Asian markets trade mostly in green in early deals on Monday

12 Aug 2024 Evaluate
Asian markets traded mostly in green in early deals on Monday, boosted by the optimism ahead to US inflation and retail sales reports. Intensified bets on Federal Reserve interest rate trims in September, and continued rally in technological sector stocks also kindled indices. Meanwhile, industrial production, retail sales, and unemployment data of China, as well as earnings reports from major tech companies of China are due this week, to gauge on economic strength of world’s second largest economy. Hang Seng advanced in the session after forex reserves in the city hit a 4-month peak of $419 billion in July while those in the China registered the largest year to date of $3.25 trillion. Stock market of Japan is closed for Mountain Day holiday.

Hang Seng up by 8.47 points 0.05% to 17,098.70, KOSPI Index rose by 25.68 points or 0.99% to 2,614.11, Taiwan Weighted soared by 328.80 points or 1.53% to 21,797.80, and FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI added by 8.00 points or 0.50% to 1,604.05

On the flip side, Straits Times down by 27.88 points 0.85% to 3,233.95, Jakarta Composite dipped by 8.99 points or 0.12% to 7,248.01, and Shanghai Composite shrunk by 0.90 points or 0.03% to 2,861.29.

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