FxWirePro: Asian markets extremely down, gold hovers around $1,700 mark

All the major Asian indices were trading on a lower note on Monday. Gold was trading around $1,698 mark while silver was trading around $14.87 mark.

Australia’s S&P/ASX200 was trading 1.50 pct higher at 5,324.80 points.

Hong Kong’s Hang seng was trading 4.08 pct lower at 23,641.20 points.

South Korea’s kospi was trading 2.44 pct lower at 1,900.55 points.

Taiwan’s stock was trading around 2.38 pct lower at 10,731.62 points.

India’s NSE was trading 4.88 pct lower at 9,377.75 points while BSE Sensex was trading 4.97 pct lower at 32,034.70 points.

Japanese banks will be closed in observance of Greenery Day.