Asian markets were trading higher in early deals on Monday, following the positive cues from US markets on Friday, on easing global trade tensions amid ongoing tariff talks between the US and some of its partner countries, including China and Japan. There were also hopes for additional stimulus measures in China aimed at offsetting the impact of US tariffs. Meanwhile, China’s industrial profits returned to growth in the first quarter. Cumulative profits of China’s industrial firms rose 0.8% to 1.5 trillion yuan ($205.86 billion) in the first quarter from a year earlier, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) data showed, reversing a 0.3% decline in the first two months.
Asian markets were trading mostly in green; Nikkei 225 surged 143.6 points or 0.4% to 35,849.34, Taiwan Weighted rose 123.86 points or 0.62% to 19,996.59, Jakarta Composite gained 51.64 points or 0.77% to 6,730.56, Hang Seng advanced 20.37 points or 0.09% to 22,001.11, KOSPI increased 2.58 points or 0.1% to 2,548.88 and KLSE Composite rose by 9.81 or 0.68% to 1,519.47. However, Straits Times fell 16.49 points or 0.43% to 3,807.29 and Shanghai Composite was down by 1.04 points or 0.03% to 3,294.02.
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