Asian markets ended mostly higher on Monday, extending last week's advance, as the yen weakened after the release of disappointing manufacturing data, oil prices stabilized and investors welcomed news over the weekend that China's top securities regulator has been replaced. China stocks ended higher, led by property and resources shares, as investors welcomed Beijing's decision to replace the top securities regulator and on signs the government was stepping up its economic stimulus efforts. China removed the head of its securities regulator, Xiao Gang, and replaced him with Liu Shiyu, a veteran of China's central bank and chairman of Agricultural Bank of China, to oversee the world's second-largest stock market in the wake of last summer's slump that saw Xiao blamed for mismanagement. Japanese shares reversed early declines, as the yen's retreat helped investors shrug off disappointing manufacturing data. Activity in Japan's manufacturing activity slowed sharply in February as new export orders contracted at the fastest pace in three years, a preliminary report from Nikkei revealed with a PMI score of 50.2, down from January's final reading of 52.3.
| Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
| Shanghai Composite | 2,927.18 | 67.15 | 2.35 |
| Hang Seng | 19,464.09 | 178.59 | 0.93 |
| Jakarta Composite | 4,708.62 | 11.06 | 0.24 |
| KLSE Composite | 1,674.59 | -0.29 | -0.02 |
| Nikkei 225 | 16,111.05 | 143.88 | 0.90 |
| Straits Times | 2,660.65 | 3.78 | 0.14 |
| KOSPI Composite | 1,916.36 | 0.12 | 0.01 |
| Taiwan Weighted | 8,326.68 | 1.64 | 0.02 |