Asian markets ended mostly higher on Monday even as investors stayed cautious ahead of inflation data from the United States and China later this week. Chinese shares ended marginally higher after exports data showed exports from China beat forecasts in October to deliver a record trade surplus. China's exports rose 27.1% in dollar terms last month from a year earlier, and exceeded expectations of a 22.8% gain. While, imports increased 20.6%, leaving a trade surplus of $84.54 billion. Though, Japanese shares ended lower despite the new government is considering an economic stimulus package worth more than 30 trillion yen ($265 billion) to revive the economy from the corona-virus pandemic.
Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
Shanghai Composite | 3,498.63 | 7.06 | 0.20 |
Hang Seng | 24,763.77 | -106.74 | -0.43 |
Jakarta Composite | 6,632.30 | 50.51 | 0.77 |
KLSE Composite | 1,532.22 | 0.49 | 0.03 |
Nikkei 225 | 29,507.05 | -104.52 | -0.35 |
Straits Times | 3,263.90 | 21.56 | 0.66 |
KOSPI Composite | 2,960.20 | -9.07 | -0.31 |
Taiwan Weighted | 17,415.30 | 118.40 | 0.68 |
