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!