Asian markets are trading mostly in green in early deals on Monday ahead of a US-North Korea summit that might ease regional tensions, while investors also started to focus on key central bank meetings later this week. The Japanese market recovered after a weak start and is modestly higher following the positive cues from Wall Street on Friday and as Japan's core machine orders data for April topped expectations. However, trade-related tensions remained in focus after US President Donald Trump abruptly withdrew his support for a joint communique at the conclusion of the weekend G7 summit. Among the other Asian markets, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong are modestly higher. Bucking the trend, Shanghai, and Taiwan are lower. The markets in Indonesia are closed for Eid-Ul-Fitr holiday.
Nikkei 225 added 144.91 points or 0.64% to 22,839.41, Hang Seng rose 97.44 points or 0.31% to 31,055.65, KOSPI Index gained 14.66 points or 0.6% to 2,466.24, FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI increased 8.9 points or 0.5% to 1,787.22, and Straits Times up by 2.11 points or 0.06% to 3,438.48.
On the flip side, Taiwan Weighted declined 8.55 points or 0.08% to 11,147.87, and Shanghai Composite down by 8.09 points or 0.26% to 3,059.06.
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