South Korea's Kospi finished the day 0.3% higher at 1817.79, while Japanese markets were closed for a public holiday.

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With stores and businesses closed for a public holiday, the streets of downtown Nicosia were mostly calm on Monday.

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With Japan closed for a public holiday, yen trading was quiet until later in the day when Europe came online.

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Japan's Nikkei 225 index was closed for a public holiday.

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The market was closed for a public holiday on Friday.

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Stock markets in Japan were closed for a public holiday.

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Japan's stock market was closed for a public holiday.

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The London markets were closed Tuesday for a public holiday.

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