Asian markets ended mixed on Monday due to stronger-than-expected US jobs growth data as well as signs of progress in US-China trade talks helped ease concerns about the global economy. Non-farm payroll employment jumped by 196,000 jobs in March after edging up by a revised 33,000 jobs in February, though wage increases slowed in the month. Chinese shares ended on a flat note on hopes for more policy easing and amid optimism over ongoing trade talks with Washington. Hong Kong shares ended up after Chinese official broadcaster CCTV reported that there was ‘new progress’ in trade talks that concluded in Washington on Friday. Meanwhile, Japanese shares closed down as investors braced for the upcoming corporate earnings season.
Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
Shanghai Composite | 3,244.81 | -1.76 | -0.05 |
Hang Seng | 30,077.15 | 140.83 | 0.47 |
Jakarta Composite | 6,425.73 | -48.29 | -0.75 |
KLSE Composite | 1,644.35 | 2.54 | 0.15 |
Nikkei 225 | 21,761.65 | -45.85 | -0.21 |
Straits Times | 3,315.42 | -7.22 | -0.22 |
KOSPI Composite | 2,210.60 | 0.99 | 0.04 |
Taiwan Weighted | 10,800.57 | 96.19 | 0.90 |
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