Asian markets trade mostly in green in early deals on Wednesday

29 Mar 2023 Evaluate
Most of the Asian markets traded in green in early deals on Wednesday, due to pick up in risk appetite after banking jitters abates following a deal to buy Silicon Valley Bank by First Citizens BancShares Inc. Meanwhile, Hong Kong-listed shares of Alibaba soared as much as 16% after the Chinese tech giant announced a major reorganization that will split the firm into six business groups to ‘unlock shareholder value’. Japan’s Nikkei extended winning streak to third consecutive session in tandem with the advance in most sectors. Surge in commodity rates and on climb in exporting with weaker local currency yen.

Nikkei 225 up 179.95 points or 0.65% to 27,697.47, Straight times rose by 2.44 points or 0.07% to 3,257.98, Hang Seng climbed by 378.00 points or 1.87% to 20,162.65, Taiwan higher by 23.21 points or 0.15% to 15,724.69, KOSPI jumped by 0.37 points or 0.02% to 2,435.31 Jakarta Composite enlarged by 61.47 points or 0.91% to 6,821.80, and FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI added 7.37 points or 0.52% to 1,416.46.

On the flip side, Shanghai narrowed 1.44 points or 0.04% to 3,243.94.

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