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Asian markets trade mostly higher in early deals on Tuesday
Jan-06-2026
Asian markets traded mostly higher in early deals on Tuesday, kindled by the risk appetite in the market with the intensified bets over Fed interest rate cuts this year. Weaker local currencies, rally in AI linked Tech sector stocks and positive news on Chinese chip self-sufficiency buoyed the local indices. Japan’s Nikkei surged with the strong overnight gains on Wall Street as well as optimism over strong corporate earnings growth and domestic economic policies.  

Nikkei 225 surge by 596.20 points or 1.15% to 52,429.00, Straits Times up by 55.81 points or 1.19% to 4,736.31, Hang Seng picked up by 454.76 points 1.73% to 26,802.00, Taiwan Weighted rose by 378.88 points or 1.26% to 30,483.92, KOSPI Index increased by 43.66 points or 0.98% to 4,501.18, Jakarta Composite added by 23.25 points 0.26% to 8,882.44, and Shanghai Composite increased by 42.96 points or 1.07% to 4,066.38.

On the flip side, FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI index dipped by 7.97 points or 0.47% to 1,672.35.

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