Asia-Pacific Markets Finished Mostly Higher
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Asia-Pacific Indexes
Asia-Pacific markets turned mixed Monday as Chinese retail sales missed expectations and Singapore moved to close schools to fight a virus outbreak, while more evidence of global inflation pressures helped gold to a 3-month high.
MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares sans Japan seesawed side of flat, just above a four-month trough hit last wk. Chinese blue chips were resilient with a gain of 1.8%.
China shares closed at more than 2-month highs Monday, as sustained gains in consumer and healthcare stocks outweighed concerns over the country reporting soft economic data.
The blue-chip CSI300 index rose 1.5%, to 5,184.99, its highest closing mark since 5 March, while the Shanghai Composite Index added 0.8% to 3,517.62, strongest closing mark since 3 March.
Japanese shares reversed course to settle lower Monday, as worries over the slow pace of the domestic vaccination drive overwhelmed a boost from solid gains in Wall Street shares.
The Nikkei share average fell 0.92% to close at 27,824.83, after rising 0.8% earlier in the session, while the broader TOPIX edged down 0.24% to 1,878.86.
Australian stocks were flat on the day
Asia-Pacific Indexes
Data as of 17 May 2021. All quotes delayed at least 15 mins.
Symb
Index
Time
Last
Chg
Chg %
.TRXFLDJPP
Thomson Reuters Equity Japan Index
2:59am EDT
164.66
-0.43
-0.26%
.TRXFLDHKP
Thomson Reuters Equity HK Index
3:09am EDT
338.45
+4.48
+1.34%
.TRXFLDINP
Thomson Reuters Equity India Index
3:09am EDT
1,779.59
+20.19
+1.15%
.N225
Nikkei Stock Average 225
2:15am EDT
27,824.83
-259.64
-0.92%
.HSI
Hang Seng Index
3:25am EDT
28,207.12
+179.55
+0.64%
.AORD
ASX All Ordinaries Index
3:09am EDT
7,255.80
+16.40
+0.23%
.KS11
KOSPI Index
2:32am EDT
3,134.52
-18.80
-0.60%
.SETI
SET Composite Index
3:25am EDT
1,542.59
-6.89
-0.44%
.JKSE
Jakarta Composite
3:41am EDT
5,826.50
-111.86
-1.88%
.PSI
PSE Composite Index
12:50am EDT
6,283.58
+14.22
+0.23%
.SSEC
Shanghai Composite Index
3:08am EDT
3,517.62
+27.24
+0.78%
.BSESN
S&P BSE Sensex
3:24am EDT
49,378.50
+645.95
+1.33%
.FTFBMKLCI
FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI
3:26am EDT
1,583.25
+0.73
+0.05%
.HNX30
HNX 30 Index
13 May 2021
440.03
+11.50
+2.68%
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