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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% |
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