Asia-Pacific markets mostly in green on dovish Fed’s remark; eyes on Middle-East conflicts

Japan +2.56%. Japan’s current account surplus fell to JPY 2.280 trillion in August 2023 from JPY 2.772 trillion in July, misses forecast. China -0.52%. Mainland stocks struggled to gain momentum amid a lack of market-moving cues. Markets also cautiously awaited Chinese inflation and trade figures later in the week to guide the economic outlook for the country. Hong Kong +1.32%. India +0.58%. Australia +1.01%. Australian October Consumer Confidence +2.9% m/m to 82.0. Australian Weekly ANZ Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence survey 80.1 (prior 78.2). In the U.S. on Monday, all three major indexes ended higher boosted by dovish Federal Reserve remarks…