# Friday’s World Stock Markets: Asia-Pacific

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By Paul Ebeling · 2021-03-26
Tags: Shayne Heffernan on Investments, Australia, China, Japan, Top Stories, Paul Ebeling, 2021, AsiaPacific, #NewZealand, HongKong
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China shares rose Friday as consumer firms rallied on buying from overseas investors. At the midday break, China’s blue-chip CSI300 index was up 1.95%. The Shanghai Composite index was up 1.37% at 3,409.77.

Japanese shares closed higher on Friday, with SoftBank leading the gains on the Nikkei index. The Nikkei share average ended 1.56% higher at 29,176.70, while the broader TOPIX advanced 1.46% to close at 1,984.16.

Australian shares advanced on Friday to post their best weekly gain in seven, as a jump in commodity prices boosted energy and mining stocks, while an overnight rebound in Wall Street also lifted risk appetite.

The S&P/ASX 200 index gained 0.5% to close at 6,842.2, marking a gainer of 1.7% on the wk. New Zealand’s benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index fell 0.3% to close at 12,348.83.

Asia-Pacific Indexes

Data as of 26 Mar 2021. All quotes delayed at least 15 minutes.

Symb

Index

Time

Last

Chg

Chg %

.TRXFLDJPP

Thomson Reuters Equity Japan Index

3:40am EDT

173.49

+2.53

+1.48%

.TRXFLDHKP

Thomson Reuters Equity HK Index

5:40am EDT

343.00

+4.52

+1.34%

.TRXFLDINP

Thomson Reuters Equity India Index

8:19am EDT

1,707.31

+22.50

+1.34%

.N225

Nikkei Stock Average 225

2:15am EDT

29,176.70

+446.82

+1.56%

.HSI

Hang Seng Index

4:08am EDT

28,336.43

+436.82

+1.57%

.AORD

ASX All Ordinaries Index

1:44am EDT

7,063.10

+40.50

+0.58%

.KS11

KOSPI Index

5:03am EDT

3,041.01

+32.68

+1.09%

.SETI

SET Composite Index

5:58am EDT

1,574.86

+3.82

+0.24%

.JKSE

Jakarta Composite

4:14am EDT

6,195.56

+72.69

+1.19%

.PSI

PSE Composite Index

12:50am EDT

6,544.63

-36.37

-0.55%

.SSEC

Shanghai Composite Index

3:59am EDT

3,418.33

+54.74

+1.63%

.BSESN

S&P BSE Sensex

8:34am EDT

49,008.50

+568.38

+1.17%

.FTFBMKLCI

FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI

25 Mar 2021

1,601.42

+3.69

+0.23%

.HNX30

HNX 30 Index

25 Mar 2021

396.40

+9.29

+2.40%

Have a healthy week, Keep the Faith!

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