Epic Research Update : Asian Markets
Asian equity markets rose on the first trading day of the week following a strong lead from Wall Street on Friday while investors shrugged off weak economic data from Japan.
China�s Shanghai Composite jumped 0.24 percent or 5 points at 2,120.85. Hong Kong�s Hang Seng gained 1.06 percent or 235.48 points at 22,533.89.
Japan�s Nikkei rose 0.56 percent or 80.14 points at 14,393.17. Singapore�s Straits Times added 0.64 percent or 19.52 points at 3,058.23. South Korea�s Seoul Composite was up 0.33 percent or 6.48 points at 1,946.76.