Asian markets settled mostly higher on Monday tracking a record monthly closing on Wall Street, and after the release of robust Chinese factory activity data. A private survey showed that the manufacturing sector in China expanded at a faster pace in November, with the corresponding PMI rising to 51.5 from 50.3 in October. Japanese shares gained by banks and technology shares, while a weakening yen has also supported sentiments. However, some gains were limited by US-China trade war fears after US President-elect Donald Trump threatened a 100% tariff on the so-called 'BRICS' nations if they replace the US dollar with another currency for international transactions.
| Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
| Shanghai Composite | 3,363.98 | 37.52 | 1.12 |
| Hang Seng | 19,550.29 | 126.68 | 0.65 |
| Jakarta Composite | 7,046.99 | -67.28 | -0.95 |
| KLSE Composite | 1,595.48 | 1.19 | 0.07 |
| Nikkei 225 | 38,513.02 | 304.99 | 0.79 |
| Straits Times | 3,751.35 | 12.06 | 0.32 |
| KOSPI Composite | 2,454.48 | -1.43 | -0.06 |
| Taiwan Weighted | 22,736.93 | 474.43 | 2.09 |
