Tuesday’s World Stock Markets: Asia-Pacific

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Most emerging Asian share markets rose Tuesday, tracking a recovery in US equity futures following a pullback in Treasury yields

Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index ended higher Tuesday, while China’s benchmark Shanghai Composite index stood on the cusp of a correction as investors struggled with the prospect of tighter policy and a slowing economic. The Hang Seng ended the day up 0.81%.

Tuesday, China’s benchmark stock index and blue-chip shares slumped to 12-wk lows.

Japanese shares ended higher Tuesday as investors bought consumer goods companies and property developers on expectations that they would benefit from the economic recovery.

The Nikkei 225 Index finished +0.99% at 29,027.94. The broader TOPIX rose 1.27% at 1,917.68.

Financials helped Australian shares post gains for the 2nd session running Tuesday. The S&P/ASX 200 index rose 0.5%, adding to Monday’s 0.4% gainer.

New Zealand’s benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index ended 0.5% higher.

Asia-Pacific Indexes

Data as of 9 March 2021. All quotes delayed at least 15 mins.

Symb

Index

Time

Last

Chg

Chg %

.TRXFLDJPP

Thomson Reuters Equity Japan Index

2:44am EST

167.63

+2.05

+1.24%

.TRXFLDHKP

Thomson Reuters Equity HK Index

4:44am EST

344.20

+1.85

+0.54%

.TRXFLDINP

Thomson Reuters Equity India Index

5:43am EST

1,767.74

+8.03

+0.46%

.N225

Nikkei Stock Average 225

1:15am EST

29,027.94

+284.69

+0.99%

.HSI

Hang Seng Index

3:08am EST

28,773.23

+232.40

+0.81%

.AORD

ASX All Ordinaries Index

12:42am EST

7,000.40

+28.80

+0.41%

.KS11

KOSPI Index

4:03am EST

2,976.12

-19.99

-0.67%

.SETI

SET Composite Index

4:50am EST

1,550.59

+6.83

+0.44%

.JKSE

Jakarta Composite

3:14am EST

6,199.65

-48.82

-0.78%

.PSI

PSE Composite Index

8 Mar 2021

6,766.83

+9.91

+0.15%

.SSEC

Shanghai Composite Index

2:59am EST

3,359.29

-62.12

-1.82%

.BSESN

S&P BSE Sensex

5:59am EST

51,025.48

+584.41

+1.16%

.FTFBMKLCI

FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI

8 Mar 2021

1,624.78

+12.97

+0.80%

.HNX30

HNX 30 Index

8 Mar 2021

382.15

-4.31

-1.12%

Have a healthy week, Keep the Faith!