The Asian markets ended mostly in red on Monday, taking cues from the US markets last week as data pointed to economies in the region still struggling to re-ignite growth. China’s exports picked up in the first two months of 2015, propelled by February’s exceptionally strong performance that was inflated by the timing of Lunar New Year, while a slide in imports pointed to persistent weakness in the economy. Data released by the General Administration of Customs showed that China posted a record trade surplus of $60.6 billion last month. Exports rose 15% during the January-February period from a year earlier, quickening from a 6.1% annual rise in the whole of 2014 as demand from major markets improved.
Japan’s GDP price index rose to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 2.4%, from 2.3% in the preceding quarter. Japan’s Economy Watchers Current Index rose to a seasonally adjusted 50.1, from 45.6 in the preceding month while Japan’s Current Account rose to a seasonally adjusted 1.06T, from 0.85T in the preceding month whose figure was revised down from 0.98T. Taiwanese Trade Balance fell to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.56B, from 4.80B in the preceding month while Taiwanese CPI rose to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of -0.19%, from -0.94% in the preceding quarter.
Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
Shanghai Composite | 3,302.41 | 61.22 | 1.89 |
Hang Seng | 24,123.05 | -40.95 | -0.17 |
Jakarta Composite | 5,444.63 | -70.15 | -1.27 |
KLSE Composite | 1,791.74 | -15.22 | -0.84 |
Nikkei 225 | 18,790.55 | -180.45 | -0.95 |
Straits Times | 3,404.57 | -12.94 | -0.38 |
KOSPI Composite | 1,992.82 | -20.12 | -1.00 |
Taiwan Weighted | 9,562.98 | -82.79 | -0.86 |
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