Asia-Pacific markets were set for a mixed start to the year, with official data from China over the weekend highlighting a deepening contraction in its manufacturing sector.
For Arta Finance's Caesar Sengupta, there is "incredible value in private markets." But Saxo's Steen Jakobsen says "don't buy it, even if it's priced to perfection."
Asia-Pacific markets were mixed on the first trading day of the year, with China stocks dipping and Australian markets nearing its all-time closing high.