Asian markets finished in green on Monday, supported by weaker dollar, dipping bond yield notes, and rally in tech sector stocks. Shanghai stocks soared with optimism over continued jump in April manufacturing and service activity of China followed by the report of a private survey. Moreover, investor sentiments got kindled with the combination of earnings recovery, cheap valuations, and signs of new policy support from Beijing to ease a prolonged property crisis. Stock markets of Japan and South Korea were closed for holidays.
| Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
| Shanghai Composite | 3,140.72 | 35.90 | 1.14 |
| Hang Seng | 18,578.30 | 102.38 | 0.55 |
| Jakarta Composite | 7,135.89 | 1.17 | 0.02 |
| KLSE Composite | 1,597.39 | 7.80 | 0.49 |
| Nikkei 225 | -- | -- | -- |
| Straits Times | 3,303.19 | 10.26 | 0.31 |
| KOSPI Composite | -- | -- | -- |
| Taiwan Weighted | 20,523.31 | 192.99 | 0.94 |
