Capitals – Saba:
Asian stock markets closed with mixed performance on Monday, as trading began for the week.
- Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index rose by 0.26%, closing at 24,203.32 points.
- China's CSI 300 Index remained stable at 4,017.67 points.
- Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 declined by 0.28%, ending at 39,459.62 points, while the broader TOPIX Index held steady at 2,822.81 points.
- South Korea's KOSPI gained 0.83%, closing at 3,202.03 points, whereas the KOSDAQ (small-cap index) fell by 0.14% to 799.37 points.
- Australia's S&P/ASX 200 dropped 0.11%, settling at 8,570.4 points.
- India's Nifty 50 (comprising 50 major stocks) declined by 0.53%, and the Sensex fell 0.46%.