12% to 1,989.31 and Taiwan Weighted was up by 26.24 points or 0.34% to 7,751.16.
On the flip side, Jakarta Composite declined 21.54 points or 0.49% to 4,418.43, KLSE Composite dropped 12.12 points or 0.74% to 1,623.51 and Straits Times was down by 1.00 points or 0.03% to 3,220.32.