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Australian shares end higher as miners lead, virus cases abate
Australian shares closed higher Monday, boosted by mining stocks, after the country’s C-19 hotspot state of Victoria reported its lowest single-day rise in new infections in nearly 3 months.
The S&P/ASX 200 index ended 0.7% higher at 5,899.5.
New Zealand’s benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index ticked up 0.4% to finish at 11,790.54.
Japanese shares ended higher Monday after Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga won a landslide victory in a ruling party leadership election, paving the way for him to succeed Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
The benchmark Nikkei share average closed 0.74% higher at 23,579.48, while the broader Topix gained 0.93% at 1,651.91, hitting the highest level since 21 February.
Chinese shares rose Monday, with Shanghai’s NAS-style STAR Market leading gains after securities regulator approved the 1st batch of exchange-traded funds (ETFs), which are expected to draw fresh funds into the market.
Shanghai’s tech-focused STAR50 index was up 3.31%, while the start-up board ChiNext Composite index was higher by 1.8%
Asia-Pacific Indexes
Data as of 14 Sepember 2020. All quotes delayed at least 15 mins.
| Symb | Index | Time | Last | Chg | Chg % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .TRXFLDJPP | Thomson Reuters Equity Japan Index | 3:39am EDT | 144.76 | +1.24 | +0.86% |
| .TRXFLDHKP | Thomson Reuters Equity HK Index | 4:51am EDT | 312.06 | +2.97 | +0.96% |
| .TRXFLDINP | Thomson Reuters Equity India Index | 4:53am EDT | 1,329.98 | +5.20 | +0.39% |
| .N225 | Nikkei Stock Average 225 | 2:15am EDT | 23,559.30 | +152.81 | +0.65% |
| .HSI | Hang Seng Index | 4:08am EDT | 24,640.28 | +136.97 | +0.56% |
| .AORD | ASX All Ordinaries Index | 3:02am EDT | 6,078.50 | +39.60 | +0.66% |
| .KS11 | KOSPI Index | 5:03am EDT | 2,427.91 | +31.22 | +1.30% |
| .SETI | SET Composite Index | 5:09am EDT | 1,273.37 | -6.59 | -0.51% |
| .JKSE | Jakarta Composite | 4:14am EDT | 5,161.83 | +145.12 | +2.89% |
| .PSI | PSE Composite Index | 12:50am EDT | 5,997.14 | +29.18 | +0.49% |
| .SSEC | Shanghai Composite Index | 3:59am EDT | 3,278.81 | +18.47 | +0.57% |
| .BSESN | S&P BSE Sensex | 5:09am EDT | 38,652.67 | -201.88 | -0.52% |
| .FTFBMKLCI | FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI | 4:59am EDT | 1,511.36 | +6.51 | +0.43% |
| .HNX30 | HNX 30 Index | 10 Sep 2020 | 234.31 | +1.69 | +0.73% |
Have a healthy week, Keep the Faith!
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