All Asia-Pacific Markets Up Overall
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China stocks finished higher Tuesday, led by gains in energy and transport firms.
At the close, the Shanghai Composite index was up 0.32% at 3,529.01, while the blue-chip CSI300 index was up 0.05%.
The smaller Shenzhen index ended up 0.13% and the start-up board ChiNext Composite index was weaker by 0.727%.
The CSI300 energy index and the CSI300 transport index closed up 2.0% and 2.8%, respectively.
Japanese shares spiked Tuesday as investors shrugged off data showing the economy slipped back into contraction, and picked up stocks whose valuations took a beating in recent sell-offs.
The Nikkei share average advanced 2.09% to close at 28,406.84, recovering from a 4-month low marked last wk, while the broader TOPIX added 1.54% at 1,907.74.
Australian shares closed higher for a 3rd session running Tuesday, led by gainers in heavyweight mining and energy sector stocks as commodity prices strengthened.
The S&P/ASX 200 index ended 0.6% higher at 7,066, New Zealand’s benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index rose 0.1% to finish the session at 12,428.62.
Name
Country
Last
Prev. Close
+/-
%
Time
Date
YTD
1 Year
Australia All Ordinaries
Australia
7,299.10
7,255.80
43.3
0.6%
8:10:45 AM
5/18/2021
4.97%
31.34%
CSI 100
China
5,279.72
5,211.87
67.85
1.3%
9:00:26 AM
5/17/2021
-2.04%
31.94%
CSI 300
China
5,184.99
5,110.59
74.4
1.46%
9:00:26 AM
5/17/2021
-1.57%
32.17%
CSI 500
China
6,578.14
6,525.80
52.34
0.8%
9:00:26 AM
5/17/2021
1.47%
20.06%
CSI 800
China
5,400.70
5,331.15
69.55
1.3%
9:00:26 AM
5/17/2021
-0.89%
29.17%
DAXglobal China Urbanization EUR (PR)
China
263.21
260.98
2.23
0.85%
12:30:00 PM
5/18/2021
2.01%
-5.91%
DAXglobal China Urbanization EUR (TR)
China
394.64
390.18
4.46
1.14%
12:30:00 PM
5/18/2021
2.33%
-2.2%
DBIX India Net
India
854.65
859.57
-4.92
-0.57%
12:30:00 PM
5/18/2021
17.49%
88.99%
Hang Seng
Hong Kong
28,569.76
28,175.36
394.4
1.4%
9:51:00 AM
5/18/2021
3.99%
19.37%
Hang Seng China Enterprise
Hong Kong
10,637.75
10,489.18
148.57
1.42%
9:51:00 AM
5/18/2021
-0.79%
9.37%
IDX
Indonesia
5,834.39
5,833.86
0.53
0.01%
10:15:00 AM
5/18/2021
-4.43%
29.34%
NIKKEI 225
Japan
28,406.84
27,824.83
582.01
2.09%
8:00:01 AM
5/18/2021
4.21%
41.09%
S&P ASX 20
Australia
4,020.00
3,986.60
33.4
0.84%
8:10:45 AM
5/18/2021
9.29%
33.71%
S&P ASX 200
Australia
7,066.00
7,023.60
42.4
0.6%
8:10:45 AM
5/18/2021
5.71%
29.4%
S&P ASX 300
Australia
7,055.50
7,013.80
41.7
0.59%
8:10:45 AM
5/18/2021
5.78%
29.9%
S&P ASX 50
Australia
6,855.40
6,810.20
45.2
0.66%
8:10:45 AM
5/18/2021
7.03%
28.29%
S&P ASX MidCap50
Australia
8,551.50
8,498.10
53.4
0.63%
8:10:45 AM
5/18/2021
2.18%
39.68%
SENSEX
India
49,580.73
48,732.55
848.18
1.74%
2:26:08 PM
5/17/2021
2.91%
65.11%
SSE 100
China
7,195.92
7,075.98
119.94
1.7%
9:00:26 AM
5/17/2021
1.55%
25.03%
SSE 180
China
10,554.62
10,450.46
104.16
1%
9:00:26 AM
5/17/2021
-1.82%
27.05%
SSE 380
China
5,985.79
5,923.67
62.12
1.05%
9:00:26 AM
5/17/2021
1.51%
22.85%
SSE 50
China
3,539.91
3,503.04
36.88
1.05%
9:00:26 AM
5/17/2021
-2.84%
24.77%
Shanghai Composite
China
3,517.62
3,490.38
27.24
0.78%
9:01:06 AM
5/17/2021
0.42%
22.33%
Shenzhen Composite Index
China
2,320.33
2,293.87
26.46
1.15%
9:00:05 AM
5/17/2021
-2.77%
28.85%
Shenzhen Index A
China
2,427.89
2,400.14
27.74
1.16%
9:00:05 AM
5/17/2021
-2.78%
28.84%
Shenzhen Index B
China
1,149.67
1,153.58
-3.91
-0.34%
9:00:05 AM
5/17/2021
3.71%
33.17%
TOPIX
Japan
1,907.74
1,878.86
28.88
1.54%
8:00:02 AM
5/18/2021
6.31%
30.73%
TOPIX 100
Japan
1,242.48
1,221.01
21.47
1.76%
8:00:15 AM
5/18/2021
6.39%
32.91%
TOPIX 500
Japan
1,484.24
1,461.58
22.66
1.55%
8:00:01 AM
5/18/2021
6.38%
31.61%
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