Most of the Asian equity benchmarks are trading lower in the early deals on Monday, following the weak cues from Wall Street on Friday. In addition, disappointing economic data from China released over the weekend stoked concerns about the slowdown in the world's second-largest economy. The Japan's Nikkei share average edged higher despite solid US jobs data bolstered bets that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates as early as September for the first time in nearly a decade. Among the other Asian markets, Hong Kong, Malaysia, South Korea, and Indonesia are trading lower. Bucking the trend, Shanghai and Taiwan are in positive territory. The markets in Singapore are closed for the National Day holiday.
Hang Seng dropped 74.85 points or 0.30% to 24,477.62, FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI dipped 29.85 points or 1.7 % to 1,652.80, Jakarta Composite slipped 36.28 points or 0.76% to 4,734.02 and KOSPI Index was down by 7.35 points or 0.37% to 2,002.88.
On the flip side, Nikkei 225 surged 23.19 points or 0.11% to 20,747.75, Shanghai Composite added 119.90 points or 3.20% to 3,864.10 and Taiwan Weighted was up by 17.16 points or 0.20% to 8,459.45.
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