DAVID HAFFENREFFER, CNN ANCHOR: Well, let's get a check now on how the Asian markets ended Monday's session overnight.</s>CHRISTINE ROMANS, CNN ANCHOR: Dalton Tanonaka joins us for the details from Hong Kong -- Dalton.</s>DALTON TANONAKA, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Good morning, Christine; good morning, David. Asian investors began the week here tentatively awaiting those U.S. Fed meetings. Tokyo snapped a four session losing streak, finishing one percent firmer, investor sentiment there lifted by encouraging economic numbers. Both industrial output and consumer confidence for December rose for the sixth straight quarter, beating analyst forecasts. Hong Kong's Hang Seng rose a third of one percent, led by banking giant HSBC. It hit a record high. Taiwan's benchmark TAIEX slumped more than 2 1/2 percent on the first day of trading following a 10-day holiday. Dominant carrier Chunghwa Telecom was down nearly six percent after that company announced it will delay its U.S. road show due to pricing disagreements over its IPO on Wall Street. And in India, the Bombay 30 Share Index fell more than two percent as the economic impact of last Friday's earthquake becomes clearer. The earthquake hit India's second most industrialized state Gujarat, and India is seeking $1.5 billion in international aid. That is the business and trading day here in Asia. Back to you in New York, Christine and David.</s>HAFFENREFFER: All right, thank you very much, Dalton.
Asian Market Update: Investors Await U.S. Fed meetings