Asian Markets trade mixed in early deals on Monday

22 Mar 2021 Evaluate
Asian equity benchmarks traded mixed in early deals on Monday, weighed down by the concerns over inflation as economy starts to recover and on surge in global bond yields. The participants side-lined followed by the unexpected replacement of Turkey's current central bank chief with a former ruling party legislator and opponent of tight monetary. Japan’s Nikkei is softer in line with lackluster cues from Wall street overnight, lower exports and on worries that the country’s retail investors could face losses on large long positions in the high-yielding lira. Among the Asian markets, Japan, Hong Kong, Indonesia, and Malaysia are in negative territory. Bucking the trend, Singapore, Taiwan, South Korea, and China are in higher note.

Nikkei 225 down by 468.49 points or 1.57% to 29,323.56, Hang Seng decreased 51.41 points or 0.18% to 28,939.53, Jakarta Composite lower by 42.70 points or 0.67% to 6,313.46, and FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI curtailed by 2.03 points 0.12% to 1,624.16

On the flip side, Straits Times up by 10.13 points or 0.32% to 3,144.67, Taiwan Weighted widened 96.24 points or 0.60% to 16,166.48, KOSPI Index enlarged by 6.18 points or 0.20% to 3,045.71, and Shanghai Composite lifted by 30.75 points or 0.90% to 3,435.41.

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