Friday’s World Stock Markets: Asia-Pacific
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China shares fell Friday as consumer and liquor stocks retreated on worries over lofty valuations.
The CSI300 index fell 1% to 5,418.13 by the end of the morning session, while the Shanghai Composite Index lost 0.5% to 3,546.96.
On the week, CSI300 lost 1.4% and SSEC dipped 0.6%.
Japan’s benchmark Nikkei stock average finished lower Friday after rising for 5 straight sessions to hit a 30 yr high
The Nikkei eased 0.25% to 28,626.08 by 0154 GMT, and the broader Topix fell 0.50% to 1,863.94. The Nikkei was up 1.7% on the wk, on track for a 3rd straight weekly gainer.
Asia-Pacific Indexes
Data as of 15 January 2021. All quotes delayed at least 15 mins.
Symb
Index
Time
Last
Chg
Chg %
.TRXFLDJPP
Thomson Reuters Equity Japan Index
1:35am EST
162.21
-1.44
-0.88%
.TRXFLDHKP
Thomson Reuters Equity HK Index
1:34am EST
348.35
+1.16
+0.33%
.TRXFLDINP
Thomson Reuters Equity India Index
1:34am EST
1,682.65
-12.11
-0.71%
.N225
Nikkei Stock Average 225
1:15am EST
28,519.18
-179.08
-0.62%
.HSI
Hang Seng Index
1:51am EST
28,501.17
+4.31
+0.02%
.AORD
ASX All Ordinaries Index
1:00am EST
6,986.80
+4.10
+0.06%
.KS11
KOSPI Index
1:32am EST
3,085.90
-64.03
-2.03%
.SETI
SET Composite Index
12:29am EST
1,519.91
-16.07
-1.05%
.JKSE
Jakarta Composite
2:06am EST
6,367.60
-60.71
-0.94%
.PSI
PSE Composite Index
14 Jan 2021
7,238.46
-34.69
-0.48%
.SSEC
Shanghai Composite Index
1:50am EST
3,566.22
+0.31
+0.01%
.BSESN
S&P BSE Sensex
1:51am EST
49,232.88
-351.28
-0.71%
.FTFBMKLCI
FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI
14 Jan 2021
1,631.12
-4.59
-0.28%
.HNX30
HNX 30 Index
13 Jan 2021
363.68
+6.62
+1.85%
Have a healthy weekend, Keep the Faith!

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