Asian markets ended mixed on Monday ahead of speeches by several key Fed officials this week for clues on the pace of tightening. Further, concerns over surging Covid-19 cases in China and the Russian invasion of Ukraine also pressurizing market sentiments. Japanese shares declined on profit booking ahead of the fiscal year-end. The Bank of Japan said that it offered to buy unlimited amounts of 10-year Japanese government bonds at a fixed rate of 0.25 percent. However, Chinese shares gained, despite a lockdown in China’s Shanghai to curb Covid-19 outbreak.
Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
Shanghai Composite | 3,214.50 | 2.26 | 0.07 |
Hang Seng | 21,684.97 | 280.09 | 1.31 |
Jakarta Composite | 7,049.60 | 47.07 | 0.67 |
KLSE Composite | 1,597.95 | -5.35 | -0.33 |
Nikkei 225 | 27,943.89 | -205.95 | -0.73 |
Straits Times | 3,431.99 | 18.30 | 0.54 |
KOSPI Composite | 2,729.56 | -0.42 | -0.02 |
Taiwan Weighted | 17,520.01 | -156.94 | -0.89 |
