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%

Have a healthy day, Keep the Faith!