Asian Markets trade in red in early deals on Monday

20 Dec 2021 Evaluate
Asian equity benchmarks traded in red in early deals on Monday, as the global economic health woes got spurred with the rapidly spreading Omicron Coronavirus variant around the world. The market sentiments got dulled with the possibility of more Covid-19 restrictions over the Christmas and New Year period loomed over several European countries and US. Technological shares are majorly negative, while banking sector tumbled. Japan’s Nikkei led loss among Asian indices in the session, saddled by the concerns over lockdowns and other restrictive measures in the wake of resurgence of virus infections. The investor sentiments also got weighed followed by the Bank of Japan's decision to taper corporate debt purchases to pre-pandemic levels and to scale back some emergency funding schemes upon reaching the March 2022 deadline. Japan extending its tight entry rules until at least early next year. The WHO warned over the weekend that case numbers are doubling in 1.5 to 3 days in areas with community spread. All sectors of the market declined, with notable losses from Mitsui High Tec fell by 6.14% and Lasertec down by 3.35%. Among the Asian stocks, Japan, Singapore, Taiwan, South Korea, Hong Kong, South Korea, Indonesia, China, and Malaysia are trading in negative rage.
  
Nikkei 225 tumble by 575.05 points or 2.01% to 27,970.63, Straight times dipped by 31.87 points or 1.02% to 3,079.76, Hang Seng slipped by 334.13 points or 1.44% to 22,858.50, Taiwan Weighted shrunk by 131.39 points or 0.74% to 17,681.20, KOSPI weighed by 46.91 points or 1.55% to 2,970.82, Jakarta Composite curtailed by 38.22 points or 0.58% to 6,563.71, Shanghai Composite narrowed by 27.15 points or 0.75% to 3,605.21 and FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI lower by 6.97 points or 0.46% to 1,495.04.

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