Friday’s World Stock Markets: Asia-Pacific
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China stocks ended higher on the wk Friday, as investors found support from a continued economic recovery.
The blue-chip CSI300 index rose 0.2% at 5,483.41, the Shanghai Composite Index slipped 0.2% to 3,496.33.
On the wk, CSI300 climbed 2.5%, the SSEC inched up 0.4%.
Japanese shares ended more than 1% higher Friday, following Wall Street’s rally overnight, driven by upbeat earnings from domestic firms.
Nikkei share average jumped 1.54% at 28,779.19. The broader Topix gained 1.38% at 1,890.95.
Australian shares ended higher Friday, posting their best wkly jump in more than 3 months, led by gains in financials after the Reserve Bank of Australia reiterated extending a supportive monetary policy for as long as needed.
The S&P/ASX 200 index finished 1.1% higher at 6,840.5 and posted a weekly gainer of 3.5%. New Zealand’s benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index rose 0.48% at 13,053.87.
Asia-Pacific Indexes
Data as of 5 February 2021. All quotes delayed at least 15 mins.
Symb
Index
Time
Last
Chg
Chg %
.TRXFLDJPP
Thomson Reuters Equity Japan Index
2:40am EST
165.47
+2.20
+1.35%
.TRXFLDHKP
Thomson Reuters Equity HK Index
4:40am EST
368.89
-0.02
-0.01%
.TRXFLDINP
Thomson Reuters Equity India Index
4:55am EST
1,718.53
-1.66
-0.10%
.N225
Nikkei Stock Average 225
1:15am EST
28,779.19
+437.24
+1.54%
.HSI
Hang Seng Index
3:08am EST
29,288.68
+175.18
+0.60%
.AORD
ASX All Ordinaries Index
1:28am EST
7,112.90
+75.00
+1.07%
.KS11
KOSPI Index
4:01am EST
3,120.63
+33.08
+1.07%
.SETI
SET Composite Index
4:48am EST
1,496.61
+13.63
+0.92%
.JKSE
Jakarta Composite
3:14am EST
6,151.73
+44.51
+0.73%
.PSI
PSE Composite Index
4 Feb 2021
7,019.18
+115.43
+1.67%
.SSEC
Shanghai Composite Index
2:59am EST
3,496.33
-5.53
-0.16%
.BSESN
S&P BSE Sensex
5:10am EST
50,731.63
+117.34
+0.23%
.FTFBMKLCI
FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI
4 Feb 2021
1,578.63
-6.27
-0.40%
.HNX30
HNX 30 Index
4 Feb 2021
338.99
+8.03
+2.43%
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