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China’s benchmark Shanghai Composite Index ended at its lowest close since late July as investors sold off sectors seen as over-valued, and as the reported possible blacklisting of China’s largest chip maker by the United States hit tech firms.
At the close, the Shanghai Composite index was down 1.87% to 3,292.59, the lowest closing mark for the index since 30 July. It was the 4th straight day of losses for the Shanghai index, and its steepest 1-day drop since 24 July 24. The blue-chip CSI300 index fell 2.11%.
Japan’s Nikkei share average dipped Monday following a drop on Wall Street
The Nikkei dropped 0.50% to 23,089.95, while the broader Topix shed 0.42% to 1,609.74, with both the indexes falling from their 6-month highs marked last Thursday.
Australian shares finished higher Monday on prospects of 1st batches of a C-19 vaccine by early next year outweighed the extension of virus-driven lockdowns in Melbourne.
The S&P/ASX 200 index rose 0.3% to 5,944.8 at the close. New Zealand’s benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index rose 0.3% to finish the session at 11,859.45.
Asia-Pacific Indexes
Data as of 7 Sepember 2020. All quotes delayed at least 15 mins.
Symb | Index | Time | Last | Chg | Chg % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
.TRXFLDJPP | Thomson Reuters Equity Japan Index | 3:35am EDT | 141.22 | -0.64 | -0.45% |
.TRXFLDHKP | Thomson Reuters Equity HK Index | 5:36am EDT | 309.83 | -3.40 | -1.09% |
.TRXFLDINP | Thomson Reuters Equity India Index | 8:15am EDT | 1,313.26 | -0.18 | -0.01% |
.N225 | Nikkei Stock Average 225 | 2:15am EDT | 23,089.95 | -115.48 | -0.50% |
.HSI | Hang Seng Index | 4:08am EDT | 24,589.65 | -105.80 | -0.43% |
.AORD | ASX All Ordinaries Index | 3:01am EDT | 6,129.90 | — | –% |
.KS11 | KOSPI Index | 5:01am EDT | 2,384.22 | — | –% |
.SETI | SET Composite Index | 3 Sep 2020 | 1,311.95 | -3.93 | -0.30% |
.JKSE | Jakarta Composite | 4:14am EDT | 5,230.20 | -9.65 | -0.18% |
.PSI | PSE Composite Index | 12:50am EDT | 5,935.85 | +150.76 | +2.61% |
.SSEC | Shanghai Composite Index | 3:59am EDT | 3,292.59 | -62.78 | -1.87% |
.BSESN | S&P BSE Sensex | 8:24am EDT | 38,417.23 | +60.05 | +0.16% |
.FTFBMKLCI | FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI | 5:04am EDT | 1,516.38 | +0.52 | +0.03% |
.HNX30 | HNX 30 Index | 6 Sep 2020 | 231.41 | -3.38 | -1.44% |
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