Asia-Pacific Markets, Shares Finished Mixed on the Day
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Hong Kong stocks gained Thursday, helped by energy firms. At the close of trade, the Hang Seng index was up 219.48, or 0.77%, at 28,637.46. The Hang Seng China Enterprises index rose 0.32% to close at 10,756.37.
China stocks fell Thursday as healthcare firms declined following investors’ return after the Labour Day break.
The blue-chip CSI300 index fell 1.2% to 5,061.12, while the Shanghai Composite Index eased 0.2% to 3,441.28. The tech-heavy start-up board ChiNext fell 2.5%, while Shanghai’s STAR50 index slipped 0.9%.
Japanese shares gained Thursday to mark their biggest percentage gainer in 2 wks, as investors bought up cyclical shares following Wall Street gains.
The Nikkei share average advanced 1.8% to close at 29,331.37, while the broader TOPIX gained 1.54% to finish at 1,927.40. The market reopened on Thursday after 3 days of public holidays.
Australian shares fell Thursday, dragged down by a sell-off in tech shares
The S&P/ASX 200 index declined 0.5% to 7,061.70, after 3 sessions running of gainers. New Zealand’s benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index fell 0.8% to finish the session at 12,751.67.
Asia-Pacific Indexes
Data as of 6 May 2021. All quotes delayed at least 15 mins.
Symb
Index
Time
Last
Chg
Chg %
.TRXFLDJPP
Thomson Reuters Equity Japan Index
7:49am EDT
168.93
+2.51
+1.51%
.TRXFLDHKP
Thomson Reuters Equity HK Index
5:44am EDT
346.82
+1.06
+0.31%
.TRXFLDINP
Thomson Reuters Equity India Index
7:29am EDT
1,762.40
+12.20
+0.70%
.N225
Nikkei Stock Average 225
2:15am EDT
29,331.37
+518.74
+1.80%
.HSI
Hang Seng Index
4:08am EDT
28,637.46
+219.48
+0.77%
.AORD
ASX All Ordinaries Index
2:48am EDT
7,306.00
-38.20
-0.52%
.KS11
KOSPI Index
5:03am EDT
3,178.74
+31.37
+1.00%
.SETI
SET Composite Index
5:57am EDT
1,571.91
+22.69
+1.46%
.JKSE
Jakarta Composite
4:14am EDT
5,970.24
-5.67
-0.09%
.PSI
PSE Composite Index
12:50am EDT
6,282.78
-16.91
-0.27%
.SSEC
Shanghai Composite Index
3:00am EDT
3,441.28
-5.57
-0.16%
.BSESN
S&P BSE Sensex
8:06am EDT
48,949.76
+272.21
+0.56%
.FTFBMKLCI
FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI
5:04am EDT
1,578.33
+2.66
+0.17%
.HNX30
HNX 30 Index
5 May 2021
419.80
-3.37
-0.80%
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