Asian markets trade higher in early deals on Wednesday

31 Jul 2024 Evaluate

Asian markets are trading higher in early deals on Wednesday, following the mixed cues from Wall Street overnight, as traders remain optimistic about the outlook for interest rates as they cautiously await the US Fed's monetary policy announcement later in the day. Though the Fed is widely expected to leave interest rates unchanged, traders will be looking to the accompanying statement for additional clues about a possible rate cut in September. Besides, the Bank of Japan will wrap up its monetary policy meeting on Wednesday and then announce its decision on interest rates. The BoJ is widely expected to keep its benchmark lending rate unchanged at 0.10 percent. Meanwhile, the value of retail sales in Japan was up a seasonally adjusted 3.7 percent on month in June, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry or METI said - coming in at 13.678 trillion yen. That beat expectations for an increase of 3.3 percent following the 2.8 percent gain in May. The METI also said industrial output in Japan dropped a seasonally adjusted 3.6 percent on month in June, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said on Wednesday.

All Asian markets are trading higher; Hang Seng jumped 323.67 points or 1.87% to 17,326.58, Nikkei 225 surged 52.71 points or 0.14% to 38,578.66, Shanghai Composite strengthened 51.5 points or 1.76% to 2,930.80, Taiwan Weighted rose 22.35 points or 0.1% to 22,245.92, KOSPI increased 13.49 points or 0.49% to 2,751.68, Jakarta Composite gained 12.86 points or 0.18% to 7,254.72, Straits Times added 7.47 points or 0.22% to 3,449.24 and FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI was up by by 6.75 points or 0.42% to 1,618.69.


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