After playing in the Russian mountain last week, Asian markets follow different paths in the beginning of the week. In Japan, the Nikkei has evolved in the green throughout the session with a closing up nearly 1% at 11,313 points, after opening up 0.86%.

In China, the Hang Seng in Hong Kong climbed 0.11% to 22,233 points while the Shanghai Composite lost 0.57% more frankly to 3127 points. The Kosdaq Korea followed suit with a drop of 0.65% to 3611 points. In India, the Stock Exchange was down 0.24% to 7083 points.

Australia is in the green with an S & P 200 up 0.67% to 4981 points.

Meanwhile the U.S. results …

The Asian markets are reluctant to follow the movement driven by Wall Street Friday. The U.S. stock market finished the session at its highest level since September 2008 (0.64% at 10,997 points) despite mixed statistics.The clarification of the case by the Greek EU heads of state, announced on Friday and confirmed Sunday, has confirmed the good mood.

According to analysts, Asian investors are now expecting the ball quarterly publications which should begin on Monday in the U.S.. Alcoa will open the ball tonight before Intel, Google, JP Morgan, Bank of america or General Electric throughout the week.

As for the U.S. statistics, budget figures are expected this evening. In the rest of the week will be revealed, among others, the figures in the housing sector, the weekly unemployment registration and the index of sentiment among American consumers.

In Japan, markets will keep an eye on the conclusions of the minutes of the meeting of the Bank of Japan on 16 and 17 March.

Oil up

Crude prices were trending upward Monday in electronic trading in Asia, boosted by the dollar's decline against the euro. The European currency jumped to exchange in effect against 1.3675 dollars.

A barrel of light sweet crude for May delivery gained 46 cents to 85.38 dollars while Brent North Sea due to the same, took 50 cents to 85.33 dollars.