Most of the Asian equity benchmarks are trading in green in the early deals on Monday, with the technical buying after previous session steep losses. Wall Street was down on previous session amid reports that US - China trade talks have stalled. Japanese Nikkei index rose tracking upbeat Japan GDP data which showed that the Japanese economy unexpectedly grew in the first quarter and as the safe-haven yen weakened. Among the other Asian markets, South Korea, Taiwan, Indonesia and Malaysia are in positive territory. Bucking the trend, Hong Kong, and Shanghai are in negative trend. Singapore market is on holiday due to Vesak Day.
Nikkei 225 up 65.82 points or 0.31% to 21,323.01, Taiwan Weighted higher by 38.68 points or 0.37% to 10,422.79, KOSPI Shares jump 11.90 points or 0.58% to 2,067.70, Jakarta Composite enlarge 55.17 points or 0.95% to 5,882.04 and FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI rises by 6.17 points or 0.39% to 1,605.36.
On the flip side, Hang Seng down 162.71 points or 0.58% to 27,783.75, and Shanghai Composite dips by 15.31 points or 0.53% to 2,866.99.
Start Research-backed Investing ...Now. Subscribe to Sapphire
MoneyWorks4Me is a SEBI-registered Investment Adviser (IA) dedicated to helping investors build long-term wealth through transparent, research-driven, conflict-free guidance. Founded in 2008, we started our journey as a Research Analyst (RA), providing deep fundamental analysis, intrinsic value insights, and long-term investing frameworks for Indian equities. In 2017, we transitioned to a full-fledged SEBI-registered Investment Adviser, strengthening our commitment to acting as a fiduciary—always putting the investor’s interest first.
To become India’s most trusted, research-powered fiduciary advisory platform—where every investor, regardless of experience, can make calm, confident, and well-reasoned investment decisions.
MoneyWorks4Me ensures this through: