Asian markets settled higher on Thursday, in thin holiday trade as markets of Hong Kong and China were closed for Ching Ming Festival, while Taiwan market was closed for Children's Day holiday. Seoul shares gained after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell reaffirmed the central bank is on track to cut interest rate cuts this year. Japanese shares rose tracking gains of US tech shares, while the yen weakened broadly following a meeting of the country's leading monetary authorities.
| Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
| Shanghai Composite | -- | -- | -- |
| Hang Seng | -- | -- | -- |
| Jakarta Composite | 7,254.40 | 87.56 | 1.21 |
| KLSE Composite | 1,553.24 | 16.23 | 1.06 |
| Nikkei 225 | 39,773.14 | 321.29 | 0.81 |
| Straits Times | 3,235.01 | 12.35 | 0.38 |
| KOSPI Composite | 2,742.00 | 35.03 | 1.28 |
| Taiwan Weighted | -- | -- | -- |
