Asian markets trade mixed in early deals on Friday

05 Jan 2024 Evaluate
Asian markets traded mixed in early deals on Friday, as the participants side-lined ahead to key US jobs data to gauge on Federal Reserve’s policy outlook. Investments also got pressured as investors closely awaited Chinese inflation and trade figures next week, amidst bets on more support measures by the government this year to stem up the wilting economy. Japan’s Nikkei advanced in the session on bargain hunting after the index fell previously on woes over strong earthquake and a collision at Tokyo’s Haneda airport. Meanwhile, Japanese consumer confidence data for December rose by 1.1 points compared to that of previous month, at 37.2.

Nikkei 225 rose by 247.81 points or 0.74% to 33,536.10, Straits Times up 12.23 points or 0.39% to 3,186.24, Jakarta Composite widened by 17.74 points or 0.24% to 7,377.50 and FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI added by 5.78 points or 0.39% to 1,483.04.

On the flip side, Hang Seng declined 23.53 points 0.14% to 16,622.45, Taiwan Weighted dipped 19.93 points or 0.11% to 17,529.72, KOSPI Index narrowed 9.15 points or 0.35% to 2,577.87, and Shanghai Composite decreased by 3.74 points or 0.13% to 2,950.61.

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