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%
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