Japanese shares bounced back Friday, tracking overnight Wall Street gains, with banks leading the rally in both markets, after US regulators’ decision to ease some rules allayed fears over a spike in fresh virus cases.
The benchmark Nikkei average rose 1.1% at 22,512.08, on the wk, the index gained 0.1%.
The broader Topix rose 1% at 1,577.37, with all but 3 of the 33 sector sub-indexes on the Tokyo exchange finishing higher.
Hong Kong shares fell Friday after the US Senate passed a bill to sanction people and companies it considers helping China to restrict the territory’s autonomy.
At midday, the Hang Seng index was down 0.6% to 24,640.98. The Hang Seng China Enterprises index lost 0.4%. The sub-index of the Hang Seng tracking energy shares fell 1.1%, the IT sector dipped 1.6%, the financial sector was 0.6% lower and the property sector edged down 0.3%. H-shares dipped 0.4%
ASIA-PACIFIC INDEXES
Data as of 26 June 2020. All quotes delayed at least 15 mins.
| Symb | Index | Time | Last | Chg | Chg % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .TRXFLDJPP | Thomson Reuters Equity Japan Index | 2:59am EDT | 138.49 | +1.37 | +1.00% |
| .TRXFLDHKP | Thomson Reuters Equity HK Index | 3:23am EDT | 293.35 | -2.39 | -0.81% |
| .TRXFLDINP | Thomson Reuters Equity India Index | 3:23am EDT | 1,191.44 | +6.11 | +0.52% |
| .N225 | Nikkei Stock Average 225 | 2:15am EDT | 22,512.08 | +252.29 | +1.13% |
| .HSI | Hang Seng Index | 3:39am EDT | 24,570.38 | -211.20 | -0.85% |
| .AORD | ASX All Ordinaries Index | 3:27am EDT | 6,011.80 | +83.80 | +1.41% |
| .KS11 | KOSPI Index | 2:33am EDT | 2,134.65 | +22.28 | +1.05% |
| .SETI | SET Composite Index | 3:39am EDT | 1,333.80 | +7.92 | +0.60% |
| .JKSE | Jakarta Composite | 3:50am EDT | 4,912.40 | +15.67 | +0.32% |
| .PSI | PSE Composite Index | 12:50am EDT | 6,191.84 | +73.58 | +1.20% |
| .SSEC | Shanghai Composite Index | 24 Jun 2020 | 2,979.55 | +8.93 | +0.30% |
| .BSESN | S&P BSE Sensex | 3:39am EDT | 34,992.00 | +149.90 | +0.43% |
| .FTFBMKLCI | FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI | 3:39am EDT | 1,485.46 | -3.74 | -0.25% |
| .HNX30 | HNX 30 Index | 24 Jun 2020 | 221.27 | -0.16 | -0.07% |
Have a healthy weekend, Keep the Faith!
