Asian equity indices are trading in green terrain in early deals on Thursday, with most of them recovering from early losses. The mood is somewhat cautious in the region ahead of the US Federal Reserve chief Janet Yellen's testimony due later in the day. On the regional front, Japanese market was trading higher and the US dollar is trading at 102.32 yen, after opening at around 102.38 yen. Among other markets in the Asia-Pacific region, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Taiwan and South Korea are all trading higher.
Shanghai Composite increased by 11.53 points or 0.56% to 2,052.78, Hang Seng gained 191.76 points or 0.85% to 22,629.20, Jakarta Composite strengthened by 14.01 points or 0.31% to 4,546.73, KLSE Composite jumped 6.33 points or 0.35% to 1,828.88, Nikkei 225 surged by 31.33 points or 0.21% to 15,002.30, Straits Times soared 6.68 points or 0.22% to 3,094.93, Seoul Composite rose 1.63 points or 0.08% to 1,972.40 and Taiwan Weighted was up by 33.24 points or 0.39% to 8,634.10.