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!
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