People walk past an electronic board showing Hong Kong share index outside a local bank in Hong Kong, Monday, May 29, 2017. Stock markets in Asia were subdued in holiday-thinned trading Monday as investors hunkered down ahead of a raft of economic data later this week that will provide fresh insight into the world economy. KEEPING SCORE: Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index rose 0.1 percent to 19,710.07 and South Korea’s Kospi dipped 0.1 percent to 2,353.64. GLOBAL OUTLOOK: A full slate of economic reports this week will give investors plenty to digest, beginning with Eurozone business and consumer confidence readings on Tuesday. The Nasdaq composite rose 0.1 percent to 6,210.19.

Source: Washington Post May 29, 2017 02:37 UTC