Asian markets rally in early deals as US payrolls buoy sentiment

06 May 2013 Evaluate

Asian equity indices have made a positive start and all the regional markets were trading with traction in Monday’s morning deals tracking firm close on Wall Street on Friday. Gains in stock markets came in after data showed that US employment rose at a faster pace than expected in April and hiring was much stronger than previously thought in the prior two months, a relief to investors nervous about a US slowdown. Meanwhile, South Korean shares were trading in green after refiners shares rebounded from their recent sharp declines. The stocks of refiners were lifted by news that South Korea could scrap a diesel import incentive in June, allowing refiners to recapture domestic market share lost to cheaper foreign suppliers.

Shanghai Composite rose 19.46 points or 0.88% to 2,224.96, Hang Seng surged 219.60 points or 0.97% to 22,909.56, Jakarta Composite soared 50.05 points or 1.02% to 4,975.53, KLSE Composite zoomed 53.35 points or 3.15% to 1,748.12, Straits Times increased 14.77 points or 0.44% to 3,384.67, KOSPI Composite added 3.09 points or 0.16% to 1,968.80 and Taiwan Weighted was up by 30.32 points or 0.37% to 8,165.35.

Japanese market is shut for the trade today on account of Children’s Day.

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