Asian markets trade mostly higher in early deals on Wednesday

23 Oct 2024 Evaluate
Asian markets traded mostly higher in early deals on Wednesday, as the investor confidence boosted followed by Biden administration's renewed efforts to secure a cease-fire in the Middle East. Additionally, stimulus measures from Chinese government also kindled indices. The People’s Bank of China had lowered key lending rates as part of a wider effort to revive economic growth, and also introduced a lending program as well as opened a swap facility aimed at boosting stock market activity. Besides, some financial institutions in China had tapped a swap facility from the People's Bank of China (PBOC) to revive the stock market. Hang Seng advanced the most among Asian indices after softer than expected inflation numbers. The annual inflation in Hong Kong marked a 3-month low of 2.2% in September while underlying inflation eased to 0.9%.

Straits Times up by 16.11 points 0.45% to 3,603.52, Hang Seng added by 342.78 points 1.64% to 20,841.73, Shanghai Composite rose by 26.00 points or 0.79% to 3,311.87, KOSPI Index lifted by 35.70 points or 1.39% to 2,606.40, and FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI widened by 1.22 points or 0.07% to 1,643.76.

On the flip side, Nikkei 225 down by 263.79 points 0.69% to 38,148.17, Jakarta Composite dipped by 5.57 points or 0.07% to 7,783.41, and Taiwan Weighted diminished by 162.86 points or 0.70% to 23,372.57.

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