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·         Japan’s Nikkei share average erased early losses and scraped out gains on Monday as expectations that the Bank of Japan would buy more exchange-traded funds (ETFs) offset drops by financial stocks.

The Nikkei finished 0.16 percent higher at 22,939.18.

·         China stocks fell on Monday, with the start-up board ChiNext posting its biggest decline in three weeks as expectations of tighter monetary polices stirred worries about market liquidity.

At the close, the Shanghai Composite index was down 16.22 points or 0.49 percent at 3,280.84.

·         Thailand’s central bank can continue its accommodative monetary policy to aid the country’s economic recovery, although the U.S. Federal Reserve keeps raising its interest rates, the central bank governor said on Saturday.

“Thailand’s monetary policy still needs to be conducive to the economic recovery,” Bank of Thailand Governor Veerathai Santiprabhob told reporters.

Growth has yet to be sustained and broad-based while there is no concern about inflationary pressure, he added.

Reference: Reuters, CNBC