Asian markets trade mostly higher in early deals on Monday

31 Jul 2023 Evaluate

Asian markets traded mostly higher in early deals on Monday, whetted by the optimism over global economic growth followed by the robust Q2 US economic data. The data trivialized recession fears amid continued interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve. Anticipations of fewer interest rate hikes by central banks also aided Asian indices. Meanwhile, China’s factory activity came out above the projection, even though it contracted for the fourth straight month in July. Hang Seng advanced the most among Asian indices as it extended winning streak for the third straight session. Japan’s Nikkei surged to fresh 23-year high with the rise in foreign inflows, albeit it experienced pressure from rising Japanese government bond yields. The Bank of Japan maintained its ultra-dovish interest rates last week, but altered its yield curve control policy more flexible, by allowing the 10-year yield to move beyond the 0.5% upper limit. 

Nikkei 225 up 332.01 points or 1.01% to 33,091.24, Hang Seng rose by 292.22 points or 1.47% to 20,208.78, Jakarta Composite lifted by 5.09 points or 0.07% to 6,905.32, KOSPI buoyed by 20.82 points or 0.80% to 2,629.14. Shanghai widened by 20.65 points or 0.63% to 3,296.58, and FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI enlarged 4.53 points or 0.30% to 1,454.70.

On the flip side, Straight times down by 5.29 points or 0.16% to 3,365.88, and Taiwan lower by 154.47 points or 0.89% to 17,138.46.

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