Asian equity benchmarks are trading lower on Monday, tracking escalation in trade dispute between China and United states as new tariffs kicked in on both sides. While Hong Kong experienced yet another weekend of violence. Market sentiments were weighed down with concerns about the global economic slow down amid the dramatic tit-for-tat escalation between world's largest economic super power nations. Japan's Nikkei is in negative territory with the stronger safe-haven yen in tandem with mixed cues from Wall Street. Malaysian market is closed today for Awal Muharram. Among the other Asian markets, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Singapore and Taiwan are in negative pace. Bucking the trend, South Korea, and Shanghai are in positive lead.
Nikkei 225 down 68.15 points or 0.33% to 20,636.22, Straits Times diminish 25.17 points or 0.81% to 3,081.35, Hang Seng dip 138.12 points or 0.54% to 25,586.61, Taiwan Weighted narrow 3.45 points or 0.03% to 10,614.60, and Jakarta Composite lower by 25.73 points or 0.41% to 6,302.74.
On the flip side, KOSPI Index increases 1.27 points or 0.06% to 1,969.06, and Shanghai rose 30.89 points 1.07% to 2,917.13.
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