Asia-Pacific Markets, Key Indexes Up
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China stocks finished higher Monday, helped by gains in financial firms.
The blue-chip CSI300 index rose 0.4%, to close 5,155.59, while the Shanghai Composite Index firmed 0.3% at 3,497.28.
Japanese shares ended higher Monday, led by stocks sensitive to global economic growth.
The Nikkei share average edged up 0.17% to close at 28,364.61, while the broader TOPIX finished up 0.44% at 1,913.04.
Australia shares muted, NZ flat
Asia-Pacific Indexes
Data as of 24 May 2021. All quotes delayed at least 15 mins.
Symb
Index
Time
Last
Chg
Chg %
.TRXFLDJPP
Thomson Reuters Equity Japan Index
3:41am EDT
167.67
+0.73
+0.44%
.TRXFLDHKP
Thomson Reuters Equity HK Index
5:42am EDT
340.70
-1.76
-0.51%
.TRXFLDINP
Thomson Reuters Equity India Index
6:43am EDT
1,829.69
+5.82
+0.32%
.N225
Nikkei Stock Average 225
2:15am EDT
28,364.61
+46.78
+0.17%
.HSI
Hang Seng Index
4:08am EDT
28,412.26
-46.18
-0.16%
.AORD
ASX All Ordinaries Index
2:41am EDT
7,276.00
+10.70
+0.15%
.KS11
KOSPI Index
5:03am EDT
3,144.30
-12.12
-0.38%
.SETI
SET Composite Index
5:46am EDT
1,551.85
-0.59
-0.04%
.JKSE
Jakarta Composite
4:14am EDT
5,763.63
-9.49
-0.16%
.PSI
PSE Composite Index
12:50am EDT
6,164.89
-34.36
-0.55%
.SSEC
Shanghai Composite Index
3:59am EDT
3,497.28
+10.73
+0.31%
.BSESN
S&P BSE Sensex
7:00am EDT
50,651.90
+111.42
+0.22%
.FTFBMKLCI
FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI
5:04am EDT
1,571.82
+9.65
+0.62%
.HNX30
HNX 30 Index
23 May 2021
453.52
+6.46
+1.45%
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