Asian markets are trading mostly higher in early deals on last trading day of 2013. However, the mood is quite cautious due to some of the markets in the region being closed for New Year’s Eve and the somewhat flat lead from Wall Street. Meanwhile, Chinese benchmark was trading higher by around a percent on report that China has approved five firms to list on mainland stock exchanges, ending a year-long freeze on initial public offerings (IPOs) as authorities look to reboot a reformed market in 2014.
Shanghai Composite surged 18.26 points or 0.87% to 2,115.79, Hang Seng added 61.52 points or 0.26% to 23,306.39 and Straits Times was up by 10.50 points or 0.33% to 3,163.79.
On the flip side, KLSE Composite declined 7.19 points or 0.37% to 1,865.33 and Taiwan Weighted was down by 6.37 points or 0.07% to 8,617.06.
However, markets in South Korea, Japan and Indonesia are closed for New Year’s Eve.
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