On Friday, the CSI 300 index of big Chinese companies traded in Shanghai or Shenzhen rose 4.5 percent and was up 15.7 percent this week. The gain was the largest in a single week for the index since November 2008, when share prices were gyrating violently with the onset of the global financial crisis.

Asian markets had a wild start to the week, with Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index tumbling nearly 5% while Chinese markets soared on news of fresh stimulus for the faltering economy, with Shanghai up more than 7%.

By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) -Share markets turned hesitant in Asia on Monday as strife in the Middle East offset more policy measures in China, while the Nikkei dived on concerns Japan's new prime minister favoured normalising interest rates.

O/R] The week is packed with major U.S. economic data including a payrolls report that could decide whether the Federal Reserve delivers another outsized rate cut in November. The Nikkei led the early action with a dive of 4.