Hong Kong Stocks Fell 0.24% at The Open
The Nikkei rose 1.5%, leading gains in Asia while the Topix was up 1.18%. The moves were supported by a weaker yen, which fell 0.96% to 153.75 on Monday.
South Korea’s Kospi gained 0.61%, while the small cap Kosdaq was 1.02% higher.
Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.17%.
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index fell 0.24%, while mainland China’s CSI 300 saw a larger loss of 0.73% after China reported its worst industrial profit numbers since the pandemic. Industrial profits in China plunged 27.1% year on year in September.
Source : CNBC