Most Asia markets rise as China property stocks lead gains

China's property market, which makes up a substantial chunk of the country's economy, needs more government support to prevent it from deteriorating further, analysts said.

Existing home prices fell in October by the most since 2014, while outstanding property loans fell for the first time in history, Larry Hu, chief economist at Macquarie, said in a note Friday.

That indicates increased drags on both the demand and the supply side.

Policy so far has focused on boosting demand. But the government hasn't "addressed the most important issue: credit risk related to developers," according to a Macquarie report.

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— Evelyn Cheng

Shares of Sunac surged on Tuesday after the beleaguered Chinese property developer said it has started executing its plans to overhaul its debt after satisfying restructuring conditions.

Hong Kong-listed shares of Sunac jumped 18% to 2.75 Hong Kong dollars, trading at its highest level in two months.

The restructuring involves a full discharge and release of the Sunac's existing debt in exchange for the issuance of the new notes.

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— Shreyashi Sanyal

Asian chip stocks rose after a tech-powered rally on Wall Street, led by Microsoft and Nvidia on Monday.

Shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation were up 1.39%, outperforming the Taiex's gains of 1.01%.

Hon Hai Precision Industry, known internationally as Foxconn, advanced 0.5%.

Separately, South Korea's Samsung Electronics, which also supplies chips to Nvidia for some of its graphics cards, saw its share price inch up by 0.69%.

— Lim Hui Jie

The persistent uncertainty in financial markets, along with high interest rates around the world, have raised the allure of holding on to cash — but one equities expert says this may not be the best idea.

"We're at a point where cash deposits or money in cash and money market funds is the highest it's been — a lot of investors are saying, maybe the [U.S. Federal Reserve] is peaking or going to cut rates so I should keep my money in cash — but I think that would be a missed opportunity," Andy Budden, investment director of equities at financial services firm Capital Group, told CNBC Pro.

Instead, he said it's time to "have a bit of courage" and revealed his favorite areas to invest in.

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— Amala Balakrishner

South Korea's producer price index climbed 0.8% year-on-year in October, a slower rate of increase compared with the 1.3% growth seen in the month before.

On a monthly basis, producer prices fell 0.1%, the first time in three months that the PPI fell month-on-month. The decrease was led by a 5.5% decrease in prices of agricultural, forestry & marine products.

The PPI measures monthly variations in the prices of goods shipped by industrial producers within the domestic market.

— Lim Hui Jie

It's been a big year for Big Tech, with U.S. favorites Nvidia and Meta Platforms among the stocks that have soared in 2023.

But for those investors who fear they might have missed the boat, portfolio manager Karen Kharmandarian has an under-the-radar global tech pick.

"This company would be one we would prefer to U.S. companies when it comes to machine vision systems," the senior portfolio manager at Thematics Asset Management told CNBC Pro.

— Amala Balakrishner

Microsoft is trading at record high levels since its IPO in March 1986, hitting an all-time high of $378.81 on Monday. Shares are up 2.3%.

The moves were fueled by Microsoft's announcement that former OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and president and board chair Greg Brockman will be joining the big tech giant to head a new artificial intelligence research team. Analysts and investors viewed this as a positive catalyst for Microsoft's AI story in the long term.

— Pia Singh

Nvidia stock climbed more than 2% during Monday's session, trading at its most-expensive level ever.

Monday's record-breaking advance comes as investors prepare for the chip maker's earnings report expected Tuesday after the bell. Analysts polled by FactSet expect the company to report $16.19 billion in revenue and $3.37 in earnings per share for the third quarter.

The high comes amid a banner year for the stock, with shares up more than 240% since the start of 2023.

— Alex Harring

Oil prices rose more than 2% on Monday amid anticipation that the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries could implement another production cut this weekend.

The global benchmark Brent crude contract for January rose $1.71, or 2.12%, to settle at $82.32 a barrel, while the West Texas Intermediate contract for December increased $1.71, or 2.25%, to settle at $77.60 a barrel.

Oil has gained for two sessions in a row now after rapid selloff late last week on supply and demand concerns.

Traders are now eying whether OPEC and its allies will implement additional production cuts at a meeting Sunday in response to the drop in oil prices.

— Spencer Kimball

The S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average are up 8.01% and 6.05% in November. The two major averages are on pace for their best monthly performance since Oct. 2022, when the broad market index jumped about 8%, while the 30-stock Dow surged 13.95%.

Meanwhile, the Nasdaq Composite is headed toward its best month since January, when it gained 1.67%.

— Hakyung Kim