Asian markets settled mostly lower on Monday in holiday-thinned trading as anxiety around the spread of the Omicron corona-virus variant weighed on investors' sentiments. Airlines across the world cancelled just under 8,000 flights over the three-day Christmas weekend over a shortage of staff due to the spread of the Omicron variant and bad weather condition. Chinese shares declined after China reported its highest daily rise in local Covid-19 cases in 21 months over the weekend, with most new infections reported in the north-western city of Xian as it entered a fifth day of a lockdown. While, official data showed that profits at China's industrial firms grew at a much slower pace in November. However, China's central bank, People's Bank of China, pledged greater support for the real economy, and said it will make monetary policy more forward-looking and targeted. Moreover, South Korean shares dropped due to year-end profit taking. Meanwhile, Hong Kong markets were closed for Christmas holidays.
Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
Shanghai Composite | 3,615.97 | -2.08 | -0.06 |
Hang Seng | -- | -- | -- |
Jakarta Composite | 6,575.44 | 12.54 | 0.19 |
KLSE Composite | 1,500.32 | 7.73 | 0.52 |
Nikkei 225 | 28,676.46 | -106.13 | -0.37 |
Straits Times | 3,104.24 | -4.04 | -0.13 |
KOSPI Composite | 2,999.55 | -12.88 | -0.43 |
Taiwan Weighted | 18,048.94 | 87.30 | 0.49 |
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