Asian markets trade mostly higher in early deals on Wednesday

15 Oct 2025 Evaluate

Asian markets traded mostly higher in early deals on Wednesday, kindled by the risk appetite in the market after sharp sell offs in recent session and on optimism after Federal Reserve signalled two more quarter-point interest-rate trims this year, pointing a sharp slowdown in hiring. Investor sentiments got boosted after the IMF raised South Korea’s 2025 growth forecast to 0.9%, citing a smaller-than-expected impact from recent US tariff measures and resilience in exports. Strong rally in technology and industrial stocks also buoyed the local indices. Japan’s Nikkei rebounded sharply after two straight sessions of losses.

Nikkei 225 soared by 868.68 points or 1.85% to 47,716.00, Straits Times up by 16.51 points or 0.38% to 4,371.03, Hang Seng rose by 363.65 points 1.43% to 25,805.00, KOSPI Index increased by 88.14 points or 2.47% to 3,649.95, Taiwan Weighted climbed by 327.68 points or 1.21% to 27,120.83, Shanghai Composite jumped by 14.06 points or 0.36% to 3,879.29 and FTSE Bursa Malaysia higher by 2.68 points or 0.17% to 1,614.14.

On the flip side, Jakarta Composite down by 31.87 points or 0.40% to 8,034.65.

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