All the Asian equity markets are trading in the red in early deals on Monday as investors remained cautious on account of sustained uncertainty about the outlook for the U.S. Federal Reserve’s asset buying program. Meanwhile, the Japanese stock market too drifted lower, despite the Bank of Japan’s Tankan survey showing an improvement in Japanese big manufacturers’ business confidence over the three months to December. According to Tankan survey, Japanese big manufacturers’ business confidence improved over the three months to December to its highest level in six years, boding well for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s stimulus policies aimed at ending 15 years of grinding deflation. However, the survey showed companies were less optimistic about the outlook and cautious of boosting capital expenditure, highlighting their uncertainty on whether the economy will sustain its momentum.
Shanghai Composite declined 31.33 points or 1.43% to 2,164.75, Hang Seng dropped 163.22 points or 0.70% to 23,082.74, Jakarta Composite shed 51.47 points or 1.23% to 4,123.36, KLSE Composite slipped 4.86 points or 0.26% to 1,835.49, Nikkei 225 decreased 195.10 points or 1.27% to 15,208.01, Straits Times dipped 11.39 points or 0.37% to 3,054.63, Seoul Composite contracted 0.44 points or 0.02% to 1,962.47 and Taiwan Weighted was down by 40.74 points or 0.49% to 8,336.20.
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