Thursday’s World Stock Markets: Asia-Pacific
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China shares closed higher Thursday, with healthcare shares leading the gainers as the country ramped up vaccination efforts amid the emergence of a new cluster of infections.
At the close, the Shanghai Composite index was up 0.08% at 3,482.55. The blue-chip CSI300 index was up 0.17%.
Japanese stocks fell Thursday, weighed by concerns over a spike in domestic coronavirus infections and the potential return of restrictions on economic activity.
The Nikkei 225 Index ended down 0.07% to 29,708.98, while the broader TOPIX fell 0.79% to 1,951.86.
Australian shares extend their rally to a 5th day running Thursday, with robust iron ore prices further boosting heavyweight mining stocks.
The S&P/ASX 200 index was up 0.4% at 6,953.2 in early trade. In New Zealand, the benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index rose 0.43% at 12,540.6.
Asia-Pacific Indexes
Data as of 8 April 2021. All quotes delayed at least 15 mins.
Symb
Index
Time
Last
Chg
Chg %
.TRXFLDJPP
Thomson Reuters Equity Japan Index
3:37am EDT
170.90
-1.27
-0.74%
.TRXFLDHKP
Thomson Reuters Equity HK Index
4:57am EDT
351.40
+1.59
+0.45%
.TRXFLDINP
Thomson Reuters Equity India Index
4:57am EDT
1,772.61
+15.40
+0.88%
.N225
Nikkei Stock Average 225
2:15am EDT
29,708.98
-21.81
-0.07%
.HSI
Hang Seng Index
4:08am EDT
29,008.07
+333.27
+1.16%
.AORD
ASX All Ordinaries Index
2:43am EDT
7,250.30
+72.90
+1.02%
.KS11
KOSPI Index
5:01am EDT
3,143.26
+5.85
+0.19%
.SETI
SET Composite Index
5:13am EDT
1,559.36
+2.80
+0.18%
.JKSE
Jakarta Composite
4:14am EDT
6,071.72
+35.11
+0.58%
.PSI
PSE Composite Index
12:50am EDT
6,545.17
-106.54
-1.60%
.SSEC
Shanghai Composite Index
3:59am EDT
3,482.55
+2.93
+0.08%
.BSESN
S&P BSE Sensex
5:13am EDT
49,793.08
+131.32
+0.26%
.FTFBMKLCI
FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI
4:59am EDT
1,602.40
+1.81
+0.11%
.HNX30
HNX 30 Index
6 Apr 2021
444.53
+0.73
+0.16%
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