Taiwan Y: Hong Kong and Benchmark Indexes

taiwan y: Among individual stocks, Honda 7267, 3.01% rose in Tokyo trading, while Rakuten 4755, -5.20% and Soft Bank 9984, -2.65% sank, according to Market Watch. In Hong Kong, AAC 2018, 2.94% and Sunny Optical 2382, 2.74% surged, along with casino operator Galaxy Entertainment 27, 2.12% . Samsung 005930, 1.31% gained in South Korea while Apple component maker Largan Precision 3008, -1.24% fell in Taiwan. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 NIK, 0.54% gained 0.6% in morning trading, and Australia's S&P/ASX 200 XJO, 0.52% rose 0.5%. South Korea's Kospi 180721, 0.22% edged up 0.3%. Hong Kong's Hang Seng HSI, 0.66% rose 0.6%, while the Shanghai Composite SHCOMP, 0.46% inched up nearly 0.2%. Benchmark indexes in Taiwan Y9999, 0.22% Singapore STI, -0.08% and Indonesia JAKIDX, 0.03% rose. In Australia, Beach Energy BPT, 2.47% and Rio Tinto RIO, 0.38% advanced. As limited progress is expected, there will still be many twists and turns along the way and hurdle for more good news is substantially higher. Indeed it is a positive sign that meetings will take place at multiple levels, said Zhu Huani of the Asia & Oceania Treasury Department of Mizuho Bank, referring to the talks between the U.S. and China. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.