** China's blue-chip CSI 300 opened flat, while the Shanghai Composite Index opened up 0.1%.
** The Hang Seng Index in Hong Kong opened down 0.6%.
** China set a modest target for economic growth this year
of around 5% on Sunday, as it kicked off the annual session of
its National People's Congress (NPC), which is poised to
implement the biggest government shake-up in a decade.
** As expectations on the GDP growth target were rising in
the run-up to the NPC session, so market participants may be
slightly disappointed in this official 5.0% target, Nomura said
in a note.
** "Overall, we view it as a relatively conservative but pragmatic proposal for delivering a healthy and organic economic recovery from last year's huge disruptions caused by zero Covid, and we still see no sign of a massive stimulus programme." (Reporting by Shanghai Newsroom; Editing by Rashmi Aich)
