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Australian shares ended the wk on a positive note, boosted by banks, as investors cheered the government’s signals to ease lending standards to free up credit and revive the virus-hit economy.
The S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO closed1.5% higher. The benchmark index marked its best weekly gainer since the wk ended 14 August.
New Zealand’s benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index NZ50 gained 0.9% to end the session at 11,797.08.
Japanese stocks rose Friday, tracking tech-led strength on Wall Street overnight as hopes for more US stimulus offset some concerns about the health of the global economy.
The Nikkei 225 Index ended 0.51% higher at 23,204.62. The broader Topix gained 0.48% at 1,634.23.
China’s major indexes ended little changed Friday, but posted their worst weekly decline since mid-July as a resurgence in C-19 cases globally raised concerns about the pace of economic recovery.
The blue-chip CSI300 index rose 0.2%, at 4,570.02, while the Shanghai Composite Index slipped 0.1% to 3,219.42.
On the week, the CSI300 shed 3.5%, while SSEC lost 3.6%, both marking their steepest weekly declines since the wk ended 17 July.
The tech-heavy startup board ChiNext gained 0.2% Friday, while the STAR50 index retreated 2.2%. They fell 2.1% and 2.8% on the wk, respectively.
Asia-Pacific Indexes
Data as of 25 September 2020. All quotes delayed at least 15 mins.
| Symb | Index | Time | Last | Chg | Chg % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .TRXFLDJPP | Thomson Reuters Equity Japan Index | 3:41am EDT | 143.38 | +0.74 | +0.52% |
| .TRXFLDHKP | Thomson Reuters Equity HK Index | 5:42am EDT | 296.82 | -2.13 | -0.71% |
| .TRXFLDINP | Thomson Reuters Equity India Index | 5:52am EDT | 1,289.37 | +29.65 | +2.35% |
| .N225 | Nikkei Stock Average 225 | 2:15am EDT | 23,204.62 | +116.80 | +0.51% |
| .HSI | Hang Seng Index | 4:08am EDT | 23,235.42 | -75.65 | -0.32% |
| .AORD | ASX All Ordinaries Index | 3:06am EDT | 6,140.50 | +84.00 | +1.39% |
| .KS11 | KOSPI Index | 5:03am EDT | 2,278.79 | +6.09 | +0.27% |
| .SETI | SET Composite Index | 5:50am EDT | 1,244.94 | -2.52 | -0.20% |
| .JKSE | Jakarta Composite | 4:14am EDT | 4,945.79 | +103.04 | +2.13% |
| .PSI | PSE Composite Index | 12:50am EDT | 5,838.66 | -7.14 | -0.12% |
| .SSEC | Shanghai Composite Index | 3:59am EDT | 3,219.42 | -3.76 | -0.12% |
| .BSESN | S&P BSE Sensex | 6:06am EDT | 37,388.66 | +835.06 | +2.28% |
| .FTFBMKLCI | FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI | 5:04am EDT | 1,509.14 | +8.34 | +0.56% |
| .HNX30 | HNX 30 Index | 24 Sep 2020 | 244.76 | +0.52 | +0.21% |
Have a healthy weekend, Keep the Faith!
