Glenn Wilkins - Monday, April 5, 2021 Asia Up Slightly as Much of Region on Holiday Advertisment On a much reduced schedule Monday, Asia stocks saw more muted moves. The Nikkei 225 jumped 235.25 points, or 0.8%, Monday to 30,089.25. The Japanese yen traded at 110.57 per U.S. dollar, following an earlier low of 110.74 against the greenback. In South Korea, shares of LG Electronics dropped 2.5%. The firm announced Monday that it is closing its mobile business unit to focus resources in “growth areas” such as electric vehicle components. The Australian dollar changed hands at $0.7623, above levels below $0.756 seen last week. In other markets In Singapore, the Straits Times index gained 28.06 points, or 0.9%, to 3,209.74. In Korea, the Kospi index added 8.03 points, or 0.3%, to 3,120.83. Stock markets in Shanghai, Taiwan, New Zealand and Australia remained closed for the Easter long weekend.
