Asia-Pacific and EU Stocks Follow US Markets North

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China stocks finished higher, with the blue-chip index posting its best day in 6 wks, led by gainers in new energy vehicles firms, while strong foreign inflows also helped investor sentiment.

The blue-chip CSI300 index rose 2.4% at 5,087.02 Monday, the Shanghai Composite Index climbed 1.5% to close at 3,477.55.

Japan’s TOPIX closed lower Monday, the Nikkei ended flat to little changed.

The broader TOPIX slipped 0.22% to 1,956.56, while the Nikkei 225 Index ended 0.01% higher at 29,685.37.

Australian shares finished flat Monday. The S&P/ASX 200 index closed little changed at 7,065.6. New Zealand’s benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index was up 0.7% at 12,767.83.

Asia-Pacific Indexes

Data as of 19 Apr 2021. All quotes delayed at least 15 minutes.

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Index

Time

Last

Chg

Chg %

.TRXFLDJPP

Thomson Reuters Equity Japan Index

3:37am EDT

171.32

-0.39

-0.23%

.TRXFLDHKP

Thomson Reuters Equity HK Index

4:09am EDT

353.98

+1.42

+0.40%

.TRXFLDINP

Thomson Reuters Equity India Index

4:09am EDT

1,698.21

-34.07

-1.97%

.N225

Nikkei Stock Average 225

2:15am EDT

29,685.37

+2.00

+0.01%

.HSI

Hang Seng Index

4:08am EDT

29,106.15

+136.44

+0.47%

.AORD

ASX All Ordinaries Index

3:18am EDT

7,328.00

+2.20

+0.03%

.KS11

KOSPI Index

2:32am EDT

3,198.84

+0.22

+0.01%

.SETI

SET Composite Index

4:26am EDT

1,571.31

+22.35

+1.44%

.JKSE

Jakarta Composite

4:14am EDT

6,052.54

-33.72

-0.55%

.PSI

PSE Composite Index

12:50am EDT

6,459.76

-35.05

-0.54%

.SSEC

Shanghai Composite Index

3:59am EDT

3,477.55

+50.93

+1.49%

.BSESN

S&P BSE Sensex

4:26am EDT

47,804.73

-1,027.30

-2.10%

.FTFBMKLCI

FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI

4:26am EDT

1,601.35

-7.03

-0.44%

.HNX30

HNX 30 Index

15 Apr 2021

440.43

-3.39

-0.76%

Have a healthy week, Keep the Faith!