Asian markets ended mostly higher on Monday, weighed by Japan’s Nikkei, which closed with strong gains due to decline in yen after the weekend Group of 20 meeting. Chinese stocks went home with green mark after a week-long trading holiday, while Hang Seng bucked the trend and closed lower. South Korean stocks ended marginally higher as auto sector exporters were affected by yen weakness.
Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
Shanghai Composite | 2,421.56 | 3.03 | 0.13 |
Hang Seng | 23,381.94 | -62.62 | -0.27 |
Jakarta Composite | 4,612.05 | 2.26 | 0.05 |
KLSE Composite | 1,620.93 | -7.00 | -0.43 |
Nikkei 225 | 11,407.87 | 234.04 | 2.09 |
Straits Times | 3,288.14 | 5.07 | 0.15 |
KOSPI Composite | 1,981.91 | 0.73 | 0.04 |
Taiwan Weighted | 7,943.53 | 36.88 | 0.47 |
