Japanese stocks rally as Hang Seng rises

China's Shanghai Composite Index SHCOMP, +0.55% added 0.1% to 3,232.44, and Singapore's FTSE Straits Times Index STI, +0.01% increased 0.6% to 3,186.46. South Korea's KOSPI Composite Index 180721, +1.16% increased 0.5% to 2,615.41, while Australia's S&P/ASX 200 Benchmark Index XJO, +0.32% rose 1.0% to 7,216.30.

Among Nikkei 225 Index constituents, construction machinery company Hitachi Construction Mach 6305, +0.96% saw the largest increase Monday, as shares added 7.0%.

Shares of passenger cars firm Mazda Motor 7261, +3.61% and industrial electrical equipment company Yaskawa Electric 6506, +3.23% increased 6.7% and 6.5%, respectively.

Also in Japan, electric power generation company Tokyo Electric Power 9501, +2.90% saw the largest decline Monday, as shares fell 3.6%

Shares of e-commerce firm Rakuten Group 4755, +0.02% and electric power distribution company Chubu Electric Power 9502, +1.73% weakened 1.7% and 0.8%, respectively.

Of the the Hang Seng Index constituents, semiconductors company Semiconductor Mfg Intl 981, -0.70% saw the largest increase Monday, as shares gained 6.3%.

Shares of diversified holding companies firm CK Infrastructure Hldgs 1038, +1.19% and banking company Hang Seng Bank 11, +0.36% gained 3.1% and 2.7%, respectively.

Shares of real estate services/transactions company Country Garden Holdings 2007, -1.73% saw the largest drop in Hong Kong, as shares weakened 3.9% on Monday.

Shares of aluminum firm China Hongqiao Group 1378, +1.51% and property managers company Country Garden Svcs 6098, -1.57% fell 3.8% and 3.8%, respectively.

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