# Asia-Pacific Markets, Lower Overall

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By Paul Ebeling · 2021-05-13
Tags: Shayne Heffernan on Investments, Stocks, stocks, China, Japan, Asia, Paul Ebeling, Australia, Asia, #NewZealand
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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%

Have a healthy day, Keep the Faith!

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