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Asian Markets Mixed at Start of Shortened Trading Week

VOA News

   Asian marketsareinmixedterritoryMonday.

   Tokyo's Nikkei indexclosed 1.7% higheron news that the government was
   set to lift the coronavirus state of emergency on Tokyo, while the Hong
   Kong's Hang Seng indexis 0.15% lowerasthefinancial hubwasrocked by new
   protests over China's proposed national security law critics say will
   bring an end to the city's semi-autonomous status.

   Shanghai's indexclosed slightly (0.15%) higher, while Sydney's S&P/ASX
   isup over 2%. Seoul's KOSPIis up 1.2%, while Taiwan's TSEC index
   finished the trading day0.5% higher.

   In oil trading,U.S. crude oil is $33.60 per barrel, up 1%, while the
   international standard, Brent crude, is $35.27 per barrel, up 0.4%.

   All three U.S. stock exchanges will be closed in observance of Monday's
   Memorial Day holiday.

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