Monday’s World Stock Markets: Asia-Pacific
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China shares ended higher Monday. Leading the rally, the CSI300 consumer staples index rose 4.7%, while the CSI300 consumer discretionary index gained 2.1%.
The blue-chip CSI300 index rose 1% to 5,625.92, while the Shanghai Composite Index added 0.5% at 3,624.24.
Japanese shares finished higher Monday led by tech and pharma stocks
The Nikkei share average gained 0.67% at 28.822.29, and the broader Topix rose up 0.29% at 1,862.00
Australian shares finished higher Monday after the country’s drug regulator approved the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for use.
The S&P/ASX 200 index closed 0.4% firmer at its highest mark since 25 February 2020.
New Zealand’s benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index rose 0.5% to finish the session at 13,399.1.
Asia-Pacific Indexes
Data as of 25 January 2021. All quotes delayed at least 15 mins.
Symb
Index
Time
Last
Chg
Chg %
.TRXFLDJPP
Thomson Reuters Equity Japan Index
2:39am EST
162.94
+0.54
+0.33%
.TRXFLDHKP
Thomson Reuters Equity HK Index
3:56am EST
377.79
+12.28
+3.36%
.TRXFLDINP
Thomson Reuters Equity India Index
3:56am EST
1,654.73
-11.49
-0.69%
.N225
Nikkei Stock Average 225
1:15am EST
28,822.29
+190.84
+0.67%
.HSI
Hang Seng Index
3:08am EST
30,159.01
+711.16
+2.41%
.AORD
ASX All Ordinaries Index
12:53am EST
7,111.40
+32.50
+0.46%
.KS11
KOSPI Index
4:03am EST
3,208.99
+68.36
+2.18%
.SETI
SET Composite Index
4:12am EST
1,498.02
+0.14
+0.01%
.JKSE
Jakarta Composite
3:14am EST
6,258.57
-48.56
-0.77%
.PSI
PSE Composite Index
24 Jan 2021
7,071.50
+25.67
+0.36%
.SSEC
Shanghai Composite Index
2:59am EST
3,624.24
+17.49
+0.48%
.BSESN
S&P BSE Sensex
4:12am EST
48,566.99
-311.55
-0.64%
.FTFBMKLCI
FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI
24 Jan 2021
1,576.62
-20.12
-1.26%
.HNX30
HNX 30 Index
21 Jan 2021
367.56
-3.42
-0.92%
Have a healthy week, Keep the Faith!
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