Hong Kong stocks decline for fourth session as Nikkei 225 rises

China's Shanghai Composite Index SHCOMP, -0.71% added 0.3% to 3,221.45, while Singapore's FTSE Straits Times Index STI, +0.14% fell 0.4% to 3,195.22. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 Benchmark Index XJO, -0.03% increased 0.9% to 7,217.40, while South Korea's Korea Exchange was closed.

Of the the Hang Seng Index constituents, online service providers company Netease 9999, -1.57% saw the largest increase Monday, as shares added 7.2%.

Shares of clothing firm Shenzhou Intl Group 2313, -2.01% and computers/consumer electronics company Lenovo Group 992, -1.08% increased 4.4% and 3.9%, respectively.

Shares of e-commerce company Meituan 3690, -2.33% saw the largest decline in Hong Kong, as shares declined 8.1% on Monday.

Shares of optical instruments firm Sunny Optical Technology 2382, +2.52% and sporting goods stores company Li Ning 2331, -1.16% declined 5.2% and 4.9%, respectively.

Of the Nikkei 225 Index constituents, mobile telecommunications company SoftBank Group 9984, -3.61% saw the largest increase Monday, as shares rose 8.2%.

Shares of semiconductors firm Advantest Corp 6857, +2.38% and diversified holding companies company Mitsui & Co. 8031, -0.82% added 4.1% and 4.0%, respectively.

Also in Japan, paper mills company Nippon Paper Industries 3863, saw the largest decline Monday, as shares dropped 1.6%

Shares of securities/commodity exchange activities firm Japan Exchange Group 8697, -0.99% and pharmaceuticals company Sumitomo Pharma 4506, -0.59% dropped 1.6% and 1.5%, respectively.

Editor's Note: This story was auto-generated by Automated Insights, an automation technology provider, using data from Dow Jones and FactSet. See our market data terms of use.