Asian markets trade in green in early deals on Friday

03 Nov 2023 Evaluate
Asian markets traded in green in early deals on Friday, kindled by the risk appetite in the market after the Federal Reserve kept the interest rate unchanged for second time, igniting expectations that the central Bank is done with the tightening cycle. Subdued US economic data also pointed for a less aggressive stand. Weakness in US Treasury yields ahead of the monthly jobs report also lifted the equity investments. Market sentiments also boosted with the better than expected Chinese service activity. Meanwhile, PMI data for Hong Kong marked its lowest in 11 months last month, amid evidence that the city's economy grew by 4.1% YoY in Q3 of 2023, the most since Q4 of 2021, due to strong household consumption and an upturn in tourism activity.

Straits Times rose 61.77 points or 2.00% to 3,144.26, Hang Seng widened 356.19 points or 2.03 to 17,586.78, KOSPI Index increased 24.20 points or 1.03% to 2,367.32, Taiwan Weighted enlarged 76.69 points or 0.47% to 16,473.64, Jakarta Composite widened by 59.04 points or 0.87% to 6,810.43, Shanghai Composite higher by 22.51 points or 0.7% to 3,031.92 and FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI lifted by 9.08 points or 0.63% to 1,448.85.

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