Asian markets trade mixed in early deals on Friday

14 Feb 2025 Evaluate
Asian markets traded mixed in early deals on Friday, as the positive trend in Wall Street overnight got offset with the woes over global trade war after the US President Donald Trump unveiled plans to impose reciprocal tariffs on countries taxing US imports. Moreover, bets that Federal Reserve will keep the interest rate unchanged for prolonged period got intensified after stronger than expected US PPI and CPI data. Bucking the trend, market sentiments improved after the People’s Bank of China affirmed to support the economy with loose monetary policy and forecasted stable economic growth for China in 2025. Additionally, technical sector stocks got appreciated as the optimism about Chinese AI capabilities remained higher after the release of DeepSeek. Hang Seng marked its highest level in over four months, and is on track for a fifth consecutive weekly gain.

Hang Seng surge by 489.43 points or 2.19% to 22,303.80, Jakarta Composite rose by 8.95 points or 0.14% to 6,622.52, Shanghai Composite added by 8.47 points or 0.25% to 3,340.95, KOSPI Index increased by 13.47 points or 0.52% to 2,596.64

On the flip side, Nikkei 225 down by 252.34 points or 0.64% to 39,209.13, Straits Times slipped by 4.73 points or 0.12% to 3,877.85, Taiwan Weighted declined by 241.35 points or 1.03% to 23,158.06, and FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI decreased by 1.01 points or 0.06% to 1,591.27.

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