Asia-Pacific Shares Overall Finished Higher
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Global stocks headed for their 1st wkly gainer in 3 wks amid a surge in commodity prices, while traders wait for a US jobs report Friday that could provide clues on when the Fed will ease back on monetary stimulus.
Its broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares sans Japan rose about 0.5% Friday, while Japan’s Nikkei gained about 0.2%.
China’s blue chips swung between gains and small losses, despite data Friday showing an unexpected spike in the nation’s export growth
Asia-Pacific Indexes
Data as of 7 May 2021. All quotes delayed at least 15 minutes.
Symb
Index
Time
Last
Chg
Chg %
.TRXFLDJPP
Thomson Reuters Equity Japan Index
3:43am EDT
169.34
+0.41
+0.24%
.TRXFLDHKP
Thomson Reuters Equity HK Index
4:59am EDT
344.61
-2.21
-0.64%
.TRXFLDINP
Thomson Reuters Equity India Index
5:26am EDT
1,772.90
+10.50
+0.60%
.N225
Nikkei Stock Average 225
2:15am EDT
29,357.82
+26.45
+0.09%
.HSI
Hang Seng Index
4:08am EDT
28,610.65
-26.81
-0.09%
.AORD
ASX All Ordinaries Index
2:55am EDT
7,325.20
+19.20
+0.26%
.KS11
KOSPI Index
5:01am EDT
3,197.20
+18.46
+0.58%
.SETI
SET Composite Index
5:41am EDT
1,585.03
+13.12
+0.83%
.JKSE
Jakarta Composite
4:14am EDT
5,928.31
-41.93
-0.70%
.PSI
PSE Composite Index
12:50am EDT
6,258.71
-24.07
-0.38%
.SSEC
Shanghai Composite Index
3:00am EDT
3,418.87
-22.41
-0.65%
.BSESN
S&P BSE Sensex
5:43am EDT
49,236.74
+286.98
+0.59%
.FTFBMKLCI
FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI
5:04am EDT
1,587.45
+9.12
+0.58%
.HNX30
HNX 30 Index
5 May 2021
419.80
-3.37
-0.80%
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