# Asia-Pacific Shares Overall Finished Higher

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By Paul Ebeling · 2021-05-07
Tags: Shayne Heffernan on Investments, Stocks, stocks, China, Japan, Asia, Paul Ebeling, Australia, Asia, #NewZealand
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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.

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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%

Have a healthy weekend, Keep the Faith!

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