Asian markets mostly up as focus moves to China-US pact | Malay Mail

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HONG KONG, Jan 13 — Asian markets mostly rose today as investor attention turned from the Middle East to the global economic outlook and this week’s planned signing of the China-US trade pact. While the optimism that characterised the end of 2019 is returning to trading floors, dealers were...

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All three main indexes on Wall Street ended in negative territory following the reading, having hit new highs, with profit-taking also playing a role. Taipei rose 0.7 per cent after Tsai Ing-wen won a landslide victory at the weekend and was returned as the island’s president for a second term, with investors cheering the removal of uncertainty caused by the election.

While there are not expected to be any major announcements at the signing, investors will be looking for signs of progress on the next part of negotiations for a wider agreement.

 

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