Most of the Asian equity indices are trading in the green in Thursday’s morning deals on expectation that slew of weak global economic data will encourage major central banks to keep or cut their key policy rates to bolster growth. Meanwhile, Japanese Nikkei, extending the previous session’s sharp rally, edged higher by over half a percent on expectations that yen weakness will spur strong earnings growth for Japanese firms. South Korean shares edged higher by about half a percent after country’s economy grew the most in two years in the first quarter, as the government front-loaded spending and exporters weathered the slide in the yen that aids rivals in Japan. Gross domestic product (GDP) gained 0.9 percent from the previous three months after a 0.3 percent increase in the fourth quarter.
Shanghai Composite rose 3.79 points or 0.17% to 2,222.11, Hang Seng surged 246.54 points or 1.11% to 22,429.59, Nikkei 225 jumped 83.44 points or 0.60% to 13,926.90, Straits Times strengthened 8.47 points or 0.25% to 3,331.18 and KOSPI Composite was up by 9.16 points or 0.47% to 1,944.47.
On the flip side, Jakarta Composite declined 21.22 points or 0.42% to 4,990.39, KLSE Composite decreased 1.33 points or 0.08% to 1,706.02 and Taiwan Weighted was down by 1.54 points or 0.02% to 8,022.17.
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