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!
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