Friday’s World Stock Markets: Asia-Pacific

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China stocks ended lower Friday to post a weekly loss, as inflation data raised investor concerns over policy tightening, while US-Sino tensions weighed on the market too.

The blue-chip CSI300 index fell 1.5% to 5,035.34, while the Shanghai Composite Index eased 0.9% to 3,450.68.

 Japanese shares closed higher Friday on growing expectations that companies will report healthy profits and issue upbeat forecasts as earnings reports start to post.

The Nikkei 225 Index ended up 0.2% at 29,768.06, while the broader TOPIX gained 0.39% at 1,959.47.

Australian shares ended lower Friday, though the index still delivered its best wk in 9.

The S&P/ASX 200 index settled 0.1% lower at 6,995.2 points at close of trade. New Zealand’s benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index -0.5% to 12,574.4 on the day,

Asia-Pacific Indexes

Data as of 9 Apr 2021. All quotes delayed at least 15 minutes.

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Index

Time

Last

Chg

Chg %

.TRXFLDJPP

Thomson Reuters Equity Japan Index

3:37am EDT

171.55

+0.65

+0.38%

.TRXFLDHKP

Thomson Reuters Equity HK Index

4:59am EDT

347.36

-4.04

-1.15%

.TRXFLDINP

Thomson Reuters Equity India Index

5:36am EDT

1,763.74

-2.80

-0.16%

.N225

Nikkei Stock Average 225

2:15am EDT

29,768.06

+59.08

+0.20%

.HSI

Hang Seng Index

4:08am EDT

28,698.80

-309.27

-1.07%

.AORD

ASX All Ordinaries Index

3:14am EDT

7,252.30

+2.00

+0.03%

.KS11

KOSPI Index

5:01am EDT

3,131.88

-11.38

-0.36%

.SETI

SET Composite Index

5:52am EDT

1,566.34

+7.51

+0.48%

.JKSE

Jakarta Composite

4:14am EDT

6,070.21

-1.51

-0.02%

.PSI

PSE Composite Index

8 Apr 2021

6,545.17

-106.54

-1.60%

.SSEC

Shanghai Composite Index

3:59am EDT

3,450.68

-31.88

-0.92%

.BSESN

S&P BSE Sensex

5:53am EDT

49,595.87

-150.34

-0.30%

.FTFBMKLCI

FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI

5:04am EDT

1,612.25

+9.85

+0.61%

.HNX30

HNX 30 Index

7 Apr 2021

447.44

+2.91

+0.65%

Have a healthy day, Keep the Faith!