Asia-Pacific markets were mostly higher on Monday as some investors returned from a long Easter weekend.
South Korea’s Kospi gained 0.87% to end at 2,512.08 and led gains among the benchmark indexes in the region. The Kosdaq index also advanced 0.88% to finish at 887.78.
Japan’s Nikkei 225 closed 0.42% higher at 27,663, with the Topix was up 0.56% to end the day at 1,976.53.
In mainland China, the Shanghai Composite was down 0.37% to 3,315.36, while the Shenzhen Component fell 0.8% to 11,871.93.
Australian and Hong Kong markets remained closed due to a four-day Easter holiday till Monday.
India will release its fiscal deficit figures for March, as well as its March trade data, while Indonesia’s retail sales for February will also be out.
Last week, U.S. stocks wrapped up a short trading week on Thursday with all three major indexes posting gains.
The S&P 500 rose 0.36%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite outperformed with a 0.76% gain, boosted by a rise in Alphabet and Microsoft shares.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average inched up marginally 2.57 points higher to 33,485.29 after losing more than 150 points at its session low.
This article was originally published by CNBC.
