Wall Street: Hong Kong and Benchmark Indexes

wall street: But the downbeat mood on Wall Street on Friday carried over into Monday's trading, according to Market Watch. Nikkei NIK, -0.49% fell 0.8%, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index HSI, -0.31% rose 0.5%. The Shanghai Composite SHCOMP, -0.92% slipped 0.4% while the Shenzhen Composite 399106, -1.06% declined 0.6% ahead of the National Day holiday, which will shut Chinese markets until Oct. 8. Chinese manufacturing data was slightly better than analysts' estimates, helping to boost sentiment. South Korea's Kospi 180721, -1.95% rose 0.5% while benchmark indexes in Singapore STI, -1.34% and Indonesia JAKIDX, -0.97% declined. Hong Kong got a boost from reassuring comments by the chief executive of its monetary authority. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 XJO, -1.53% was flat. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

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