China shares finished lower Thursday, with tech and resources shares leading the declines, as some investors booked profits following the market’s strong finish in the prior session.
The blue-chip CSI300 index ended down 0.5% to 4,656.15 and the Shanghai Composite Index 0.2% to 3,286.82.
Australian shares finished higher Thursday as investors cheered the Fed’s assertion it would use its “full range of tools” to support the C-19 coronavirus stricken US economy, with added lift from tech stocks ahead of a batch of Key US earnings.
The S&P/ASX 200 index closed 0.74% higher at 6,051.1. In New Zealand, the benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index rose 0.8% at 11,692.02.
Japan’s stock benchmark Nikkei traded steady Thursday after 4 straight sessions of decliners, as the Fed kept interest rates at ultra-low levels and investors cheered a number of upbeat earnings reports.
The benchmark Nikkei average moveded higher 0.05% at 22,408.29 by the midday break, while the broader Topix slipped 0.21% to 1,545.79.
Asia-Pacific Indexes
Data as of 30 July 2020. All quotes delayed at least 15 mins.
| Symb | Index | Time | Last | Chg | Chg % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .TRXFLDJPP | Thomson Reuters Equity Japan Index | 3:45am EDT | 134.84 | -0.87 | -0.64% |
| .TRXFLDHKP | Thomson Reuters Equity HK Index | 5:45am EDT | 306.52 | -1.25 | -0.41% |
| .TRXFLDINP | Thomson Reuters Equity India Index | 6:00am EDT | 1,260.03 | -8.63 | -0.68% |
| .N225 | Nikkei Stock Average 225 | 2:15am EDT | 22,339.23 | -57.88 | -0.26% |
| .HSI | Hang Seng Index | 4:09am EDT | 24,710.59 | -172.55 | -0.69% |
| .AORD | ASX All Ordinaries Index | 2:49am EDT | 6,177.50 | +49.50 | +0.81% |
| .KS11 | KOSPI Index | 5:01am EDT | 2,267.01 | +3.85 | +0.17% |
| .SETI | SET Composite Index | 5:46am EDT | 1,315.74 | -22.61 | -1.69% |
| .JKSE | Jakarta Composite | 4:14am EDT | 5,149.63 | +38.51 | +0.75% |
| .PSI | PSE Composite Index | 12:50am EDT | 5,928.45 | -37.82 | -0.63% |
| .SSEC | Shanghai Composite Index | 3:00am EDT | 3,286.82 | -7.73 | -0.23% |
| .BSESN | S&P BSE Sensex | 6:16am EDT | 37,736.07 | -335.06 | -0.88% |
| .FTFBMKLCI | FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI | 5:04am EDT | 1,603.75 | -7.67 | -0.48% |
| .HNX30 | HNX 30 Index | 29 Jul 2020 | 199.83 | +1.08 | +0.54% |
Have a healthy day, Keep the Faith!
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