Japan

•    NKY+1.76%, TPX +1.17%

•    NKY pared gains after rising more than 3% with investors disappointed by a BoJ decision that many believe would do little to weaken the strong yen. Turnover on the TPX rose to 1.18 trillion yen from 1.03 trillion yen yesterday

•    Stocks rose across most sectors led by tech, industrials, telecom, materials and health care. Oil & gas fell

•    Exporters held onto their gains, but were off their earlier highs: autos +0.44%, CE +1.18%, precision +1.68%

•    Traders +1.55% after metal prices rose

•    Best performing sectors on the TPX: insurance +2.72%, airline +2.66%, glass & ceramics +2.21%; worst performing sectors: oil & coal -1.08%, banks +0.08%, electric power & gas +0.26%

Hong Kong

•    HSI +0.68%; HSCEI +1.20%

•    Stocks rose after the Fed chairman vowed to safeguard the US recovery temporarily lifted sentiments. Turnover on the HIS fell to HK$16.83B from HK $17.11B last Friday.

China

•    SHCOMP +1.61%; SZCOMP +2.63%

•    Stocks rose led by health care and consumer stocks after the Fed chairman vowed to safeguard the US recovery temporarily lifted sentiments. Turnover on the SHCOMP fell to 74.01B yuan from 80.17B yuan last Friday

•    Stocks rose across all sectors led by health care, consumer, materials, tech and industrials

•    Metals +3.00%, mining +2.69% after metal prices rose

•    F&B +3.83% as investors chased inflation plays