Asian markets trade mostly higher in early deals of Monday

22 Sep 2025 Evaluate
Asian markets traded mostly higher in early deals of Monday, as the signals of potential rate cuts and dovish central bank policies trimmed borrowing costs and supported stock valuations. Better than expected manufacturing PMI and GDP growth from major Asian economies boosted investor sentiments. Japan’s Nikkei soared in the session after the Bank of Japan left its policy rate unchanged at 0.5% for a fifth straight meeting last week, as anticipated, while unanimously approving plans to start selling its ETF and J-REIT holdings. Softer local currency yen also buoyed the export-oriented business gains.

Nikkei 225 surged by 531.19 points or 1.18% to 45,577.00, Taiwan Weighted soared by 295.11 points or 1.15% to 25,873.48, KOSPI Index increased by 18.08 points or 0.52% to 3,463.32, Shanghai Composite jumped by 4.88 points or 0.13% to 3,824.97, and FTSE Bursa Malaysia higher by 2.36 points or 0.15% to 1,600.59.
 
On the flip side, Straits Times dipped by 0.88 points or 0.02% to 4,301.83, Hang Seng trimmed by 185.10 points or 0.70% to 26,360.00, and Jakarta Composite declined by 28.71 points or 0.36% to 8,022.41.

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