• Asian shares crept up on Monday as Wall Street gathered momentum into a busy week of earnings with more than major companies due to report, while the dollar was again hobbled by a lack of progress on U.S. fiscal stimulus.100
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan .MIAPJPUS inched up percent, with Taiwan .TWII leading the pack by adding percent.00000.4 0.9
• Japan's Nikkei share average rose on Monday as bank stocks climed following measures ordered by U.S. President Donald Trump to reduce regulation in the financial sector, although a slightly stronger yen kept gains limited.
The Nikkei rose percent to 0.318,976.71.
Traders said that most investors were expected to stay on the sidelines before Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe meets U.S. President Donald Trump on Feb. and , with trade and currencies likely to be on the agenda10 11
• China stocks rose on Monday in thin activity as investors stayed largely cautious over the central bank's policy tightening after it surprisingly raised short-term interest rates last week.
The blue-chip CSIindex rose percent, to ,points, while the Shanghai Composite Index added percent to ,points.300 0.3 3373.21 0.5 3156.98
• Hong Kong stocks rebounded on Monday, drawing inspiration from a firmer Wall Street and helped by rising capital inflows from the mainland.
The benchmark Hang Seng index added percent, to ,points.1.0 23348.24
Reference:Reuters
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