{"id":113763,"date":"2021-02-22T00:21:20","date_gmt":"2021-02-22T00:21:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=113763"},"modified":"2021-02-22T00:21:20","modified_gmt":"2021-02-22T00:21:20","slug":"asia-stocks-rise-china-keeps-benchmark-lending-rate-unchanged","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/markets\/asia-stocks-rise-china-keeps-benchmark-lending-rate-unchanged\/","title":{"rendered":"Asia stocks rise; China keeps benchmark lending rate unchanged"},"content":{"rendered":"
SINGAPORE \u2014 Stocks in Asia-Pacific rose in Monday morning trade as China left its benchmark lending rate unchanged over the weekend.<\/p>\n
In Japan, the Nikkei 225 gained 1.03% in early trade, with shares of conglomerate Softbank Group surging more than 2%. The Topix index gained 0.94%. South Korea's Kospi also traded 0.25% higher.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, shares in Australia were little changed in morning trade as the S&P\/ASX 200 was largely flat.<\/p>\n
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan traded 0.11% higher.<\/p>\n
China kept the one-year loan prime rate (LPR) unchanged at 3.85%, largely in line with expectations of traders and analysts in a Reuters snap poll. The five-year LPR was also kept steady at 4.65%.
The LPR is\u00a0a lending reference rate set monthly by 18 banks.<\/p>\n