Asian markets ended mostly lower on Monday after reaching a 29-month high earlier in the day in reaction to an upbeat reading on China's service sector activity data. Chinese shares ended lower as investors reacted to mixed economic data. The manufacturing sector in China continued to expand in August, albeit at a slower pace, the latest survey from the National Bureau of Statistics revealed with a manufacturing PMI score of 51.0. That missed expectations for a reading of 51.2 and it's down from 51.1 in July. Meanwhile, the non-manufacturing index came in with a score of 55.2 - beating forecasts for 55.0 and up from 54.2 in the previous month in a hopeful sign of reviving consumer demand. However, Japanese shares outperformed on expectations there is likely to be continuity in both fiscal and monetary policy.
| Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
| Shanghai Composite | 3,395.68 | -8.13 | -0.24 |
| Hang Seng | 25,177.05 | -245.01 | -0.96 |
| Jakarta Composite | 5,238.49 | -108.17 | -2.02 |
| KLSE Composite | -- | -- | -- |
| Nikkei 225 | 23,139.76 | 257.11 | 1.12 |
| Straits Times | 2,532.51 | -7.12 | -0.28 |
| KOSPI Composite | 2,326.17 | -27.63 | -1.17 |
| Taiwan Weighted | 12,591.45 | -137.40 | -1.08 |
