Asian markets ended mixed on Monday after Wall Streets’ fall last Friday after US President Donald Trump's pledge to impose tariffs on all imports of steel and aluminum and introduce reciprocal tariffs on many countries this week, while investors are cautiously awaiting Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s testimony before Congress and key US inflation reading due this week. Chinese shares gained as mixed inflation data raised hopes that China could roll out more stimulus measures such as interest rate cuts or infrastructure spending to boost growth, while Hong Kong shares gained, led by China’s AI-related shares.
| Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
| Shanghai Composite | 3,322.17 | 18.50 | 0.56 |
| Hang Seng | 21,521.98 | 388.44 | 1.80 |
| Jakarta Composite | 6,648.14 | -94.44 | -1.42 |
| KLSE Composite | 1,589.95 | -0.96 | -0.06 |
| Nikkei 225 | 38,801.17 | 14.15 | 0.04 |
| Straits Times | 3,875.13 | 13.71 | 0.35 |
| KOSPI Composite | 2,521.27 | -0.65 | -0.03 |
| Taiwan Weighted | 23,252.14 | -226.13 | -0.97 |
