Asian equity indices after a quiet start are trading cautiously ahead of key US jobs data, news from central bank policy meetings in Japan and Europe later in the week. However, some boost came in from the good economic report from US while, strength to the regional indices was also provided by Japanese Nikkei, which rose about two percent as two days Bank of Japan’s meeting begins.
Hang Seng dropped 58.00 points or 0.26% to 22,309.82, Jakarta Composite dipped 6.71 points or 0.14% to 4,950.54, KLSE Composite declined 13.51 points or 0.80% to 1,671.49, Straits Times slipped by 0.18 points or 0.01% to 3,317.41 and KOSPI Composite was down by 8.68 points or 0.44% to 1,977.47.
On the flip side, Shanghai Composite rose 3.09 points or 0.14% to 2,230.83, Taiwan Weighted increased 17.54 points or 0.22% to 7,930.72 and Nikkei 225 was up by 236.11 points or 1.97% to 12,239.54.
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