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!
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