Asian Stock Markets Started The Week With A Fluctuating Outlook

Asia Pacific stocks were mixed in Monday's trading, while the MSCI Asia Pacific Index headed for a slight gain.

Asian stock markets started the week with a fluctuating outlook. Asia Pacific stock markets were mixed on the first trading day of the week. Alongside this, the MSCI Asia Pacific Index tends towards a slight gain. While the declines in the Nikkei 225 Index in Japan reached 2 percent, the Topix Index lost more than 1 percent. The South Korean Kospi Index also fell. Earnings were seen in the Chinese stock markets at the beginning of the week. Shanghai and Shenzhen Composite Indices gained over 1 percent. While the Central Bank of China (PBOC) kept the annual interest rate constant at 3.85, it kept the five-year interest rate at 4.65, keeping it unchanged in the 11th month. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 Index was trading with 0.47 percent gain.