Asian markets end higher on Monday

15 Feb 2021 Evaluate

Asian markets ended higher on Monday tracking Wall Street's overnight gains on Friday after signs of a drop in the rate of corona virus infections globally. Further, raising expectations for more stimulus measures from United States and the progress in vaccines too supported market sentiment. Japanese shares closed higher with solid domestic growth data. The Cabinet Office said Japan's seasonally adjusted GDP grows 3.0% sequentially in the fourth quarter of 2020, which exceeded expectations for an increase of 2.3% following the 5.3% gain in the previous three months. On an annualized basis, GDP spiked 12.7% following the 22.9% surge in the three months prior. Approval of Japan's first vaccine too boosted sentiment. Meanwhile, markets in Taiwan, China and Hong Kong were closed for the Lunar New Year.

Asian Indices

Last Trade           

Change in Points

Change in %

Shanghai Composite

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-
-

Hang Seng

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-

-

Jakarta Composite

6,270.32
47.80
0.77

KLSE Composite

1,608.07

8.65

0.54

Nikkei 225

30,084.15
564.08
1.91

Straits Times

2,931.52
6.04
0.21

KOSPI Composite

3,147.00
46.42
1.50

Taiwan Weighted

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-
-

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