Asian equities trade higher on PBOC assurance

26 Jun 2013 Evaluate

Snapping five days losing streak, most of the Asian equity indices are trading in the positive terrain in Wednesday’s morning session as sentiments remained up-beat on the back of encouraging economic data from US. Moreover, assurances from China’s central bank that it will offer funds to banks if needed also supported sentiments. The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) said late on Tuesday that it had provided cash to some institutions facing temporary shortages and would continue to do so if required. However, Chinese benchmark Shanghai Composite are trading lower by about one and a half percent on fears of a credit crunch and slower loan growth. Although China’s short-term borrowing rates eased for a fourth day, they remained at an elevated levels.

Hang Seng surged 202.08 points or 1.02% to 20,057.80, Jakarta Composite soared 103.68 points or 2.35% to 4,522.55, KLSE Composite rose 4.41 points or 0.26% to 1,733.05, Straits Times increased 16.61 points or 0.54% to 3,106.54 and Taiwan Weighted was up by 114.50 points or 1.49% to 7,777.73.

On the flip side, Shanghai Composite declined by 25.92 points or 1.32% to 1,933.59, Nikkei 225 dipped 63.67 points or 0.49% to 12,905.67 and KOSPI Composite was down by 4.62 points or 0.26% to 1,776.01.

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