Asian markets are mostly trading higher in the morning deals of Monday, with investors holding out hopes that China would take steps to stimulate its economy. The Chinese government will soon come out with a stimulus plan to revive its sagging economy. On the regional front, the Japanese market advanced on strong global cues and as the yen weakened and insurers advanced. In the economic reports, industrial production in Japan fell unexpectedly by a seasonally adjusted 2.3 percent on month in February that was well shy of forecasts for an increase of 0.3 percent following the 3.8 percent increase in January. Among other markets in the Asia-Pacific region, Singapore, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Taiwan are up marginally, while, Malaysia and South Korea are trading weak.
Shanghai Composite rose 1.70 points or 0.08% to 2,043.41, Hang Seng increased by 61.72 points or 0.28% to 22,127.25, Jakarta Composite jumped 45.22 points or 0.96% to 4,768.28, Nikkei 225 soared 87.28 points or 0.59% to 14,783.31 and Straits Times gained by 14.63 points or 0.46% to 3,186.80.
On the flip side, KLSE Composite tumbled by 2.50 points or 0.14% to 1,848.23 and Taiwan Weighted was down by 20.47 points or 0.23% to 8,795.11.
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