Asia-Pacific Markets Overall Higher

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China stocks rose Friday to end the wk higher, as financial and healthcare firms gained, leading a rally in Asia's markets.

The blue-chip CSI300 index rose 2.4% at 5,110.59, the Shanghai Composite Index advanced 1.8% to finish at 3,490.38.

Japanese stocks marked their biggest weekly loss in 9 months despite a slight climb in the day on positive corporate earnings.

The Nikkei 225 Index ended 2.32% higher at 28,084.47 Friday, while the broader TOPIX rose 1.86% at 1,883.42.

On the week, the Nikkei fell 4.3% to its biggest loss since the wk ended 31 July 2020.

Australian shares finished higher Friday, led by gains in banks and energy stocks, tracking an overnight Wall Street rebound.

The S&P/ASX 200 index ended 0.5% higher at 7,014.2. On the wk, it ended 0.9% lower. New Zealand’s benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index ended 0.5% lower to 12,367.86.

Asia-Pacific Indexes

Data as of 14 May 2021. All quotes delayed at least 15 mins.

Symb

Index

Time

Last

Chg

Chg %

.TRXFLDJPP

Thomson Reuters Equity Japan Index

2:59am EDT

165.09

+2.97

+1.83%

.TRXFLDHKP

Thomson Reuters Equity HK Index

3:19am EDT

333.97

+0.64

+0.19%

.TRXFLDINP

Thomson Reuters Equity India Index

3:19am EDT

1,760.06

-7.31

-0.41%

.N225

Nikkei Stock Average 225

2:15am EDT

28,084.47

+636.46

+2.32%

.HSI

Hang Seng Index

3:35am EDT

28,017.93

+299.26

+1.08%

.AORD

ASX All Ordinaries Index

2:59am EDT

7,239.40

+30.40

+0.42%

.KS11

KOSPI Index

2:32am EDT

3,153.32

+31.21

+1.00%

.SETI

SET Composite Index

3:35am EDT

1,544.53

-3.60

-0.23%

.JKSE

Jakarta Composite

11 May 2021

5,938.35

-37.44

-0.63%

.PSI

PSE Composite Index

12:50am EDT

6,269.36

+32.96

+0.53%

.SSEC

Shanghai Composite Index

3:19am EDT

3,490.38

+60.84

+1.77%

.BSESN

S&P BSE Sensex

3:35am EDT

48,673.85

-16.95

-0.03%

.FTFBMKLCI

FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI

12 May 2021

1,582.52

+4.88

+0.31%

.HNX30

HNX 30 Index

12 May 2021

428.53

+3.78

+0.89%

Have a healthy weekend, Keep the Faith!