Asian markets settle higher on Monday

22 Dec 2025 Evaluate
Asian markets settled mostly higher on Monday as traders await Tuesday’s release of the US third-quarter Gross Domestic Product that will offer insight into economic health and the timing of the Federal Reserve’s next rate moves. Japan’s Nikkei climbed and surpassed the 50,000-point mark, while the yen hovered near an 11-month trough against the US dollar in the wake of the Bank of Japan's decision to raise rates by a quarter of a point to a three-decade high of 0.75%. The market rally was also driven by Wall Street’s strong finish last Friday due to robust technology earnings and easing concerns of a tech bubble. Chinese and Hong Kong shares gained, supported by surges in Hainan shares after China last week started operation of the Hainan Free Trade Port in a landmark move signalling China’s commitment to opening-up. Sentiments improved further after data showed ?China's private fund sector expanded to a record 22.1 trillion yuan ?in November, aided by strong flows into equities.

Asian Indices

Last Trade            

Change in Points

Change in %      

Shanghai Composite

3,917.36

26.92

0.69

Hang Seng

25,801.77

111.24

0.43

Jakarta Composite

8,645.84

36.29

0.42

KLSE Composite

1,671.29

5.39

0.32

Nikkei 225

50,402.39

895.18

1.81

Straits Times

4,610.29

40.51

0.89

KOSPI Composite

4,105.93

85.38

2.12

Taiwan Weighted

28,149.64

453.29

1.64


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