Asian markets today: Asian markets in Tuesday’s trade drifted higher with China taking the lead as Beijing took to rate cuts on expected lines. The key MSCI Index Asia ex Japan index traded higher by 0.37 per cent.Â
Asian markets performance
China’s Shanghai Shenzhen CSI 300 and Shanghai Composite indexes rose about 0.43 per cent and 0.26 per cent, respectively, while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index jumped 1 per cent.Â
Japan’s Nikkei was up 0.51 per cent
South Korea’s Kospi 0.26 per cent up
Taiwan weighted up 0.39 per cent
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