Monday’s World Stock Markets: Asia-Pacific

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Australian shares advanced Monday on rising hopes of a broader economic recovery.

The S&P/ASX 200 index rose 0.6% at 6,880.7. New Zealand markets closed for a public holiday.

Japanese shares rose Monday, with both Nikkei and Topix hitting 30-yr highs, as strong corporate earnings lifted investor confidence for an economic recovery from casedemic lows.

The Nikkei share average spiked 2.12% at 29,388.50, the highest mark since August 1990, while the broader Topix rose 1.75% at 1,923.95, the highest mark since June 1991.

China stocks finished higher Monday as the country reported no new local cases of the coronavirus and investors cheered Beijing’s latest reform measures for the stock market.

The blue-chip CSI300 index rose 1.5% at 5,564.56, while the Shanghai Composite Index added 1% at 3,532.45.

Leading the gainers, the CSI300 materials index jumped 5.3% and the CSI300 healthcare index added 2.4%.

Asia-Pacific Indexes

Data as of 8 February 2021. All quotes delayed at least 15 mins.

Symb

Index

Time

Last

Chg

Chg %

.TRXFLDJPP

Thomson Reuters Equity Japan Index

2:40am EST

168.32

+2.85

+1.72%

.TRXFLDHKP

Thomson Reuters Equity HK Index

4:40am EST

370.02

+1.13

+0.31%

.TRXFLDINP

Thomson Reuters Equity India Index

6:29am EST

1,740.50

+22.64

+1.32%

.N225

Nikkei Stock Average 225

1:15am EST

29,388.50

+609.31

+2.12%

.HSI

Hang Seng Index

3:08am EST

29,319.47

+30.79

+0.11%

.AORD

ASX All Ordinaries Index

1:10am EST

7,160.80

+47.90

+0.67%

.KS11

KOSPI Index

4:03am EST

3,091.24

-29.39

-0.94%

.SETI

SET Composite Index

4:52am EST

1,516.43

+19.82

+1.32%

.JKSE

Jakarta Composite

3:14am EST

6,208.87

+57.14

+0.93%

.PSI

PSE Composite Index

7 Feb 2021

7,024.48

+5.30

+0.08%

.SSEC

Shanghai Composite Index

2:59am EST

3,532.45

+36.11

+1.03%

.BSESN

S&P BSE Sensex

7:11am EST

51,348.77

+617.14

+1.22%

.FTFBMKLCI

FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI

7 Feb 2021

1,573.33

-5.30

-0.34%

.HNX30

HNX 30 Index

7 Feb 2021

329.33

-9.66

-2.85%

Have a healthy week, Keep the Faith!