Asian stock markets are trading mostly higher on Monday after a long holiday weekend, with markets in Hong Kong, Australia and New Zealand shut due to the Easter holiday, following the mixed cues from Wall Street on Thursday, amid progress in tariff discussions between the Trump administration and other major economies. However, the lack of direct trade negotiations between the US and China continued to weigh on market sentiment.
The Australian stock market is closed for Easter Monday on Monday. Australian stocks closed significantly higher on Thursday ahead of the holiday on Friday.
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