Most of the Asian markets traded lower in early deals of Monday, due to risk aversion in the market after US Fed warned about mild recession, stubborn inflation, lingering conflicts over US debt ceiling and renewed banking crisis. Meanwhile, speculators awaited for this week’s manufacturing, retail sales and industrial production data from US for more cues on economic health. China’s Shanghai extended losing streak to fifth consecutive session mirroring negative cues from global indices, and as participants side-lined ahead to this week’s industrial reading. However, some losses were trimmed after PBoC kept the 1-year medium-term lending facility rate unchanged at 2.75% and injected CNY 125 billion of liquidity into the banking system. Bucking the trend, Japan’s Nikkei marked one and half year high after weak local currency yen attracted huge foreign investments. Moreover, Japan’s April producer prices rose to the least in 20 months, kindling optimism over easing raw material rates.
Straight times down by 3.49 points or 0.11% to 3,205.06, Jakarta Composite lower 38.05 points or 0.57% to 6,669.71, KOSPI slipped by 8.47 points or 0.34% to 2,466.95, Shanghai curtailed by 30.78 points or 0.95% to 3,241.58, Taiwan narrowed by 41.97 points or 0.27% to 15,462.67, and FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI diminished by 2.58 points or 0.18% to 1,420.34.
On the flip side, Nikkei 225 up 178.93 points or 0.61% to 29,567.23, Hang Seng rose by 27.44 points or 0.14% to 19,654.68.
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