Asian markets ended mostly lower on Monday, after a weekend meeting of G20 policymakers ended with no new coordinated action to spur global growth and as solid US data revived expectation of the Federal Reserve further raising rates before year-end. Chinese shares closed at one-month lows as some investors were disappointed by a lack of specific measures to boost growth during the Group of 20 meetings in Shanghai. Concerns over capital flows as China's central bank guided the yuan to its weakest level in three weeks, too weighed on Chinese shares. Japanese shares ended sharply lower as the dollar took a breather against the yen following Friday's steep climb on the back of upbeat US data. Economic reports painted a mixed picture, with Japan's industrial output rising for the first time in three months in January and housing starts figures coming in above forecasts, while retail sales fell slightly more than expected last month.
| Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
| Shanghai Composite | 2,687.98 | -79.23 | -2.86 |
| Hang Seng | 19,111.93 | -252.22 | -1.30 |
| Jakarta Composite | 4,770.96 | 37.81 | 0.80 |
| KLSE Composite | 1,654.75 | -8.69 | -0.52 |
| Nikkei 225 | 16,026.76 | -161.65 | -1.00 |
| Straits Times | 2,666.51 | 17.13 | 0.65 |
| KOSPI Composite | 1,916.66 | -3.50 | -0.18 |
| Taiwan Weighted | - | - | - |