Asian markets are exhibiting mixed trend in the early deals on Monday following the record closing highs on Wall Street on Friday after US jobs data for the month of December showed an increase in hourly wage growth, even as job growth was weaker than expected. Meanwhile, the US dollar's rising strength against Asian currencies also weighed on investor sentiment. The US Labor Department said non-farm payroll employment climbed by 156,000 jobs in December, while economists had expected an increase of about 175,000 jobs. The report also said the unemployment rate inched up to 4.7 percent in December from 4.6 percent in November, matching economist estimates. Among the other Asian markets, Hong Kong, Shanghai, South Korea, and Singapore are higher. Bucking the trend, Indonesia, Malaysia and Taiwan are modestly lower. The Japanese market is closed for the 'Coming of Age Day' holiday.
Hang Seng gained 8.87 points or 0.04% to 22,511.88, KOSPI Index rose 2.37 points or 0.12% to 2,051.49, Straits Times jumped 14.15 points or 0.48% to 2,976.78, and Shanghai Composite was up by 17.55 points or 0.56% to 3,171.87.
On the flip side, Jakarta Composite declined 15.04 points or 0.28% to 5,331.98, Taiwan Weighted dipped 22.32 points or 0.24% to 9,349.90, and FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI was down by 4.36 points or 0.26% to 1,671.13.
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