# Monday’s World Stock Markets: Asia-Pacific

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By Paul Ebeling · 2021-04-12
Tags: Shayne Heffernan on Investments, Australia, stocks, China, world, Japan, Top Stories, Paul Ebeling, 2021, AsiaPacific, #NewZealand, HongKong
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[#AsiaPacific](https://www.livetradingnews.com/tag/asiapacific) #China #World #Stocks #Australia #Japan

 China shares declined Monday on worries over policy tightening persisted on expectations of upbeat economic data due later this month.

The blue-chip CSI300 index fell 1.7%, to 4,947.75, and the Shanghai Composite index shed 1.1% to 3,412.95.

Japanese shares ended lower Monday, weighed down by sharp losses in Yaskawa Electric after the industry bellwether’s earnings outlook failed to meet the market’s expectations, prompting a sell-off in other tech stocks.

Nikkei average fell 0.77% to 29,538.73, the broader TOPIX finished off 0.25% to 1,954.59.

Australian shares closed lower Monday, as it consolidated last wks gainer

The S&P/ASX 200 index slipped 0.3% to 6,974, New Zealand’s benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index fell 0.4% to 12,518.7 at the close.

Asia-Pacific Indexes

Data as of 12 April 2021. All quotes delayed at least 15 mins.

Symb

Index

Time

Last

Chg

Chg %

.TRXFLDJPP

Thomson Reuters Equity Japan Index

3:37am EDT

171.10

-0.45

-0.26%

.TRXFLDHKP

Thomson Reuters Equity HK Index

4:59am EDT

346.04

-1.32

-0.38%

.TRXFLDINP

Thomson Reuters Equity India Index

5:19am EDT

1,690.86

-74.04

-4.20%

.N225

Nikkei Stock Average 225

2:15am EDT

29,538.73

-229.33

-0.77%

.HSI

Hang Seng Index

4:08am EDT

28,453.28

-245.52

-0.86%

.AORD

ASX All Ordinaries Index

3:02am EDT

7,225.20

-27.10

-0.37%

.KS11

KOSPI Index

5:01am EDT

3,135.59

+3.71

+0.12%

.SETI

SET Composite Index

5:34am EDT

1,541.11

-25.23

-1.61%

.JKSE

Jakarta Composite

4:14am EDT

5,948.57

-121.64

-2.00%

.PSI

PSE Composite Index

12:50am EDT

6,518.64

-26.53

-0.41%

.SSEC

Shanghai Composite Index

3:59am EDT

3,412.95

-37.73

-1.09%

.BSESN

S&P BSE Sensex

5:34am EDT

47,825.38

-1,765.94

-3.56%

.FTFBMKLCI

FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI

5:04am EDT

1,608.42

-3.83

-0.24%

.HNX30

HNX 30 Index

8 Apr 2021

448.23

+0.79

+0.18%

Have a healthy day, Keep the Faith!

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