Pacific Markets MixedAsia-Pacific markets were mixed on Monday. South Korea’s Kospi rose 0.91%, and the Kosdaq added 1.74%, even as the nation faced its deadliest air disaster, claiming 179 lives.
Major laggards included Nifty PSU Bank, Metal and Nifty Oil and Gas. Majors like Hindalco, Tata Steel, Vedanta and NMDC dragged the metal index lower by almost a percent.