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%

Have a healthy day, Keep the Faith!