• Asian stocks declined on Monday, led by financials, as a renewed drop in sovereign bond yields on political concerns prompted some investors to move to the sidelines after a recent equities rally.
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS was down 0.3 percent, near the day's lows. The index, which fell 0.7 percent on Friday, is still up more than 11 percent since end-December.
• Japan's Nikkei share average fell to 2-1/2 week lows on Monday as the yen strengthened and as financial stocks dropped on lower U.S. yields.
The Nikkei ended down 0.9 percent at 19,107.47 points, its lowest closing level since Feb. 9.
• China's blue chips posted their biggest single-day loss in two months on Monday after the securities regulator vowed to step up its campaign against speculation and hinted about loosening its grip on new share offerings.
The blue-chip CSI300 index fell 0.8 percent to 3,446.22 points, its sharpest drop since Dec.23, while the Shanghai Composite Index also weakened 0.8 percent to 3,228.66 points.
• Hong Kong stocks fell for the third straight session on Monday, as the market's strong months-long rally showed signs of fatigue.
The Hang Seng index dropped 0.2 percent to 23,919.46 points, while the Hong Kong China Enterprises Index lost 0.8 percent, to 10,338.12.
Reference: Reuters,CNBC
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