Monday’s World Stock Markets: Asia-Pacific

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China shares closed lower Monday, with heavyweight consumer, healthcare and new energy stocks leading the losses, as the recent conservative annual economic growth target reignited fears Beijing could tighten policy to rein in lofty valuations.

The blue-chip CSI300 index fell as much as 3% before ending down 2.2% to 5,035.54, while the Shanghai Composite Index shed 1% to 3,419.95.

Japanese shares closed higher Monday as optimism around the passage of a massive US aid/relief/stimulus package boosted cyclical stocks.

The Nikkei share average + 0.17% to close at 29,766.97, while the broader TOPIX gained 0.91% to finish at 1,968.73.

Australian shares reversed to close higher Monday, as strong economic data from the country’s Top trading partner China buoyed sentiment.

The S&P/ASX 200 index finished 0.1% higher at 6,773.00, extending the benchmark’s 0.8% rise Friday. New Zealand’s benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index gained 1.3%to finish the session at 12,592.26.

Asia-Pacific Indexes

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

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Index

Time

Last

Chg

Chg %

.TRXFLDJPP

Thomson Reuters Equity Japan Index

3:39am EDT

172.08

+1.52

+0.89%

.TRXFLDHKP

Thomson Reuters Equity HK Index

5:40am EDT

347.95

-2.31

-0.66%

.TRXFLDINP

Thomson Reuters Equity India Index

8:19am EDT

1,753.46

-11.38

-0.64%

.N225

Nikkei Stock Average 225

2:15am EDT

29,766.97

+49.14

+0.17%

.HSI

Hang Seng Index

4:08am EDT

28,833.76

+94.04

+0.33%

.AORD

ASX All Ordinaries Index

1:53am EDT

7,019.10

+4.50

+0.06%

.KS11

KOSPI Index

5:01am EDT

3,045.71

-8.68

-0.28%

.SETI

SET Composite Index

5:58am EDT

1,565.73

-2.46

-0.16%

.JKSE

Jakarta Composite

4:14am EDT

6,324.26

-33.95

-0.53%

.PSI

PSE Composite Index

12:50am EDT

6,552.46

-176.09

-2.62%

.SSEC

Shanghai Composite Index

3:59am EDT

3,419.95

-33.13

-0.96%

.BSESN

S&P BSE Sensex

8:30am EDT

50,395.08

-397.00

-0.78%

.FTFBMKLCI

FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI

14 Mar 2021

1,620.92

+5.23

+0.32%

.HNX30

HNX 30 Index

14 Mar 2021

392.77

-1.63

-0.41%

Have a healthy week, Keep the Faith!