Asian markets settle mixed on Monday

08 Dec 2025 Evaluate
Asian markets settled mixed on Monday as investors looked ahead to the Federal Reserve's interest-rate decision, with markets pricing a near 90% chance of another 25bp cut on Wednesday. Chinese shares gained as new regulatory measures boosted the brokerage and insurance sectors, while better-than-expected trade data for November also supported sentiments. Chinese customs data showed that China’s exports reached $330 billion in November, up by 5.9% year on year, reversing a 1.1% contraction posted in October and beating expectations. While, imports for the month expanded by 1.9% to $218.7 billion, faster than the 1% growth in the previous month. Consequently, the trade balance showed a surplus of around $112 billion in November, above forecasts and pushing the annual surplus above $1 trillion for the first time. Hong Kong shares declined as tensions between China and Japan escalated after Japan accused Chinese fighter jets of aiming radar at its aircraft near Okinawa. But China denied the claim and saying Japanese jets provoked their navy. Japanese shares ended flat after data showed that the Japan's economy contracted more than initially estimated last quarter, primarily due to weak capital spending.

Asian Indices

Last Trade            

Change in Points

Change in %      

Shanghai Composite

3,924.08

21.27

0.54

Hang Seng

25,765.36

-319.72

-1.23

Jakarta Composite

8,710.70

77.94

0.89

KLSE Composite

1,612.78

-3.74

-0.23

Nikkei 225

50,581.94

-90.07

-0.18

Straits Times

4,507.08

-24.28

-0.54

KOSPI Composite

4,154.85

54.80

1.34

Taiwan Weighted

28,303.78

322.89

1.15

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