Tuesday’s World Stock Markets: Asia-Pacific
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Australian shares finished higher Tuesday, as mining and financial stocks recovered from sharp losses in the prior session.
The S&P/ASX 200 index rose 1.2% at 6,742.60 at the close of trade. New Zealand’s benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index rose 0.3% or 42.95 pts to finish the session at 12,881.31,
Japanese shares rose Tuesday as investors bought beaten down stocks, with automakers and semiconductor-related plays leading the rebound.
The Nikkei 225 Index climbed 1.23% at 28,590.98 by 0150 GMT, while the broader Topix finished + 0.48% at 1,854.36.
Chinese investors are shovelings money into stocks through funds as the benchmark CSI300 flirts with record highs amid signs of a strong economic recovery.
Asia-Pacific Indexes
Data as of 19 January 2021. All quotes delayed at least 15 mins.
Symb
Index
Time
Last
Chg
Chg %
.TRXFLDJPP
Thomson Reuters Equity Japan Index
12:59am EST
162.25
+0.95
+0.59%
.TRXFLDHKP
Thomson Reuters Equity HK Index
12:59am EST
360.24
+5.73
+1.62%
.TRXFLDINP
Thomson Reuters Equity India Index
12:59am EST
1,674.66
+21.05
+1.27%
.N225
Nikkei Stock Average 225
1:00am EST
28,633.46
+391.25
+1.39%
.HSI
Hang Seng Index
1:15am EST
29,502.83
+640.06
+2.22%
.AORD
ASX All Ordinaries Index
1:30am EST
7,015.00
+79.60
+1.15%
.KS11
KOSPI Index
1:30am EST
3,093.49
+79.56
+2.64%
.SETI
SET Composite Index
12:29am EST
1,528.78
+18.65
+1.23%
.JKSE
Jakarta Composite
1:30am EST
6,356.32
-33.52
-0.52%
.PSI
PSE Composite Index
18 Jan 2021
7,198.45
-4.99
-0.07%
.SSEC
Shanghai Composite Index
1:15am EST
3,563.90
-32.32
-0.90%
.BSESN
S&P BSE Sensex
1:15am EST
49,100.72
+536.45
+1.10%
.FTFBMKLCI
FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI
18 Jan 2021
1,612.30
+2.78
+0.17%
.HNX30
HNX 30 Index
17 Jan 2021
377.97
+1.98
+0.53%
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