· Asia markets were mixed on Monday as the U.S. and Canada announced that they had reached a deal to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement.
· Japan’s Nikkei share average rose to a 27-year high on Monday, as an extended weakening in yen helped improved export earnings prospects for Japanese corporations, with a last-gasp deal to salvage NAFTA also lifting sentiment.
The United States and Canada forged a deal on Sunday North American time to preserve NAFTA as a trilateral pact with Mexico.
The Nikkei ended the day up 0.52 percent at 24,245.76 after going as high as 24,306.54, its strongest since November 1991.