# Tuesday’s World Stock Markets: Asia-Pacific

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By Paul Ebeling · 2021-03-16
Tags: Shayne Heffernan on Investments, Australia, China, Japan, Top Stories, Paul Ebeling, 2021, AsiaPacific, #NewZealand
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Chinese shares finished higher Tuesday, edging up from the previous day’s decline as consumer and financial firms recovered. At the close, the blue-chip CSI300 index was up 0.87% The Shanghai Composite index was up 0.78% at 3,446.73.

Japanese shares closed higher Tuesday, with the TOPIX index hitting its best mark in 20 yrs, as high-flying technology stocks tracked Wall Street higher on hopes for a strong economic recovery in the United States. TOPIX rose 0.65% to 1,981.50, its highest close since 14 May 1991. The Nikkei  gained 0.52% at 29,921.09

Australian shares finished higher Tuesday. The S&P/ASX 200 index ended 0.8% higher at 6,827.10. New Zealand’s benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index gained 0.8% to finish the session at 12,689.05

Asia-Pacific Indexes

Data as of 16 March 2021. All quotes delayed at least 15 mins.

Symb

Index

Time

Last

Chg

Chg %

.TRXFLDJPP

Thomson Reuters Equity Japan Index

3:39am EDT

173.21

+1.13

+0.66%

.TRXFLDHKP

Thomson Reuters Equity HK Index

5:40am EDT

351.43

+3.48

+1.00%

.TRXFLDINP

Thomson Reuters Equity India Index

6:19am EDT

1,755.72

+2.26

+0.13%

.N225

Nikkei Stock Average 225

2:15am EDT

29,921.09

+154.12

+0.52%

.HSI

Hang Seng Index

4:08am EDT

29,027.69

+193.93

+0.67%

.AORD

ASX All Ordinaries Index

1:42am EDT

7,079.00

+59.90

+0.85%

.KS11

KOSPI Index

5:03am EDT

3,067.17

+21.46

+0.70%

.SETI

SET Composite Index

5:49am EDT

1,564.03

-1.70

-0.11%

.JKSE

Jakarta Composite

4:14am EDT

6,309.70

-14.56

-0.23%

.PSI

PSE Composite Index

12:50am EDT

6,559.08

+6.62

+0.10%

.SSEC

Shanghai Composite Index

3:00am EDT

3,446.73

+26.79

+0.78%

.BSESN

S&P BSE Sensex

6:37am EDT

50,363.96

-31.12

-0.06%

.FTFBMKLCI

FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI

15 Mar 2021

1,623.96

+3.04

+0.19%

.HNX30

HNX 30 Index

15 Mar 2021

392.63

-0.14

-0.04%

Have a healthy day, Keep the Faith!

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