# Monday’s World Stock Markets: Asia-Pacific

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By Paul Ebeling · 2021-03-22
Tags: Shayne Heffernan on Investments, Australia, China, Japan, Top Stories, Paul Ebeling, 2021, AsiaPacific, #NewZealand, HongKong
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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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