Asian markets lower
Asian shares fell on Monday as sellers moved in following several days of gains last week, while traders also sat on the sidelines as the third-quarter earnings season gets under way.
Hong Kong lost 0.93 percent after rising for five consecutive days last week, while Sydney was 0.28 percent lower and Seoul dropped 0.42 percent.
Shanghai shed 0.59 percent, pushed by fears of a share glut as authorities prepare to launch a new board.
However, Singapore added more than one percent on the back of data showing the economy grew in the past quarter.
And India was pushed 2.31 percent higher on better than expected industrial figures.
Tokyo was closed for a public holiday.
HONG KONG: Down 0.93 percent. The Hang Seng Index fell 200.09 points to 21,299.35..
SYDNEY: Down 0.28 percent. The S&P/ASX 200 dropped 13.1 points to close at 4,739.8.
SHANGHAI: Down 0.59 percent. The Shanghai Composite Index, which covers both A and B shares, lost 17.23 points to 2,894.48.
Banks started well on the Huijin buy-up but short-term investors later booked gains.
SEOUL: Down 0.42 percent. The KOSPI ended down 6.98 points at 1,639.81.
SK Energy fell 9.9 percent to 113,500 won and S-Oil dropped 1.1 percent to 61,000.
TAIPEI: Up 0.37 percent. The weighted index rose 27.92 points to 7,599.88.
SINGAPORE: Up 1.05 percent. The Straits Times Index rose 27.96 points to 2,680.47.
Singapore Telecom gained five cents to 3.13 and Singapore Airlines advanced 16 cents to 13.90.
BANGKOK: Up 0.67 percent. The Stock Exchange of Thailand gained 4.99 points to close at 751.86.
KUALA LUMPUR: Flat. The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index lost 0.49 points to 1,233.33.
Second largest banking group CIMB lost 1.5 percent at 12.04 ringgit while leading investment holdings company Tanjong shed 3.4 percent at 3.46.
JAKARTA: Down 0.72 percent. The Jakarta Composite Index lost 17.71 points to 2,456.68.
MANILA: Down 0.40 percent. The composite index gave up 11.81 points to close at 2,930.97.
MUMBAI: Up 2.31 percent. The 30-share Sensex rose 384.01 points to 17,026.67.
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