Asian markets trade mostly in the green on Wednesday

06 Feb 2013 Evaluate

Most of the Asian equity indices are trading in the green terrain on Wednesday’s morning deals following firm close on Wall Street overnight. Meanwhile, Japanese market, garnering over three percent gains, has surged near its four year high after Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa said that he will step down on March 19, three weeks before his term was due to expire, that may help Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s campaign for aggressive easing.

Hang Seng surged 129.26 points or 0.56% to 23,277.79, Jakarta Composite rose 23.00 points or 0.51% to 4,502.44, Nikkei 225 soared 342.62 points or 3.10% to 11,389.54, Taiwan Weighted added 37.06 points or 0.47% to 7,924.00 and KOSPI Composite was up by 1.11 points or 0.06% to 1,939.29.

On the flip side, Straits Times slipped 0.36 points or 0.01% to 3,272.30, Shanghai Composite dipped 1.27 points or 0.05% to 2,431.86 and KLSE Composite was down by 13.70 points or 0.84% to 1,619.65.

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