Thursday’s World Stock Markets: Asia-Pacific
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China stocks rose Thursday, driven by gains in consumer and healthcare firms, after the Fed pledged to maintain an dovish policy and projected a rapid rise in US GDP this yr.
The blue-chip CSI300 index rose 0.8% at 5,141.77, while the Shanghai Composite Index gained 0.5% at 3,463.07.
Japanese shares rose Thursday, with the TOPIX index marking a 30-yr high
The broader TOPIX advanced 1.23% to close at 2,008.51, crossing the 2,000 mark for the 1st time since May 1991. The Nikkei index rose 1.01% to finish at 30,216.75.
Australian shares fell Thursday, dragged down by tech and healthcare stocks, while an economic contraction in Q-4 of Y 2020 sent New Zealand’s benchmark index to its biggest drop in 2 wks.
Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 index fell 0.7% to 6,745.70. New Zealand’s benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index settled down about 1% on the day.
Asia-Pacific Indexes
Data as of 18 March 2021. All quotes delayed at least 15 mins.
Symb
Index
Time
Last
Chg
Chg %
.TRXFLDJPP
Thomson Reuters Equity Japan Index
3:39am EDT
175.62
+2.16
+1.25%
.TRXFLDHKP
Thomson Reuters Equity HK Index
5:40am EDT
357.81
+5.65
+1.60%
.TRXFLDINP
Thomson Reuters Equity India Index
7:09am EDT
1,708.06
-20.56
-1.19%
.N225
Nikkei Stock Average 225
2:15am EDT
30,216.75
+302.42
+1.01%
.HSI
Hang Seng Index
4:08am EDT
29,405.72
+371.60
+1.28%
.AORD
ASX All Ordinaries Index
1:52am EDT
7,003.60
-44.40
-0.63%
.KS11
KOSPI Index
5:03am EDT
3,066.01
+18.51
+0.61%
.SETI
SET Composite Index
5:59am EDT
1,568.82
+2.06
+0.13%
.JKSE
Jakarta Composite
4:14am EDT
6,347.83
+70.60
+1.12%
.PSI
PSE Composite Index
12:50am EDT
6,630.85
+64.02
+0.97%
.SSEC
Shanghai Composite Index
3:59am EDT
3,463.07
+17.52
+0.51%
.BSESN
S&P BSE Sensex
7:25am EDT
49,216.52
-585.10
-1.17%
.FTFBMKLCI
FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI
17 Mar 2021
1,627.99
+3.02
+0.19%
.HNX30
HNX 30 Index
17 Mar 2021
405.27
+5.56
+1.39%
Have a healthy day, Keep the Faith!
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