Asian stock indices, barring Shanghai Composite are trading higher in the morning deals on Wednesday, with the regional index joining a global rebound, wheat dropped and credit risk fell to the lowest level this year. The investors picking up stocks tracking cues from Wall Street where the mood was fairly upbeat overnight following an announcement from Russian president Vladimir Putin that he has no plans to invade Ukraine also aided sentiments. The Japanese stock market rallied due to easing worries about Ukraine. Meanwhile, Chinese shares declined after a solar company warned it is unable to meet a bond-interest repayment. Among other markets in the Asia-Pacific region, Indonesia, South Korea and Taiwan are trading notably higher. Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia are up marginally, while Shanghai is trading weak.
Hang Seng increased 53.68 points or 0.24% to 22,711.31, Jakarta Composite rose by 43.53 points or 0.95% to 4,644.82, KLSE Composite strengthened by 3.10 points or 0.17% to 1,829.56, Nikkei 225 surged by 220.68 points or 1.50% to 14,942.16, Straits Times gained 5.27 points or 0.17% to 3,109.98, KOSPI Composite jumped 18.13 points or 0.93% to 1,972.24 and Taiwan Weighted was up by 91.32 points or 1.07% to 8,645.86.
On the flip side, Shanghai Composite was down by 4.06 points or 0.20% to 2,067.41.
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