Monday’s World Stock Markets: Asia-Pacific
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China shares finished higher Monday, at the close, the Shanghai Composite index was up 0.64% at 3,505.28. The blue-chip CSI300 index rose 1.23% with its financial sector sub-index 1.25% higher and the Real Estate index up 0.89%. ** The healthcare sub-index jumped 2.24%. The Shenzhen index gained 1.18% and the start-up board ChiNext Composite index rose 0.995%.
Japanese shares closed higher Monday as upbeat earnings forecasts and gains in beaten-down chipmakers lifted sentiment.
The Nikkei share average ended 1.55% higher at 28,091.05 and the broader Topix gained 1.16% at 1,829.84.
Australian shares closed higher Monday, helped by gains in precious metal stocks, with silver prices at a near 6-month high.
The S&P/ASX 200 index closed 0.8% higher at 6,663 at market close snapping a 3-day losing streak. New Zealand’s benchmark S&P/NZX 50 fell 0.2% to 13,097.25.
Asia-Pacific Indexes
Data as of 1 Feb 2021. All quotes delayed at least 15 minutes.
Symb
Index
Time
Last
Chg
Chg %
.TRXFLDJPP
Thomson Reuters Equity Japan Index
2:40am EST
160.25
+1.77
+1.12%
.TRXFLDHKP
Thomson Reuters Equity HK Index
4:40am EST
361.41
+9.20
+2.61%
.TRXFLDINP
Thomson Reuters Equity India Index
4:51am EST
1,650.98
+62.52
+3.94%
.N225
Nikkei Stock Average 225
1:15am EST
28,091.05
+427.66
+1.55%
.HSI
Hang Seng Index
3:09am EST
28,892.86
+609.15
+2.15%
.AORD
ASX All Ordinaries Index
12:47am EST
6,922.80
+51.90
+0.76%
.KS11
KOSPI Index
4:03am EST
3,056.53
+80.32
+2.70%
.SETI
SET Composite Index
4:47am EST
1,478.05
+11.07
+0.75%
.JKSE
Jakarta Composite
3:14am EST
6,067.54
+205.19
+3.50%
.PSI
PSE Composite Index
31 Jan 2021
6,814.76
+202.14
+3.06%
.SSEC
Shanghai Composite Index
2:59am EST
3,505.28
+22.21
+0.64%
.BSESN
S&P BSE Sensex
5:07am EST
48,600.61
+2,314.84
+5.00%
.FTFBMKLCI
FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI
29 Jan 2021
1,566.40
-14.22
-0.90%
.HNX30
HNX 30 Index
31 Jan 2021
299.59
-16.76
-5.30%
Have a healthy weekend, Keep the Faith!
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