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Asian markets trade mostly lower in early deals on Monday

01 Feb 2016 Evaluate

Most of the Asian equity benchmarks are trading down in the early deals on Monday following the signs of economic weakness in China and a fall in oil prices. Though, Bank of Japan's surprise decision to introduce negative interest rates, capped some losses. Meanwhile, Chinese stocks are lower after Chinese officials reported that the manufacturing purchasing managers index fell to 49.4 in January, marking the sixth-straight month of contraction. China's PMI reading was down from 49.7 in December and missed the median forecast of 49.6 by economists. A figure above 50 indicates an expansion in manufacturing activity while a reading below that level points to a contraction. Among the other Asian markets, Indonesia, Taiwan, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Singapore are marginally lower. Bucking the trend, Nikkei, and South Korea are higher and the markets in Malaysia are closed in observance of Federal Territory Day.

Hang Seng declined 171.52 points or 0.87% to 19,511.59, Taiwan Weighted dropped 20.65 points or 0.25% to 8,124.56, Shanghai Composite decreased 48.73 points or 1.78% to 2,688.87, Straits Times dropped 20.05 points or 0.76% to 2,609.06, and Jakarta Composite was down by 21.49 points or 0.47% to 4,593.67.

On the flip side, Nikkei 225 surged 290.07 points or 1.66% to 17,808.37, and KOSPI Index was up by 5.25 points or 0.27% to 1,917.31.

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