Wednesday’s World Stock Markets: Asia-Pacific

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-China stocks were mixed Wednesday, with investors taking profits from consumer and healthcare shares after the blue-chip index hit its 13-yr highs

At the midday break, the Shanghai Composite index was down 0.08% at 3,605.33, but the blue-chip CSI300 index was up 0.09%.

The CSI300 index snapped week-long gainers from the start of Y 2021, and kept tapping its 13-yr high in recent trading sessions driven by accommodative monetary policies and stable economic data.

Japan’s benchmark Nikkei stock average finished up Wednesday, supported by positive outlook for corporate performance.

Nikkei share average edged up 0.21% at 28,224.71 as of 0153 GMT, while the broader Topix inched up 0.02% at 1,857.53.

Australian shares finished flat Wednesday and looked ahead to the Q-4 corporate earnings season.

The S&P/ASX 200 index traded flat by 2335 GMT, New Zealand’s benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index rose 0.2% at 13,211.48 pts.

Asia-Pacific Indexes

Data as of 13 Jan 2021. All quotes delayed at least 15 minutes.

Symb

Index

Time

Last

Chg

Chg %

.TRXFLDJPP

Thomson Reuters Equity Japan Index

1:59am EST

162.89

+0.52

+0.32%

.TRXFLDHKP

Thomson Reuters Equity HK Index

2:07am EST

340.98

+0.76

+0.22%

.TRXFLDINP

Thomson Reuters Equity India Index

2:06am EST

1,694.19

-0.68

-0.04%

.N225

Nikkei Stock Average 225

1:15am EST

28,456.59

+292.25

+1.04%

.HSI

Hang Seng Index

2:24am EST

28,256.09

-20.66

-0.07%

.AORD

ASX All Ordinaries Index

12:54am EST

6,953.90

+14.80

+0.21%

.KS11

KOSPI Index

1:30am EST

3,148.29

+22.34

+0.71%

.SETI

SET Composite Index

12:29am EST

1,556.77

+16.92

+1.10%

.JKSE

Jakarta Composite

2:37am EST

6,420.96

+25.29

+0.40%

.PSI

PSE Composite Index

12 Jan 2021

7,242.85

-15.26

-0.21%

.SSEC

Shanghai Composite Index

2:00am EST

3,598.65

-9.69

-0.27%

.BSESN

S&P BSE Sensex

2:24am EST

49,547.48

+30.37

+0.06%

.FTFBMKLCI

FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI

12 Jan 2021

1,634.30

+22.26

+1.38%

.HNX30

HNX 30 Index

11 Jan 2021

355.45

+1.82

+0.51%

Have a healthy day, Keep the Faith!