Asian equity benchmarks are trading mixed on Monday, with the cautious trading amid concerns about slowing global economy after China posted its weakest quarterly GDP growth in at least 27 years. GDP grew 6.2% in the second quarter on an annualized yearly basis, matching forecasts and down from 6.4% in the three months prior.Japanese market is closed for the Marine Day holiday. Among the other Asian markets, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Indonesia and Shanghai are in positive lead. Bucking the trend, Singapore, South Korea, and Malaysia are in negative territory.
Hang Seng rises 41.77 points or 0.15% to 28,513.39, Taiwan Weighted decreases 40.98 points or 0.38% to 10,865.33, Shanghai hiked 22.30 points 0.76% to 2,952.85, and Jakarta Composite up by 52.81 points or 0.83% to 6,426.16
On the flip side, Straits Times down 2.79 points or 0.08% to 3,354.55, KOSPI Index down 2.90 points or 0.14% to 2,083.76 and FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI decreases 0.92 points or 0.06% to 1,668.53.
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