By Tuba Sahin
ANKARA (AA) – Stock markets in Asia ended Monday with mixed figures after purchasing managers’ index (PMI) data was released by China and Japan.
The Asia Dow, which includes blue-chip companies in the region, was up by 23.7 points, or 0.61%, to close at nearly 3,909 points.
Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 stock exchange jumped 754.4 points, or 2.61%, to 29,647.
Japan’s manufacturing sector posted a stronger improvement in operating conditions in October, with the manufacturing PMI rising from 51.5 in September to 53.2, according to the London-based IHS Markit.
The Hang Seng, the benchmark for blue-chip stocks trading on the Hong Kong stock exchange, dropped by 222.9 points, or 0.88%, to 25,154.
After the country’s manufacturing data for October was announced, China’s Shanghai stock exchange fell 2.9 points, or 0.08%, to 3,544 points.
Spurred by recovery in demand, the Caixin China General Manufacturing PMI climbed to 50.6 in October.
China’s production fell for the third month in a row due to power supply issues, shortages of materials, and rising costs.
The Indian Sensex benchmark climbed 857.14 points, or 1.45%, to 60,164, while the Singapore index was up 21.2 points, or 0.66%, to 3,219.