Asian markets trade mostly higher in early deals on Wednesday

26 Jun 2024 Evaluate

Asian markets traded mostly higher in early deals on Wednesday, kindled by the risk appetite in the markets ahead of the 2024 first US presidential debate, earnings reports from FedEx, and PCE price data, the Fed's preferred inflation gauge.  Technological sector stocks rallied with the rebound in Nvidia and other artificial intelligence-related companies. Japan’s Nikkei advanced with the surge in foreign investments with the weak local currency yen. Meanwhile, market participants keenly eyed this week’s retail sales, industrial production and unemployment data for May as well as June inflation figure.

Nikkei 225 up by 496.78 points or 1.27% to 39,669.93, Taiwan Weighted rose by 56.03 points or 0.24% to 2 22,932.00, Jakarta Composite lifted by 39.40 points or 0.57% to 6,922.10, KOSPI Index buoyed by 12.91 points or 0.47% to 2,787.30 and FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI added 2.64 points or 0.17% to 1,588.02

On the flip side, Straits Times down by 0.89 points 0.03% to 3,325.39, Hang Seng dipped by 3.15 points 0.02% to 18,069.75, and Shanghai Composite curtailed 9.41 points or 0.32% to 2,940.59 


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