Asian equity markets ended mostly in red on Monday as massive falls in oil prices and weak US economic data on retail sales, industrial production and regional manufacturing activity stoked worries about the health of the world economy. Japanese stocks closed lower amid continued unease over China's economic outlook and the slide in crude oil prices to lows not seen since 2003. However, Chinese shares ended higher, aided by property gains after figures from the National Bureau of Statistics showed China's home prices continued to rise in December 2015, adding to signs of improvement in the housing market. The People’s Bank of China stepped up its fight against currency speculators by unveiling plans to lift the reserve requirement ratio on offshore yuan interbank deposits placed by yuan clearing banks with their head offices in China. The new rules, which will be effective from January 25, are aimed at stopping the shorting of the offshore yuan (traded in Hong Kong), which has been falling as traders bet on more weakness in the onshore yuan.
| Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
| Shanghai Composite | 2,913.84 | 12.87 | 0.44 |
| Hang Seng | 19,237.45 | -283.32 | -1.45 |
| Jakarta Composite | 4,481.28 | -42.70 | -0.94 |
| KLSE Composite | 1,622.64 | -5.91 | -0.36 |
| Nikkei 225 | 16,955.57 | -191.54 | -1.12 |
| Straits Times | 2,593.00 | -37.76 | -1.44 |
| KOSPI Composite | 1,878.45 | -0.42 | -0.02 |
| Taiwan Weighted | 7,811.18 | 49.17 | 0.63 |
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