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%
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