Monday’s World Stock Markets: Asia-Pacific

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 China’s blue-chip index extended gains to mark a 5.5 yr high Tuesday, as investors hoped for more measures to drive the country’s consumption.

The blue-chip CSI300 index rose 1.9%, at 5,368.50, its highest since 9 June, 2015, while the Shanghai Composite Index gained 0.7% at 3,528.68.

Leading the gains, the CSI300 consumer staples index rose 5.1%. The CSI300 healthcare index and materials index climbed 2.2% and 2.6%, respectively.

Japanese shares slipped Tuesday as the government looks set to declare a state of emergency to deal with rising COVID-19 infections.

Nikkei share average dipped 0.37% to 27,158.63, while the broader Topix ticked down 0.19% to 1,791.22.

Australian shares finished flat Tuesday, as gains in mining and gold stocks helped offset broader market losses driven by concerns over a COVID-19 cluster in Sydney.

The S&P/ASX 200 index closed down 0.03%. New Zealand’s benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index gained 2.1% in its 1st trading session of the year.

Asia-Pacific Indexes

Data as of 5 Jan 2021. All quotes delayed at least 15 minutes.

Symb

Index

Time

Last

Chg

Chg %

.TRXFLDJPP

Thomson Reuters Equity Japan Index

2:45am EST

156.74

-0.29

-0.18%

.TRXFLDHKP

Thomson Reuters Equity HK Index

4:45am EST

333.07

+1.35

+0.41%

.TRXFLDINP

Thomson Reuters Equity India Index

7:25am EST

1,654.18

+11.81

+0.72%

.N225

Nikkei Stock Average 225

1:15am EST

27,158.63

-99.75

-0.37%

.HSI

Hang Seng Index

3:08am EST

27,649.86

+177.05

+0.64%

.AORD

ASX All Ordinaries Index

12:56am EST

6,955.70

+2.00

+0.03%

.KS11

KOSPI Index

4:01am EST

2,990.57

+46.12

+1.57%

.SETI

SET Composite Index

4:54am EST

1,506.65

+38.41

+2.62%

.JKSE

Jakarta Composite

3:14am EST

6,137.34

+32.44

+0.53%

.PSI

PSE Composite Index

4 Jan 2021

7,134.18

-63.32

-0.88%

.SSEC

Shanghai Composite Index

2:59am EST

3,528.68

+25.72

+0.73%

.BSESN

S&P BSE Sensex

7:22am EST

48,437.78

+260.98

+0.54%

.FTFBMKLCI

FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI

4 Jan 2021

1,608.35

+5.78

+0.36%

.HNX30

HNX 30 Index

4 Jan 2021

340.02

+4.23

+1.26%

Have a healthy day, Keep the Faith!