
Chinese shares close lower at midday Monday
Shanghai Composite Index down 0.57 percent at 2,907.44 points.

Tokyo stocks lose ground in morning tracking losses on Wall Street
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average dropped 59.68 points, or 0.28 percent, from Friday to 21,407.31.

Hong Kong stocks open 0.53 pct lower
Hong Kong stocks lost 153.12 points, or 0.53 percent, to open at 28,612.28 points on Monday.

China's sci-tech innovation board starts trading
China's sci-tech innovation board started trading on the Shanghai Stock Exchange Monday morning.

U.S. stocks post weekly losses amid mixed earnings, rate cuts speculations
U.S. stocks posted weekly losses as investors digested mixed quarterly earnings results.