Most Asian markets ended lower on Monday, after touching multi month’s highs in last week, amid concerns whether political leaders in Washington will be able to reach a deal on the government's debt limit. Japan's Nikkei closed in negative territory ahead of Bank of Japan’s policy meeting and on profit-taking after the index posted its biggest one-day point and percentage gain since March 2011 on Friday. Moreover, China's Shanghai Composite went home with red mark as investors consolidated early session’s gains which came on the back of slightly better-than-expected fourth-quarter gross domestic product growth figures.
Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
Shanghai Composite | 2,328.22 | 11.15 | 0.48 |
Hang Seng | 23,590.91 | -10.87 | -0.05 |
Jakarta Composite | 4,439.97 | -25.51 | -0.57 |
KLSE Composite | 1,635.63 | -40.81 | -2.43 |
Nikkei 225 | 10,747.74 | -165.56 | -1.52 |
Straits Times | 3,221.32 | 10.10 | 0.31 |
KOSPI Composite | 1,986.86 | -0.99 | -0.05 |
Taiwan Weighted | 7,724.92 | -7.95 | -0.10 |
