• Asian stocks posted their biggest daily rise in a month on Monday following modest gains in U.S. shares, though the greenback came under renewed pressure as Washington's political turmoil undermines confidence in U.S. economic policy.
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS climbed 0.9 percent on Monday helped by gains in Australia and Hong Kong stocks despite fresh curbs unveiled by regulators on the property markets in the latter.
• Japan's Nikkei share average rose on Monday in thin trade tracking Wall Street, but the dollar's weakness and U.S. political turmoil kept investors nervous and curbed gains.
The Nikkei rose 0.5 percent to 19,678.28.
• Shanghai stocks reversed earlier gains to end lower on Monday as lingering worries over economic growth and tighter regulations to curb speculative investments hurt risk appetite.
The blue-chip CSI300 index rose 0.2 percent, to 3,411.24, while the Shanghai Composite Index lost 0.5 percent to 3,075.68 points.
• Hong Kong's benchmark share index ended Monday at its highest closing level in 22 months, helped by buoyant sentiment in Asian markets and steady money inflows from mainland China, which helped push index heavyweight Tencent to a fresh record.
The Hang Seng index rose 0.9 percent to 25,391.34 points, while the China Enterprises Index gained 1.0 percent to 10,374.32 points.
Reference: Reuters, CNBC
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