Asian markets settled down on Monday amid fears over an escalating war in the Middle East. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office denied reports of any temporary Gaza ceasefire to allow foreign nationals to flee the enclave to neighboring Egypt. Chinese shares declined even after China’s central bank ramped up liquidity support to shore up a wobbly economy. Japanese shares led losses ahead to the release of inflation data this week for directional cues. Meanwhile, investors are also awaiting key economic data in China and the US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's speech due this week.
| Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
| Shanghai Composite | 3,073.81 | -14.29 | -0.46 |
| Hang Seng | 17,640.36 | -173.09 | -0.98 |
| Jakarta Composite | 6,896.29 | -30.49 | -0.44 |
| KLSE Composite | 1,438.96 | -5.18 | -0.36 |
| Nikkei 225 | 31,659.03 | -656.96 | -2.08 |
| Straits Times | 3,163.89 | -21.90 | -0.69 |
| KOSPI Composite | 2,436.24 | -19.91 | -0.82 |
| Taiwan Weighted | 16,652.24 | -130.33 | -0.78 |
