Asian markets settled lower on Monday, tracking negative global cues ahead of the US Federal Reserve’s upcoming policy meeting for clues on the central bank’s tapering of its easy monetary policy, while holidays in China, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan kept trading thin. Concerns over continued spread of the Covid-19 cases too weighed market sentiments. Hong Kong shares ended lower as property developer China Evergrande Group continuing to drop ahead of its bond payments deadline due later this week.
Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
Shanghai Composite | -- | -- | -- |
Hang Seng | 24,099.14 | -821.62 | -3.30 |
Jakarta Composite | 6,076.32 | -56.93 | -0.93 |
KLSE Composite | 1,527.89 | -20.62 | -1.33 |
Nikkei 225 | -- | -- | -- |
Straits Times | 3,041.73 | -29.50 | -0.96 |
KOSPI Composite | -- | -- | -- |
Taiwan Weighted | -- | -- | -- |
