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Asian markets settle higher on Monday
Nov-03-2025
Asian markets settled higher on Monday tracking Wall Street’s gains last Friday, supported by Amazon’s strong quarterly results. Investors were awaiting US ADP employment data and US ISM PMI figures due this week. Investors also monitored the latest trade developments after the White House released details of a new trade and economic agreement reached between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in South Korea, outlining steps to ease tariff tensions, restore market access, and enhance cooperation on drug control. South Korea's Kospi breached the 4,200 mark for the first time in history, with Computer chip maker SK Hynix soared 10.91% following Nvidia's announcement on Friday to supply up to 260,000 units of artificial intelligence chips to South Korea. Chinese shares gained despite disappointing PMI data, with a private gauge of China's manufacturing activity dropping to 50.6 in October from 51.2 in September. Japanese market was closed for Culture Day holiday. 

Asian Indices

Last Trade            

Change in Points

Change in %      

Shanghai Composite

3,976.52

21.73

0.55

Hang Seng

26,158.36

251.71

0.97

Jakarta Composite

8,275.08

111.21

1.36

KLSE Composite

1,622.42

13.27

0.82

Nikkei 225

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--

--

Straits Times

4,444.33

15.71

0.35

KOSPI Composite

4,221.87

114.37

2.78

Taiwan Weighted

28,334.59

101.24

0.36

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