By the end of the morning session Tokyo's Nikkei was up 1.5 percent, with exporters rallying on the back of the weakened yen. The dollar was at 107.45 yen, its highest mark since July. And Shanghai put on 0.2 percent despite data showing below-forecast retail sales and industrial output for October. However, Hong Kong sank 1.4 percent, extending a similar loss on Friday, while Sydney shed 0.8 percent and Singapore fell one percent. Manila plunged 1.3 percent and Jakarta was 2.4 percent lower, with dealers concerned Trump's protectionist rhetoric could see him throwing up tariffs.

Source: The Nation Bangkok November 14, 2016 03:55 UTC