Asian markets ended higher on Monday as weak US jobs data trimmed expectations for an October Federal Reserve interest rate hike. Regionally, technology and semiconductor shares surged on reports of an AI-driven collaboration between TSMC and Elon Musk’s Terafab. Japan’s Nikkei and Taiwan Weighted jumped over two percent supported by strong gains among chip related stocks. Meanwhile, stock markets of South Korea and mainland China were closed for a holiday.
| Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
| Shanghai Composite | -- | -- | -- |
| Hang Seng | 24,040.34 | 68.05 | 0.28 |
| Jakarta Composite | 6,118.86 | 81.97 | 1.34 |
| KLSE Composite | 1,631.75 | 0.88 | 0.05 |
| Nikkei 225 | 69,946.86 | 1,637.4 | 2.4 |
| Straits Times | 5,664.33 | 29.51 | 0.52 |
| KOSPI Composite | -- | -- | -- |
| Taiwan Weighted | 49,712.04 | 1,236.30 | 2.55 |
