Asian markets trade mostly higher in early deals on Monday

19 Feb 2024 Evaluate
Asian markets traded mostly higher in early deals on Monday, due to bargain hunting after the sell off amidst concerns over US benchmark interest rate uncertainty followed by climb in producer price inflation reading. Shanghai stocks advanced as the stock market resumed from the week-long Lunar New Year holiday. Investor sentiments boosted as the consumer spending readings showed a considerable jump, and as the People’s Bank of China maintained its one-year medium-term lending facility rate unchanged at 2.5%. On the flip side, Japan’s Nikkei slipped from its 34 year high rate and on concerns over fading chances of early interest rate cuts globally. Meanwhile, Japan’s machinery orders rose more than expected in December amid a large increase in capital spending in the manufacturing sector. 

Straits Times rose 4.50 points 0.14% to 3,226.44, KOSPI Index soared 32.38 points or 1.22% to 2,681.14, Taiwan Weighted lifted by 41.96 points or 0.23% to 18,649.21, Shanghai Composite widened by 18.92 points or 0.66% to 2,884.82 and FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI higher by 1.12 points or 0.07% to 1,534.67

On the flip side, Nikkei 225 down by 72.27 points or 0.19% to 38,414.97, Hang Seng reduced 154.68 points 0.95% to 16,185.28, and Jakarta Composite dipped by 17.66 points or 0.24% to 7,317.89.

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