Asia-Pacific Markets Mixed on the Day

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MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares sans Japan (.MIAPJ0000PUS) overall fell 0.6%

China shares rose Wednesday with healthcare and banking stocks leading the gainers, as investors cheered upbeat quarterly earnings results.

At the midday break, the Shanghai Composite index was up 0.15% at 3,478.06, while the blue-chip CSI300 index was up 0.32%. 

Japanese shares extended their decliner Wednesday as fears of possible coronavirus-related lockdowns in Japan’s biggest cities cast doubts over the prospects of an economic reopening.

Nikkei share average dove 2.23% to 28,451.64, while the broader TOPIX dove 2.24% to 1,881.11.

Australian stocks fell Wednesday as travel stocks dropped after a new COVID-19 case in New Zealand sparked worries of a pause in the trans-Tasman quarantine-free travel.

The S&P/ASX 200 index was down 0.7% to 6,968.1 by 0030 GMT. In New Zealand, the benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index fell 0.4% to 12,628.8.

Asia-Pacific Indexes

Data as of 21 April 2021. All quotes delayed at least 15 mins.

Symb

Index

Time

Last

Chg

Chg %

.TRXFLDJPP

Thomson Reuters Equity Japan Index

2:33am EDT

165.43

-3.29

-1.95%

.TRXFLDHKP

Thomson Reuters Equity HK Index

2:35am EDT

346.93

-6.62

-1.87%

.TRXFLDINP

Thomson Reuters Equity India Index

2:32am EDT

1,698.97

+0.00

+0.00%

.N225

Nikkei Stock Average 225

2:15am EDT

28,508.55

-591.83

-2.03%

.HSI

Hang Seng Index

2:51am EDT

28,644.10

-491.63

-1.69%

.AORD

ASX All Ordinaries Index

3:01am EDT

7,258.90

-23.20

-0.32%

.KS11

KOSPI Index

2:30am EDT

3,171.66

-49.04

-1.52%

.SETI

SET Composite Index

1:29am EDT

1,579.93

-0.11

-0.01%

.JKSE

Jakarta Composite

3:06am EDT

6,009.86

-28.46

-0.47%

.PSI

PSE Composite Index

12:50am EDT

6,439.39

-61.03

-0.94%

.SSEC

Shanghai Composite Index

2:50am EDT

3,473.65

+0.71

+0.02%

.BSESN

S&P BSE Sensex

20 Apr 2021

47,705.80

-243.62

-0.51%

.FTFBMKLCI

FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI

2:50am EDT

1,601.72

-5.85

-0.36%

.HNX30

HNX 30 Index

19 Apr 2021

442.87

+0.33

+0.07%

Have a healthy day, Keep the Faith!

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