Asian markets trade mostly higher in early deals on Wednesday

22 Jan 2025 Evaluate
Asian markets traded mostly higher in early deals on Wednesday, supported by the optimism over more Fed interest rate cut in the market this year and US President Donald Trump's less aggressive stance on tariffs. Indices picked up with the rally in technological and financial sector stocks after Trump announced a significant AI infrastructure investment. Traders braced for some major corporate earnings later this week. Japan’s Nikkei soared to two-week peak rate in conjunction with the positive trend in Wall Street overnight. Dip in local currency yen also encouraged exporters and foreign investments.

Nikkei 225 soared by 576.73 points 1.46% to 39,604.71, Straits Times rose by 4.01 points 0.11% 3,799.38, Jakarta Composite climbed by 72.83 points or 1.01% to 7,254.65, Taiwan Weighted added by 242.69 points 1.04% to 23,542.70, KOSPI Index increased by 20.32 points or 0.81% to 2,538.35, and FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI enlarged by 6.95 points or 0.44% to 1,587.41

On the flip side, Hang Seng down by 254.17 points 1.26% to 19,852.38 and Shanghai Composite dipped by 24.45 points or 0.75% to 3,218.17.

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