Asian Markets trade mixed in early deals on Monday

17 Jan 2022 Evaluate

Asian equity benchmarks traded mixed in early deals on Monday, as the investors got in wary about global economic health with the sluggish Chinese economic data signalling necessity for more dovish measures from the People's Bank of China. Although, firmer crude oil rates and Federal Reserve’s stance to trim down pandemic-driven bond purchase program for tamping down surging inflation, limited some losses. Technological sector is trading in mixed mode, while banking and financial stocks advanced. Japan’s Nikkei was rebounding after two session slides whetted by some technical buying. However, gains remained trimmed as the country is battling with rapid spread of Omicron and as daily coronavirus cases topped 20,000 for a third consecutive day on Sunday. Major gainers in the index include, surge of Baycurrent Consulting by 19.3% followed by its upbeat earnings and revenue reading, and Shift Inc ‘s rise by 11.6%. Among the Asian stocks, Japan, Singapore, Taiwan and China are trading in positive note. Bucking the trend, Hong Kong, South Korea, Indonesia and Malaysia are trading in negative.

Nikkei 225 up by 199.96 points or 0.71% to 28,324.24, Straight times rose by 2.59 points or 0.08% to 3,284.56, Taiwan Weighted climbed by 90.77 points or 0.49% to 18,494.10 and Shanghai Composite strode by 20.77 points or 0.59% to 3,542.03.

On the flip side, Hang Seng declined by 143.21 points or 0.59% to 24,240.11, KOSPI narrowed by 40.62 points or 1.39% to 2,881.30, and Jakarta Composite down by 37.57 points or 0.56% to 6,655.83 and FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI lower by 11.11 points or 0.71% to 1,544.22.

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