Asian markets trade in green in early deals on Friday

30 Aug 2024 Evaluate
Asian markets traded in green in early deals on Friday, kindled by the risk appetite in the market after better-than-expected US Q2 GDP data. Rally in technology and electric vehicle stocks followed by recent Strong corporate earnings results also supported domestic indices. Japan’s Nikkei advanced as investors braced a slew of domestic data including unemployment, industrial production and retail sales for July, and August inflation data. Hang Seng soared in the session and is in track for marking fourth straight rise for the week and the first rise in three months of about 4%. Optimism that China will be able to meet the official GDP growth target of about 5% this year by rolling out more support measures in H2, also whetted investor sentiments.
 
Nikkei 225 up by 111.49 points 0.29% to 38,474.02, Straits Times buoyed by 17.25 points 0.51% to 3,421.72, Taiwan Weighted rose by 123.45 points or 0.56% to 22,325.30, Hang Seng soared by 313.68 points 1.73% to 18,100.00, KOSPI Index higher by 19.83 points or 0.74% to 2,682.11, Jakarta Composite added by 31.38 points or 0.41% to 7,658.98, Shanghai Composite surged by 33.82 points or 1.20% to 2,856.93, and FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI lifted by 5.06 points or 0.31% to 1,658.61.

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