Asian markets settled mixed on Monday, tracking mixed Wall Street last Friday. Data showed that US non-farm payroll employment shot up by 227,000 jobs in November, while the uptick by the unemployment rate increased confidence the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates by another 25 bps later this month. Japanese shares gained slightly after an upward revision of Japan's GDP print for the third quarter. However, Seoul shares declined after South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol survived an impeachment vote in parliament and a defense ministry spokesman said he still is commander in chief, deepening a leadership crisis. Chinese Shares fell as China’s consumer inflation unexpectedly decelerated in November while factory deflation eased, painting a mixed picture of the effects of recent stimulus efforts on the economy ahead China’s Central Economic Work Conference this week.
| Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
| Shanghai Composite | 3,402.53 | -1.55 | -0.05 |
| Hang Seng | 20,414.09 | 548.24 | 2.69 |
| Jakarta Composite | 7,437.73 | 54.94 | 0.74 |
| KLSE Composite | 1,611.43 | -1.82 | -0.11 |
| Nikkei 225 | 39,160.50 | 69.33 | 0.18 |
| Straits Times | 3,794.92 | -1.24 | -0.03 |
| KOSPI Composite | 2,360.58 | -67.58 | -2.86 |
| Taiwan Weighted | 23,273.25 | 79.98 | 0.34 |
