Asian equity markets ended mixed on Monday, with mainland Chinese shares posting strong gains on signs of easing deflationary pressures in the world's second-largest economy. China reported its inflation rate in March was 2.3 percent unchanged from February, while the producer price index or wholesale prices paid at the factory gate dropped 4.3 percent. Hong Kong stocks ended up, aided by a bullish mainland market after China's March inflation came in lower than forecast and fanned optimism Beijing will keep monetary policy loose. However, Japanese shares fell in thin trade as the dollar fell back to below 108 yen and data showed Japan's core machinery orders fell 9.2 percent in February from the previous month, making its first and fastest contraction in three months.
| Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
| Shanghai Composite | 3,033.96 | 49.00 | 1.64 |
| Hang Seng | 20,440.81 | 70.41 | 0.35 |
| Jakarta Composite | 4,786.97 | -59.73 | -1.23 |
| KLSE Composite | 1,715.28 | -3.12 | -0.18 |
| Nikkei 225 | 15,751.13 | -70.39 | -0.44 |
| Straits Times | 2,809.24 | 0.92 | 0.03 |
| KOSPI Composite | 1,970.37 | -1.68 | -0.09 |
| Taiwan Weighted | 8,562.59 | 21.09 | 0.25 |