Tuesday’s World Stock Markets: Asia-Pacific

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China’s blue-chip index finished Wednesday at its highest mark 13 yrs after rising for 5 sessions running, as investors expect the government to sustain policy supports to counter COVID-19’s persisting impact on the economy.

At the close, the blue-chip CSI300 index was up 0.92% at 5,417.68, and the Shanghai Composite index was up 0.63% at 3,550.88.

Japanese stocks closed lower Wednesday as sentiment was dented by a likely announcement of a state of emergency in Tokyo and surrounding cities later this wk.

The Nikkei 225 Index ended down 0.38% to 27,055.94. The broader Topix rose 0.28% at 1,796.18.

Australian shares fell Wednesday, with investors struggling to find solid footing on concerns that a Sydney China Virus cluster may have spread to regional areas.

The S&P/ASX 200 index closed 1.1% lower to 6,607.1. New Zealand's benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index closed -0.3%

Asia-Pacific Indexes

Data as of 6 January 2021. All quotes delayed at least 15 mins.

Symb

Index

Time

Last

Chg

Chg %

.TRXFLDJPP

Thomson Reuters Equity Japan Index

2:45am EST

157.09

+0.35

+0.22%

.TRXFLDHKP

Thomson Reuters Equity HK Index

4:45am EST

336.88

+3.81

+1.14%

.TRXFLDINP

Thomson Reuters Equity India Index

7:25am EST

1,651.03

-3.15

-0.19%

.N225

Nikkei Stock Average 225

1:15am EST

27,055.94

-102.69

-0.38%

.HSI

Hang Seng Index

3:08am EST

27,692.30

+42.44

+0.15%

.AORD

ASX All Ordinaries Index

1:17am EST

6,881.40

-74.30

-1.07%

.KS11

KOSPI Index

4:03am EST

2,968.21

-22.36

-0.75%

.SETI

SET Composite Index

4:50am EST

1,492.36

-14.29

-0.95%

.JKSE

Jakarta Composite

3:14am EST

6,065.68

-71.66

-1.17%

.PSI

PSE Composite Index

5 Jan 2021

7,047.85

-86.33

-1.21%

.SSEC

Shanghai Composite Index

2:59am EST

3,550.88

+22.20

+0.63%

.BSESN

S&P BSE Sensex

7:28am EST

48,174.06

-263.72

-0.54%

.FTFBMKLCI

FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI

5 Jan 2021

1,591.97

-16.38

-1.02%

.HNX30

HNX 30 Index

5 Jan 2021

342.00

+1.98

+0.58%

Have a healthy day, Keep the Faith!