Friday’s World Stock Markets: Asia-Pacific

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China’s composite stock index finished lower Friday, while the blue-chip average finished higher, as investors locked in profits in other Asian markets after a recent rally.

The blue-chip CSI300 index was +0.1% at 5,569.78, while the Shanghai Composite Index was off 0.4% to 3,606.75.

On the wk the indexes rose 2.1% and 1.1%, respectively.

The tech-heavy start-up board ChiNext spiked 2.3%, and the STAR50 index gained 0.3%.

 Japanese shares faded from a 30-yr high Friday, as investors refrained from placing big bets ahead of the corporate earnings season while some locked in profit after a recent rally.

Nikkei share average ended 0.44% lower to 28,631.45, the broader Topix closed -0.21% to 1,856.64.

Australian shares eased a bit after 3 straight sessions of gainers Friday finishing the wk 1.3% higher as investor confidence improved. 

New Zealand’s benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index rose 1.7% to finish at 13,333.43 and was +1.7% on the week.

Asia-Pacific Indexes

Data as of 22 January 2021. All quotes delayed at least 15 mins.

Symb

Index

Time

Last

Chg

Chg %

.TRXFLDJPP

Thomson Reuters Equity Japan Index

2:39am EST

162.40

-0.30

-0.18%

.TRXFLDHKP

Thomson Reuters Equity HK Index

4:40am EST

365.51

-4.56

-1.23%

.TRXFLDINP

Thomson Reuters Equity India Index

5:03am EST

1,666.22

-21.80

-1.29%

.N225

Nikkei Stock Average 225

1:15am EST

28,631.45

-125.41

-0.44%

.HSI

Hang Seng Index

3:09am EST

29,447.85

-479.91

-1.60%

.AORD

ASX All Ordinaries Index

1:07am EST

7,078.90

-28.20

-0.40%

.KS11

KOSPI Index

4:03am EST

3,140.63

-20.21

-0.64%

.SETI

SET Composite Index

4:48am EST

1,497.88

-15.63

-1.03%

.JKSE

Jakarta Composite

3:14am EST

6,307.13

-106.76

-1.66%

.PSI

PSE Composite Index

21 Jan 2021

7,045.83

-94.46

-1.32%

.SSEC

Shanghai Composite Index

2:59am EST

3,606.75

-14.51

-0.40%

.BSESN

S&P BSE Sensex

5:18am EST

48,878.54

-746.22

-1.50%

.FTFBMKLCI

FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI

21 Jan 2021

1,596.74

+1.94

+0.12%

.HNX30

HNX 30 Index

20 Jan 2021

370.98

+9.69

+2.68%

Have a healthy weekend, Keep the Faith!