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Asia trades mixed as Nikkei reverses gains | |
(about 3 hours later) | |
Asian markets reversed earlier gains to trade mixed after a possible health scare spooked Japanese markets. | |
The Nikkei 225 fell 0.5% to 17,718.34 on news that a man who recently arrived from Sierra Leone is being tested for Ebola. | |
If the test is positive, it would be Japan's first case of the deadly disease. | |
The dollar was at 120.20 yen, within sight of its seven-and-a-half year high of 121.86 set earlier this month. | |
Budget airline tumble | Budget airline tumble |
In Malaysia, shares of Kuala Lumpur-listed AirAsia plunged as much as 13% after news its plane flying from Indonesia to Singapore had gone missing on Sunday. | In Malaysia, shares of Kuala Lumpur-listed AirAsia plunged as much as 13% after news its plane flying from Indonesia to Singapore had gone missing on Sunday. |
That marked the budget airline's biggest one day drop in over three years. | |
Its Airbus A320-200 disappeared over the Java Sea en route to Singapore from Surabaya and authorities are still searching for the aircraft. | |
Its shares have recovered some of the earlier losses to trade down 7.8%, according to Bloomberg. | |
China shares rallied after state media reported that the country's central bank had further eased monetary policy over the weekend. | |
The benchmark Shanghai Composite was higher 1.4% to 3,200.13, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng index was up 1.8% to 23,772.21. | |
News from government agency State Information Centre that China's growth is expected to slow to 7% next year from a forecast 7.3% this year did little to dent investor sentiment. | News from government agency State Information Centre that China's growth is expected to slow to 7% next year from a forecast 7.3% this year did little to dent investor sentiment. |
In Australia, shares hit a seven week high in thin holiday trade. | |
The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 closed up 1.5% to 5,473.8 with shares of iron ore miner Fortescue Metals jumping 7.5%. | |
BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto both gained 2.5% even though iron ore prices dropped to a five-year trough last week. | |
South Korean shares led the region's downtrend. | |
The benchmark Kospi index finished down 1% to 1,927.86 points. |