KUALA LUMPUR (Nikkei Markets) -- Singapore shares jumped to more-than-two-month highs on Wednesday as China's surprise cut in banks' reserve requirement boosted risk appetite. Malaysian equities ended little changed.
Singapore's Straits Times Index advanced 1.7% to 3,557.82, the highest since Jan. 29. Malaysia's FBM KLCI ended almost unchanged at 1,879.32, a day after closing at its highest level since November 2014.