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ASIA MIDDAY MOVES | Taiwan and Tokyo Firm While Hong Kong Slips After Fed's First Rate Hike in Three Years

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According to RTHK, Sina Finance and Reuters, Asian equities were mixed at midday on Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve delivered its first interest-rate increase in more than three years overnight, a quarter-point move whose hawkish tilt signaled one further hike this year and pushed the dollar to a seven-week high; the Bank of Japan is widely expected to raise rates on Friday. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 held modest gains, trading at 64,233.46, up 0.49% or 310.46 points as of 04:31 UTC, after opening more than 700 points higher and giving back most of the advance before noon. Chip-related names were mixed, with Tokyo Electron down 1.64% at 50,840 yen and Advantest off 0.75%, while Sony added 0.81%. Seoul's KOSPI advanced 0.73% to 6,767.15 as of 04:31 UTC. Samsung Electronics rose 0.49% to 254,750 won and SK Hynix edged up 0.11% to 1,761,000 won. Hong Kong stocks eased, with the Hang Seng Index at 24,533.46, down 0.73% or 180.32 points as of 04:31 UTC; the Hang Seng Tech Index shed 0.76% at the half-day, weighed by utility, property and technology shares. Tencent fell 1.29% to HK$427.80, Meituan lost 2.35% to HK$72.70, Alibaba slipped 1.04% to HK$105.10 and Xiaomi eased 0.84% to HK$25.96. Taiwan's TAIEX outperformed, rising 1.30% to 46,446.10 as of 04:31 UTC. TSMC gained 2.10% to NT$2,430.00, MediaTek added 0.99% and Hon Hai rose 1.61%. In mainland China, the Shanghai Composite eased 0.36% to 3,877.46 and the CSI 300 fell 0.36% to 4,463.99 as of 04:31 UTC, with both Shanghai and Shenzhen gauges lower at the half-day close.

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