Asia-Pacific Markets, Lower Overall
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Australian shares fell for a 3rd session running Thursday, with miners and tech stocks leading losses.
The S&P/ASX 200 index closed 0.9% lower to close at 6,982.7. New Zealand’s benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index dropped 1.1% to finish at 12,428.12, extending losses into the 7th session running.
Japanese shares also fell Thursday, with the Nikkei average hitting a 4-month low.
The Nikkei dropped 2.49% to 27,448.01, and the broader TOPIX shed 1.54% to 1,849.04, touching a 3-month low.
China and Hong Kong stocks fell Thursday, after the former’s latest bank lending data missed forecasts.
The CSI300 index fell 0.8% to 5,003.72 at the end of the morning session, while the Shanghai Composite Index lost 0.7% to 3,437.14 and the Hang Seng index dropped 0.9% to 27,970.78, while the Hong Kong China Enterprises Index lost 1.2% to 10,434.23.
Asia-Pacific Indexes
Data as of 13 May 2021. All quotes delayed at least 15 mins.
Symb
Index
Time
Last
Chg
Chg %
.TRXFLDJPP
Thomson Reuters Equity Japan Index
2:59am EDT
162.12
-2.56
-1.55%
.TRXFLDHKP
Thomson Reuters Equity HK Index
3:31am EDT
334.96
-6.57
-1.92%
.TRXFLDINP
Thomson Reuters Equity India Index
3:31am EDT
1,767.37
+0.00
+0.00%
.N225
Nikkei Stock Average 225
2:15am EDT
27,448.01
-699.50
-2.49%
.HSI
Hang Seng Index
3:47am EDT
27,777.44
-453.60
-1.61%
.AORD
ASX All Ordinaries Index
3:05am EDT
7,209.00
-72.10
-0.99%
.KS11
KOSPI Index
2:33am EDT
3,122.11
-39.55
-1.25%
.SETI
SET Composite Index
3:45am EDT
1,550.57
-21.28
-1.35%
.JKSE
Jakarta Composite
11 May 2021
5,938.35
-37.44
-0.63%
.PSI
PSE Composite Index
12 May 2021
6,236.40
-90.43
-1.43%
.SSEC
Shanghai Composite Index
3:31am EDT
3,429.54
-33.22
-0.96%
.BSESN
S&P BSE Sensex
12 May 2021
48,690.80
-471.01
-0.96%
.FTFBMKLCI
FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI
12 May 2021
1,582.52
+4.88
+0.31%
.HNX30
HNX 30 Index
11 May 2021
424.75
+7.35
+1.76%
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