Monday’s World Stock Markets: Asia-Pacific

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Australian shares advanced Monday, bouncing back from last wk’s losses, as Wall Street’s record finish Friday and positive domestic corporate earnings boosted investor sentiment.

The S&P/ASX 200 index was up 1% at 6,877.10 by 0030 GMT, its biggest intraday percentage rise since 5 February.

In New Zealand, the benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index slipped 1% to 12,469.12, its lowest since 23 November 2020.

Japan’s Nikkei share average rose above the 30,000 level for the 1st time in more than 30 yrs Monday, as it regained the ground lost during decades of economic stagnation.

The last time the Nikkei traded above 30,000 was 3 August 1990, a day after Iraq’s surprise invasion of Kuwait poured cold water on investors expecting the peace will prevail after the end of Cold War in late Y 1989

The break of 30,000 could open the way for test of all-time high of 38,957, touched at the end of Y 1989.

China’s A-share market will be closed from Thursday, 12 February through 17 February, and resume trading on 18 February 2021.

There will be no Asia emerging market stocks and currencies report on Friday, 12 February as most markets in the region will be closed for the Lunar New Year holiday.

HeffX-LTN will resume coverage of the report on Monday, 15 February.

Asia-Pacific Indexes

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

Symb

Index

Time

Last

Chg

Chg %

.TRXFLDJPP

Thomson Reuters Equity Japan Index

12:45am EST

170.92

+1.53

+0.90%

.TRXFLDHKP

Thomson Reuters Equity HK Index

12:45am EST

381.56

+0.00

+0.00%

.TRXFLDINP

Thomson Reuters Equity India Index

12:45am EST

1,769.70

+17.46

+1.00%

.N225

Nikkei Stock Average 225

12:57am EST

30,071.55

+551.48

+1.87%

.HSI

Hang Seng Index

11 Feb 2021

30,173.57

+134.85

+0.45%

.AORD

ASX All Ordinaries Index

12:41am EST

7,149.70

+68.40

+0.97%

.KS11

KOSPI Index

1:17am EST

3,147.93

+47.35

+1.53%

.SETI

SET Composite Index

12:29am EST

1,528.52

+20.17

+1.34%

.JKSE

Jakarta Composite

14 Feb 2021

6,273.83

+51.31

+0.82%

.PSI

PSE Composite Index

14 Feb 2021

6,959.21

-31.80

-0.45%

.SSEC

Shanghai Composite Index

10 Feb 2021

3,655.09

+51.60

+1.43%

.BSESN

S&P BSE Sensex

1:02am EST

52,112.18

+567.88

+1.10%

.FTFBMKLCI

FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI

14 Feb 2021

1,609.31

+9.89

+0.62%

.HNX30

HNX 30 Index

8 Feb 2021

336.90

+7.57

+2.30%

Have a healthy holiday weekend, Keep the Faith!