Asian equity markets ended mixed on Monday following Wall Street's decline and the G20's decision to drop a pledge to avoid trade protectionism, while the Federal Reserve's less hawkish-than-expected comments continued to weigh on the dollar. Chinese stocks bucked the weak trend to close higher, as gains among energy stocks offset declines in the realty sector. China's property market picked pace in February despite the government announcing a raft of measures to temper speculative demand, data showed on Saturday. Japanese markets were closed for the Vernal Equinox holiday.
Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
Shanghai Composite | 3,250.81 | 13.36 | 0.41 |
Hang Seng | 24,501.99 | 192.06 | 0.79 |
Jakarta Composite | 5,533.99 | -6.44 | -0.12 |
KLSE Composite | 1,749.41 | 4.21 | 0.24 |
Nikkei 225 | - | - | - |
Straits Times | 3,165.70 | -3.68 | -0.12 |
KOSPI Composite | 2,157.01 | -7.57 | -0.35 |
Taiwan Weighted | 9,912.97 | 4.28 | 0.04 |