All the Asian equity indices, barring Japanese Nikkei, are trading lower in early deals on Monday as better-than-expected US jobs growth reinforced the possibility that the Federal Reserve will roll back its stimulus in coming months, sending the dollar to a three-year high against a basket of major currencies. Back on regional turf, Chinese stocks and the whole regional sentiment were hurt by Beijing's plan to choke off credit to force consolidation in industries plagued by overcapacity as it seeks to end the economy's reliance on investment funded by cheap debt. Bucking the trend, Japanese Nikkei trades in the green after yen hit a five and a half week low of 101.47 yen to the dollar in early Asian trade on Monday.
Shanghai Composite declined 32.38 points or 1.61% to 1,974.82, Hang Seng dropped 390.87 points or 1.87% to 20,463.80, Jakarta Composite slumped 104.39 points or 2.27% to 4,498.41, KLSE Composite decreased 5.45 points or 0.31% to 1,766.82, Straits Times contracted 18.08 points or 0.57% to 3,151.65, KOSPI Composite dropped 20.18 points or 1.10% to 1,813.13 and Taiwan Weighted was down by 92.77 points or 1.16% to 7,909.05.
On the flip side, Nikkei 225 rose 30.79 points or 0.22% to 14,340.76.
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