Most of the Asian markets traded higher in early deals on Thursday, as the investor sentiments boosted with the amelioration in US debt ceiling spurring optimism over warding off catastrophic default of the world’s largest economy. Moreover, prospects of a halt in rate hikes from the US Fed this month and upbeat Chinese manufacturing sector growth for May by a private survey also buoyed the indices. Japan’s Nikkei rebounded from previous sessional loss followed by better-than-expected Japanese manufacturing activity for May. Albeit capital spending of the country rose by 11% in the first quarter. Stock market of Indonesia is closed for Pancasila Day holiday.
Nikkei 225 up 199.26 points or 0.65% to 31,087.14, Straight times rose by 7.69 points or 0.24% to 3,166.49, Hang Seng enlarged by 149.20 points or 0.81% to 18,383.47, and Shanghai widened by 13.86 points or 0.43% to 3,218.42.
On the flip side, Taiwan shrunk by 68.51 points or 0.41% to 16,510.45, KOSPI declined by 7.72 points or 0.30% to 2,569.40, and FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI narrowed by 1.88 points or 0.14% to 1,385.24.
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