Monday’s World Stock Markets: Asia-Pacific
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Hong Kong stocks closed lower Monday, as fears of prolonged lockdowns in some European countries dampened recovery hopes while a deep dive in the Turkish lira hit investor sentiment.
The Hang Seng index fell 0.4%, to 28,885.34.
China stocks finished higher Monday, underpinned by banking and infrastructure shares, as the PBoC kept its Key lending rate for corporate and household loans unchanged.
The CSI300 index rose 0.7% at 5,042.82, while the Shanghai Composite Index rose 0.9% at 3,435.41.
Japanese shares declined Monday. The Nikkei share average fell 2.07% to 29,174.15, the TOPIX ended its 8-day winning streak, falling 1.09% to 1,990.18.
Australian shares closed up Monday, led by gainers in energy and healthcare stocks. The S&P/ASX 200 index closed 0.7% higher at 6,752.5, and New Zealand’s benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index closed -1.5% to 12,329.09,
Asia-Pacific Indexes
Data as of 22 March 2021. All quotes delayed at least 15 mins.
Symb
Index
Time
Last
Chg
Chg %
.TRXFLDJPP
Thomson Reuters Equity Japan Index
3:39am EDT
173.85
-1.95
-1.11%
.TRXFLDHKP
Thomson Reuters Equity HK Index
5:40am EDT
352.71
-0.48
-0.14%
.TRXFLDINP
Thomson Reuters Equity India Index
7:19am EDT
1,730.94
+4.35
+0.25%
.N225
Nikkei Stock Average 225
2:15am EDT
29,174.15
-617.90
-2.07%
.HSI
Hang Seng Index
4:08am EDT
28,885.34
-105.60
-0.36%
.AORD
ASX All Ordinaries Index
2:48am EDT
6,995.00
+35.40
+0.51%
.KS11
KOSPI Index
5:01am EDT
3,035.46
-4.07
-0.13%
.SETI
SET Composite Index
5:40am EDT
1,566.36
+2.40
+0.15%
.JKSE
Jakarta Composite
4:14am EDT
6,301.13
-55.03
-0.87%
.PSI
PSE Composite Index
12:50am EDT
6,395.17
-40.93
-0.64%
.SSEC
Shanghai Composite Index
3:59am EDT
3,443.44
+38.78
+1.14%
.BSESN
S&P BSE Sensex
7:36am EDT
49,771.29
-86.95
-0.17%
.FTFBMKLCI
FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI
21 Mar 2021
1,616.73
-9.46
-0.58%
.HNX30
HNX 30 Index
21 Mar 2021
403.52
-2.34
-0.58%
Have a healthy week, Keep the Faith!
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