Asian markets settle mostly higher on Monday

12 Jul 2021 Evaluate

Asian markets settled mostly higher on Monday, despite lingering worries about the spread of the highly transmissible Delta plus variant of the coronavirus. Japanese shares ended higher, led by cyclical stocks on renewed economic optimism after data showed core machinery orders in Japan climbed a seasonally adjusted 7.8 percent month on month in May against expectations for an increase of 2.6 percent. Chinese shares gained after the country's central bank reduced the amount of money commercial lenders must set aside as reserves in an effort to sustain a recovery from the pandemic.

Asian Indices

Last Trade           

Change in Points

Change in %    

Shanghai Composite

3,547.84
23.75
0.67

Hang Seng

27,515.24
170.70
0.62

Jakarta Composite

6,078.57
38.73
0.64

KLSE Composite

1,512.89

-7.69

-0.51

Nikkei 225

28,569.02
628.60
2.25

Straits Times

3,147.14
15.74
0.50

KOSPI Composite

3,246.47

28.52

0.89

Taiwan Weighted

17,814.33
152.85
0.87


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