December 03, 2024 05:20 GMT
ASIA STOCKS: Stocks Perform Well on Less US Restrictions.
ASIA STOCKS
- A generally good day across Asian equity markets with the KOSPI the outperformer as the new restrictions from the Biden administration on tech exports were not as punitive as feared.
- The tech heavy KOSPI rose 1.60% as a weak CPI release suggested that the BOK may be forced to cut rates more than many expected.
- China equities were weaker as the Yuan fixing was at the weakest level in over a year, suggesting the economy is weaker than expected.
- China Equity markets were mixed today despite the supportive words from the PBOC Governor. CSI 300 flat, Hang Seng +0.36%, Shanghai +0.20% and Shenzhen -0.02%.
- Indonesia’s Jakarta Composite shrugged off four straight days of losses to bounce up by +1.35% today following comments by the BI governor that pointed to rates being stable.
- In Malaysia, following on from yesterday’s directionless day, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI faired only marginally better today up +0.22%.
- India’s NIFTY 50 is putting in a second day of performance up +0.60% following solid PMI data.
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