Asian markets trade higher in early deals on Monday

23 Dec 2013 Evaluate

Most of the Asian equity benchmarks are trading higher in early deals on Monday, tracking positive cues from Wall Street where the major averages surged higher on Friday on the back of impressive third-quarter GDP data. Back on regional turf, sentiments also remained up-beat after the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) injected more than 300 billion yuan into the interbank market in response to rising rates, but hinted that banks have work to do if they want to avoid a cash crunch. Moreover, all eyes were on China after the country's central bank sought to allay fears of a cash crunch on Friday, saying it has added $50 billion in three days to the interbank market.

Shanghai Composite rose 8.20 points or 0.39% to 2,092.99, Hang Seng increased 160.49  points or 0.70% to 22,972.67, Straits Times jumped 9.98 points or 0.32% to 3,104.46, Seoul Composite strengthened 13.57 points or 0.68% to 1,996.92 and Taiwan Weighted was up by 58.62 points or 0.70% to 8,467.15.

On the flip side, Jakarta Composite declined 33.74 points or 0.80% to 4,161.82 and KLSE Composite was down by 2.82 points or 0.15% to 1,835.21. 

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