Most Asian stock market indices ended higher today, reflecting positive investor sentiment across the region. Taiwan’s Taiex emerged as the top performer, soaring 2.7 per cent after touching a record intraday high of 47,871. China’s Shanghai Composite gained 1.8 per cent, while Japan’s Nikkei 225 climbed more than one and a half per cent, scaling an all-time intraday peak of 72,831.
South Korea’s Kospi rose 0.7 per cent to finish at an all-time closing high 9,115 and Singapore’s Strait Times Index gained 0.2 per cent. In contrast, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index declined 0.6 per cent. Major European indices were trading on a mixed note today. London’s FTSE 100 added 0.4 per cent, while France’s CAC 40 dipped 0.4 per cent and Germany’s DAX remained flat, when reports last came in.
