Most of the Asian equity benchmarks are trading higher in the early deals on Monday, tracking positive cues from Wall Street where the major averages posted modest gains on Friday. However, buying interest is a bit subdued in most of the markets in the region, with investors looking ahead to some key earnings results, crucial economic data and announcements from central banks during this week. On the regional front, the Japanese stock market surged on Monday. However, buying interest was somewhat subdued with investors treading a bit cautiously ahead of industrial production data due later in the day and the central bank's monetary policy due on Tuesday. On the economic front, Japan will provide final May numbers for industrial production later in the day. Little change is expected from the preliminary figures that suggested an increase of 0.5% on month and 0.8% on year. Among other markets in the Asia-Pacific region, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Malaysia, Taiwan and South Korea are trading higher, while Singapore and Indonesia are trading weak.
Nikkei 225 spurted by 59.41 points or 0.39% to 15,223.45, Hang Seng increased 96.67 points or 0.42% to 23,330.12, KOSPI Index soared 7.87 points or 0.40% to 1,996.61, Shanghai Composite gained by 7.87 points or 0.38% to 2,054.83, FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI strengthened by 0.72 points or 0.04% to 1,883.87 and Taiwan Weighted was up by 34.43 points or 0.36% to 9,530.27.
On the flip side, Straits Times dropped 4.94 points or 0.15% to 3,288.79 and Jakarta Composite was down by 12.16 points or 0.24% to 5,020.44.
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