# Monday’s World Stock Markets: Asia-Pacific

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By Paul Ebeling · 2021-01-25
Tags: Shayne Heffernan on Investments, Australia, stocks, China, markets, world, Japan, Top Stories, Asia, Paul Ebeling, Covid19, 2021, AsiaPacific
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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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