Asian markets settled mostly lower on Monday tracking Wall Street’s deep losses last Friday in line with caution ahead of key monetary policy decisions by the US Federal Reserve, Bank of Japan as well as Bank of England. Moreover, persistent concerns about the health of the property sector dragged on Hong Kong shares. However, stronger than expected Chinese economic data and the latest Chinese lenders' RRR cut provided some support to Chinese market. Meanwhile, Japanese market was closed for a holiday on ‘Respect for the Aged Day’.
| Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
| Shanghai Composite | 3,125.93 | 8.19 | 0.26 |
| Hang Seng | 17,930.55 | -252.34 | -1.41 |
| Jakarta Composite | 6,936.08 | -46.71 | -0.67 |
| KLSE Composite | 1,457.99 | -1.04 | -0.07 |
| Nikkei 225 | - | - | - |
| Straits Times | 3,263.39 | -17.30 | -0.53 |
| KOSPI Composite | 2,574.72 | -26.56 | -1.03 |
| Taiwan Weighted | 16,698.24 | -222.68 | -1.33 |
