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China stocks ended higher Tuesday, underpinned by strong gains in banks as investors cheered Beijing’s latest move to ease pressure on the country’s financial institutions.
The blue-chip CSI300 index rose 0.1% at 4,775.80, while the Shanghai Composite Index also inched up 0.1% at 3,371.69.
Banks led the gainers, with the CSI300 banks index up 2.6%.
Japanese shares finished higher Tuesday as investor sentiment was buoyed by a tech-led overnight rally on Wall Street, and a softer JPY propped up exporters.
The benchmark Nikkei average gained 1.7% at 22,573.66 while the broader Topix jumped 2.14% at 1,555.26.
Australian shares rose Tuesday, as a tech-led overnight rally on Wall Street and upbeat US data helped investors look past grim domestic retail sales print and a central bank prediction the economic recovery would be bumpy.
The S&P/ASX 200 index closed 1.88% higher at 6,037.6, with technology, energy and financials stocks leading the charge.
New Zealand’s benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index rose 0.9% at 11,771.7, helped by gains in financials and healthcare stocks.
Asia-Pacific Indexes
Data as of 4 August 2020. All quotes delayed at least 15 mins.
| Symb | Index | Time | Last | Chg | Chg % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .TRXFLDJPP | Thomson Reuters Equity Japan Index | 3:45am EDT | 136.34 | +2.88 | +2.16% |
| .TRXFLDHKP | Thomson Reuters Equity HK Index | 4:59am EDT | 313.79 | +6.31 | +2.05% |
| .TRXFLDINP | Thomson Reuters Equity India Index | 5:27am EDT | 1,267.48 | +20.32 | +1.63% |
| .N225 | Nikkei Stock Average 225 | 2:15am EDT | 22,573.66 | +378.28 | +1.70% |
| .HSI | Hang Seng Index | 4:08am EDT | 24,946.63 | +488.50 | +2.00% |
| .AORD | ASX All Ordinaries Index | 3:28am EDT | 6,166.50 | +112.60 | +1.86% |
| .KS11 | KOSPI Index | 5:03am EDT | 2,279.97 | +28.93 | +1.29% |
| .SETI | SET Composite Index | 5:40am EDT | 1,330.81 | +9.58 | +0.73% |
| .JKSE | Jakarta Composite | 4:14am EDT | 5,075.00 | +68.78 | +1.37% |
| .PSI | PSE Composite Index | 12:50am EDT | 5,775.50 | +59.58 | +1.04% |
| .SSEC | Shanghai Composite Index | 3:00am EDT | 3,371.69 | +3.72 | +0.11% |
| .BSESN | S&P BSE Sensex | 5:43am EDT | 37,696.14 | +756.54 | +2.05% |
| .FTFBMKLCI | FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI | 5:04am EDT | 1,575.94 | +3.33 | +0.21% |
| .HNX30 | HNX 30 Index | 3 Aug 2020 | 207.95 | +3.76 | +1.84% |
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