Asian markets close Monday with mixed figures

By Tuba Sahin

ANKARA (AA) – Stock markets in Asia ended Monday with mixed figures ahead of US inflation data.

The US Department of Labor is set to announce the consumer price index for October on Wednesday.

The Asia Dow, which includes blue-chip companies in the region, fell by 10.7 points, or 0.27%, to close at nearly 3,892 points.

Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 stock exchange decreased 104.5 points, or 0.35%, to 29,507.

The Hang Seng, the benchmark for blue-chip stocks trading on the Hong Kong stock exchange, dropped by 106.7 points, or 0.43%, to 24,763.

China’s Shanghai stock exchange rose 7.06 points, or 0.20%, to 3,498.6 points after the country's foreign trade figure for October was announced.

China's exports soared by 27.1% year-on-year to surpass $300 billion in October, while its imports totaled $215.7 billion, surging 20.6%, the General Administration of Customs data showed.

The country posted a foreign trade surplus of $84.5 billion in October versus $66.8 billion a month ago.

The Indian Sensex benchmark climbed 491.20 points, or 0.82%, to 60,559, while the Singapore index was up 21.6 points, or 0.66%, to 3,263.​​​​​​​