Asian markets end mixed on Monday

15 Mar 2021 Evaluate

Asian markets ended mixed on Monday as the US 10 year treasury yields continued to hover near their 13-month peak after the passage of a $1.9 trillion stimulus bill, while investors are awaited the outcome of this week's Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting for any comments about rising yields and the US economic growth outlook. Chinese shares ended lower as a neutral lending stance from the People’s Bank of China as well as surging economic activity data have renewed concerns about tightening liquidity. Industrial production jumped a forecast-busting 35.1 percent on-year, the biggest bounce in decades, while retail sales also spiked and beat expectations with 33.8 percent growth. Japanese shares ended up slightly on increasing optimism around swift recovery of global economy. While data showed the value of core machine orders in Japan slipped a seasonally adjusted 4.5 percent sequentially in January, that exceeding expectations for a decline of 5.5 percent following the upwardly revised 5.3 percent increase in December.

Asian Indices

Last Trade           

Change in Points

Change in %

Shanghai Composite

3,419.95
-33.13
-0.96

Hang Seng

28,833.76
94.04
0.33

Jakarta Composite

6,324.26
-33.95
-0.53

KLSE Composite

1,620.92

5.23

0.32

Nikkei 225

29,766.97
49.14
0.17

Straits Times

3,106.00
10.78
0.35

KOSPI Composite

3,045.71
-8.68
-0.28

Taiwan Weighted

16,249.33
-5.85
-0.04

 

 

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