Asia-Pacific Markets Mostly Higher
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Hong Kong shares end at near 4-wk high as inflation woes ease on dovish Fed
China shares end at 3-month high as inflation concerns ease
Japan shares eke out small gains but Key resistances still in place
Australia shares cap 4-day winning streak as miners, inflation fears weigh
Asia-Pacific Indexes
Data as of 26 May 2021. All quotes delayed at least 15 mins.
Symb
Index
Time
Last
Chg
Chg %
.TRXFLDJPP
Thomson Reuters Equity Japan Index
3:41am EDT
168.39
+0.14
+0.08%
.TRXFLDHKP
Thomson Reuters Equity HK Index
4:59am EDT
349.00
+2.49
+0.72%
.TRXFLDINP
Thomson Reuters Equity India Index
5:41am EDT
1,839.56
+9.01
+0.49%
.N225
Nikkei Stock Average 225
2:15am EDT
28,642.19
+88.21
+0.31%
.HSI
Hang Seng Index
4:08am EDT
29,166.01
+255.15
+0.88%
.AORD
ASX All Ordinaries Index
3:32am EDT
7,331.60
-17.50
-0.24%
.KS11
KOSPI Index
5:03am EDT
3,168.43
-2.89
-0.09%
.SETI
SET Composite Index
25 May 2021
1,568.58
+16.73
+1.08%
.JKSE
Jakarta Composite
25 May 2021
5,815.84
+52.21
+0.91%
.PSI
PSE Composite Index
12:50am EDT
6,341.24
+144.53
+2.33%
.SSEC
Shanghai Composite Index
3:59am EDT
3,593.36
+12.02
+0.34%
.BSESN
S&P BSE Sensex
5:57am EDT
51,040.35
+402.82
+0.80%
.FTFBMKLCI
FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI
25 May 2021
1,577.82
+6.00
+0.38%
.HNX30
HNX 30 Index
25 May 2021
459.75
+2.33
+0.51%
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