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%

Have a healthy week, Keep the Faith!