Asian markets settle higher on Monday

18 Jul 2022 Evaluate
Asian markets settled higher on Monday, tracking rebound in Wall Street stocks last Friday followed by upbeat earnings news and slew of US economic data, including retail sales data. Report from the Commerce Department showed retail sales jumped 1 percent in June after edging down by a revised 0.1 percent in May. A separate report showed that the consumer sentiment index inched up to 51.1 in July from a record low 50 in June. Seoul shares gained after a survey showed US consumers' inflation expectations eased in July on the back of a drop in oil prices. Chinese shares gained after the governor of the country's central bank vowed to increase implementation of prudent monetary policy to support the real economy. Hong Kong shares also rose as Chinese regulators stepped up efforts to encourage lenders to extend loans to qualified real estate projects following a widening mortgage-payment boycott on unfinished houses. Meanwhile, market in Japan was closed for the Marine Day holiday.

Asian Indices

Last Trade               

Change in Points

Change in %   

Shanghai Composite

3,278.1050.041.55

Hang Seng

20,846.18548.462.70

Jakarta Composite

6,659.257.340.11

KLSE Composite

1,429.5411.100.78

Nikkei 225

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Straits Times

3,121.7622.610.73

KOSPI Composite

2,375.2544.271.90

Taiwan Weighted

14,719.64169.021.16

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