Asian markets trade mostly in the green on Monday

24 Dec 2012 Evaluate

Most of the Asian equity indices are trading in the green terrain on Monday morning ahead of Christmas day holiday; however, the gains were small as sentiments remained cautious about the risk of the United States failing to avert a fiscal crisis. South Korean KOSPI Composite edged marginally higher by 0.07 per cent, with the weakening Japanese yen and US fiscal uncertainty kept investors uneasy.

Shanghai Composite surged 10.40 points or 0.48% to 2,163.71, Hang Seng rose 34.89 points or 0.16% to 22,541.18, KOSPI Composite moved up 1.35 points or 0.07% to 1,981.77 and Taiwan Weighted was up 3.62 points or 0.05% to 7,543.76.

On the flip side, KLSE Composite declined 3.32 points or 0.20% to 1,667.28 and Straits Times was down by 2.32 points or 0.07% to 3,161.24.

Japanese and Indonesian markets remain closed on Monday for public holidays.

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