Asian markets trade higher in early deals on Friday

24 Oct 2025 Evaluate
Asian markets traded higher in early deals on Friday, kindled by the risk appetite in the market buoyed by the prospect of meeting between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping. Rally in technological sector stocks with the strong performances from South Korean chipmakers and a positive forecast from Intel kindled the indices. Japan’s Nikkei soared after the export oriented business advanced considerably with the weakness in local currency yen. Japan’s core inflation rose to 2.9% in September from 2.7% in August, while the Bank of Japan is widely expected to keep interest rates unchanged next week. Stock market of Taiwan is closed today for Taiwan Restoration Day. 

Nikkei 225 surged by 717.39 points or 1.47% to 49,359.00, Hang Seng rose by 210.02 points or 0.81% to 26,178.00, Straits Times up by 11.43 points or 0.26% to 4,427.70, Jakarta Composite rose by 38.22 points or 0.46% to 8,312.57, KOSPI Index increased by 92.31 points or 2.40% to 3,937.87, Shanghai Composite added by 26.89 points or 0.69% to 3,949.30 and FTSE Bursa Malaysia higher by 3.53 points or 0.22% to 1,611.53.

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