{"id":133308,"date":"2021-07-26T01:15:09","date_gmt":"2021-07-26T01:15:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=133308"},"modified":"2021-07-26T01:15:09","modified_gmt":"2021-07-26T01:15:09","slug":"japans-nikkei-225-jumps-more-than-1-investors-monitor-covid-restrictions-in-asia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/markets\/japans-nikkei-225-jumps-more-than-1-investors-monitor-covid-restrictions-in-asia\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan&#x27;s Nikkei 225 jumps more than 1%; investors monitor Covid restrictions in Asia"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>Shares in Asia-Pacific were mixed in Monday morning trade, as Japanese stocks led gains regionally.<\/li>\n<li>All three of the major averages stateside ended at record closing highs last week.<\/li>\n<li>On the economic data front, Singapore&#x27;s industrial production figures for June are set to be out at 1:00 p.m. HK\/SIN.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>SINGAPORE \u2014 Shares in Asia-Pacific were mixed in Monday morning trade, as Japanese stocks led gains regionally. <\/p>\n<p>Returning to trade following holidays on Thursday and Friday, the Nikkei 225 in Japan jumped 1.49% in Monday morning trade while the Topix index advanced 1.46%.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, markets were mixed. South Korea&#x27;s Kospi edged 0.23% lower. In Australia, the S&amp;P\/ASX 200 climbed 0.18%.<\/p>\n<p>MSCI&#x27;s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan traded 0.07% lower.<\/p>\n<p>On the economic data front, Singapore&#x27;s industrial production figures for June are set to be out at 1:00 p.m. HK\/SIN.<\/p>\n<h2>Covid in Asia<\/h2>\n<p>Investors likely continued to monitor the Covid situation in Asia as it weighs on sentiment.<\/p>\n<p>In South Korea, the second highest level of virus restrictions will be applied to non-capital areas starting Tuesday, local agency Yonhap reported. Elsewhere, Tokyo&#x27;s daily coronavirus tally has exceeded 1,000 for six days in a row, according to Kyodo News.<\/p>\n<p>Indonesia on Sunday also extended its Covid restrictions by a week, according to Reuters. The country has been among multiple Southeast Asian nations that have been grappling with a resurgence in infections.<\/p>\n<h2>Stock picks and investing trends from CNBC Pro:<\/h2>\n<p>Credit Suisse picks the Apple suppliers set to pop as the iPhone evolves<\/p>\n<p>Bank of America picks the UK&#x27;s &#x27;high quality&#x27; bargain stocks to buy now<\/p>\n<p>Too risky to ignore? Morgan Stanley picks 5 stocks to play an &#x27;underappreciated&#x27; investment trend<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, the Dow Jones Industrial Averaged closed above 35,000 for the first time ever while the S&amp;P 500 jumped 1.01% to 4,411.79 and the Nasdaq Composite gained 1.04% to 14,836.99. Friday&#x27;s moves upward saw all three major indexes stateside at new closing highs.<\/p>\n<table><\/table>\n<h2>Currencies and oil<\/h2>\n<p>The U.S. dollar index, which tracks the greenback against a basket of its peers, was at 92.942 following a recent bounce from below 92.8.<\/p>\n<p>The Japanese yen traded at 110.50 per dollar, weaker than levels below 110 seen against the greenback last week. The Australian dollar changed hands at $0.7351, above levels below $0.732 seen last week.<\/p>\n<p>Oil prices were lower in the morning of Asia trading hours, with international benchmark Brent crude futures down 0.11% to $74.02 per barrel. U.S. crude futures slipped 0.11% to $71.99 per barrel.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#x27;s a look at what&#x27;s on tap:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Singapore: Industrial production for June at 1:00 p.m. HK\/SIN<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2021\/07\/26\/asia-markets-wall-street-friday-closing-highs-covid-currencies-oil.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shares in Asia-Pacific were mixed in Monday<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":133307,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23054],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Japan&#x27;s Nikkei 225 jumps more than 1%; investors monitor Covid restrictions in Asia - Pre Coin News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/markets\/japans-nikkei-225-jumps-more-than-1-investors-monitor-covid-restrictions-in-asia\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Japan&#x27;s Nikkei 225 jumps more than 1%; 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