Asian Markets Close Tuesday In Green

Stock markets in Asia closed Tuesday with gains as fears around the omicron coronavirus variant eased.

The Asia Dow, which includes blue-chip companies in the region, jumped 78.66 points, or 2.12%, to close at around 3,786 points.

Tokyo's Nikkei 225 stock exchange was up by 528.23 points, or 1.89%, to 28,455.

The Hang Seng, the benchmark for blue-chip stocks trading on the Hong Kong stock exchange, climbed 634.28 points, or 2.72%, to 23,983.

China's Shanghai stock exchange rose by 5.78 points, or 0.16%, to 3.595, while the Indian Sensex benchmark gained 886.51 points, or 1.56%, to close at 57,633 points.

China's exports jumped 22% on an annual basis in November, beating market expectations, according to the General Administration of Customs on Tuesday. The country's imports were also above forecasts, up by 31.7% in the same period.

The Singapore index also increased by 18.34 points, or 0.59%, to 3,134. -