Asian markets settle mostly higher on Monday

27 Oct 2025 Evaluate
Asian markets settled mostly higher on Monday with Chinese shares hitting a new 10-year high following high-level trade talks in Malaysia. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Washington and China have reached a very substantial framework that would prevent the US from imposing 100% tariffs on Chinese goods and allow for a deferral of China's rare earths export controls. While investors also cheered after data showed China's industrial profits soared 21.6% in September from a year ago, marking the biggest jump since November 2023. Moreover, Japan’s Nikkei closed above the psychological threshold of 50,000 for the first time on expectations of sizeable spending from the nation's new prime minister, Sanae Takaichi. Market sentiments improved further by tracking Wall Street’s gains last Friday and as cooler-than-expected US CPI data reinforced views that the Federal Reserve will cut the fed fund rate by another 50 bps by year-end.

Asian Indices

Last Trade            

Change in Points

Change in %      

Shanghai Composite

3,996.94

46.63

1.18

Hang Seng

26,433.7

273.55

1.05

Jakarta Composite

8,117.15

-154.57

-1.90

KLSE Composite

1,618.38

5.11

0.32

Nikkei 225

50,512.32

1,212.67

2.46

Straits Times

4,440.30

18.09

0.41

KOSPI Composite

4,042.83

101.24

2.57

Taiwan Weighted

27,993.63

461.37

1.68

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