Asian stock markets in red except for Japan

ISTANBUL

Major Asian stock markets closed Monday in red except for Japan.

The Kospi index in South Korea lost 0.14% to 2,470 points, while the Shanghai composite index in China fell 1.4% to 2,790 points.

The Sensex index in India closed the day at 71,370 points with a 0.4% decrease, and the Hang Seng index in Hong Kong fell to 14,970 points with a 2.2% loss.

The Nikkei 225 index in Japan completed the day at 36.546 points with an increase of 1.62%.