Asian markets trade mostly higher in early deals on Wednesday

10 Jul 2024 Evaluate
Most of the Asian markets traded higher in early deals on Wednesday, buoyed by the rally in tech, financials, and consumer stocks ahead to July US consumer price inflation numbers on Thursday, to gauge on Fed interest rate cut timelines. Investor sentiments also got boosted after China’s June consumer prices marked lowest in three months, albeit grew by 0.2% YoY. Japan’s Nikkei advanced followed by rise of corporate goods price index by 2.9% year-on-year in June, intensifying bets that BoJ could raise interest rates again at its July meeting, along with its bond purchase tapering plans. Lingering tepid local currency yen also kindled index further.

Nikkei 225 up by 116.27 points 0.28% to 41,696.44, Straits Times rose by 21.27 points 0.62% to 3,447.38, Taiwan Weighted edged by 5.95 points or 0.02% to 23,906.03, Hang Seng widened by 47.47 points 0.27% to 17,570.70, Jakarta Composite widened by 25.17 points or 0.35% to 7,294.97 , KOSPI Index increased by 3.26 points or 0.11% to 2,870.64 and FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI added 2.38 points or 0.15% to 1,616.80.

On the flip side, Shanghai Composite reduced 9.71 points or 0.33% to 2,949.66.

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