Asian equity benchmarks are exhibiting mixed trend in early deals on Monday, as investors are cautiously awaiting key US data this week. Though, some support came in from decent reading on Chinese manufacturing. The nation’s factory activity maintained steady growth momentum in November, boosted by resilient new orders, though the pace of expansion eased slightly from October. The final PMI reading came in at 50.8 in November, down from 50.9 in October but improving from a preliminary reading of 50.4. Meanwhile, in Japan, the capital expenditures were up 1.5 percent in the third quarter of 2013 compared to the previous three months, standing at 8.942 trillion yen. That was shy of forecasts for an increase of 3.6 percent following the flat reading in the second quarter and the 3.9 percent contraction in Q1.
Shanghai Composite declined 36.62 points or 1.65% to 2,183.88, Nikkei 225 shed 35.04 points or 0.22% to 15,626.83, Seoul Composite contracted 8.72 points or 0.43% to 2,036.15 and Straits Times was down by 0.29 points or 0.01% to 3,176.06.
On the flip side, Hang Seng rose 26.61 points or 0.11% to 23,907.90, Jakarta Composite surged 28.79 points or 0.68% to 4,285.23, KLSE Composite added 2.19 points or 0.12% to 1,814.91 and Taiwan Weighted was up by 4.00 points or 0.05% to 8,410.83.
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