Asian markets settled lower on Monday with expectations that the US central bank Fed would hike interest rates more aggressively next year. Besides, concerns about the impact of the Omicron variant of the corona-virus also weighed on investors' sentiments. Chinese shares ended lower despite the People's Bank of China cutting its lending benchmark loan prime rate for the first time in more than one-and-a-half years, in a bid to prop up slowing Chinese growth. Japanese shares tumbled tracking Wall Street's weak finish over the weekend. Seoul shares declined as worries about the Omicron coronavirus variant and tighter curbs in Europe and elsewhere triggered a steep sell-off by foreign investors.
Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
Shanghai Composite | 3,593.60 | -38.76 | -1.07 |
Hang Seng | 22,744.86 | -447.77 | -1.93 |
Jakarta Composite | 6,547.11 | -54.82 | -0.83 |
KLSE Composite | 1,493.90 | -8.11 | -0.54 |
Nikkei 225 | 27,937.81 | -607.87 | -2.13 |
Straits Times | 3,072.97 | -38.66 | -1.24 |
KOSPI Composite | 2,963.00 | -54.73 | -1.81 |
Taiwan Weighted | 17,669.11 | -143.48 | -0.81 |
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