Asia mixed with central banks in focus
Major stock exchanges in Asia-Pacific traded mixed during the Monday session in an anticipation of the latest monetary policy moves, as central banks across the world will be revealing their interest rate decisions later in the week. In other news, South Korea's vehicle exports reached an all-time high. Meanwhile, it was reported that Renault will be cutting its Nissan stake to 15%.
In mainland China, the Shanghai Composite edged up 0.12% at 7:21 am CET, while the Shenzhen Composite increased 0.95% concurrently. At 7:23 am CET, South Korea's Kospi Composite tumbled 1.34%, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng dropped 2.32% simultaneously.
Australia's S&P/ASX 200 declined 0.16% at the close, and Japan's Nikkei 225 ended the session adding 0.19%. The dollar lost 0.30% against the yen, selling for 129.49500 at 7:25 am CET.