Major Asian stock markets mixed at Monday's close

Major Asian stock markets mixed at Monday's close

Tokyo's Nikkei 225 gains 0.42%, China's Shanghai Stock Exchange down 0.37%

By Tuba Ongun

ANKARA (AA) - Major Asian stock markets were mixed at Monday's close.

The Asia Dow, which includes blue-chip companies in the region, increased slightly by 0.06% to 3,384 points.

Tokyo's Nikkei 225 gained 0.42% to close at 27,633.66 points.

Japan posted a current account surplus of 2.2 trillion yen ($16.59 billion) in February, shifting from a record deficit of 1.98 trillion yen in January.

The consumer confidence index in Japan hiked to 33.9 in March from 31.1 in the prior month and came above the market estimate of 31.9.

Kazuo Ueda, the new governor of the Bank of Japan, took over the helm on Monday, replacing Haruhiko Kuroda.

Ueda and Prime Minister Fumio Kishida agreed to retain the central bank’s joint agreement with the government, which has served as the basis for the Bank of Japan's monetary easing to achieve its 2% inflation target.

China's Shanghai Stock Exchange decreased 0.37% to close at 3,315.36 points on Monday.

The Singapore index fell 0.18% to end the day at 3,294 points, while India's Sensex benchmark edged up 0.02% to close at 59,846.

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