Wednesday’s World Stock Markets: Asia-Pacific
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Australian shares finished lower Wednesday, dragged lower by gold miners on the back of weak bullion prices, while BHP outshone the broader market and hit a record high as brokerages upgraded its shares after the miner’s annual results.
The S&P/ASX 200 index fell 0.5% to 6,885.2 at the close, off a 1-yr high marked Tuesday. New Zealand’s benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index edged 0.5% higher at 12,673.97.
Japanese shares fell Wednesday as investors booked profits after a recent rally drove them to a 30-yr high on expectations for a strong economic recovery.
The Nikkei share average edged down 0.58% to 30,292.19 from Tuesday’s high of 30,714.52. The broader TOPIX slipped 0.18% to 1,961.49.
Hong Kong stocks ended higher Wednesday, marking the 7th session running of gainers and extending a Bull run ahead of the reopening of Mainland markets after the Lunar New Year break, with sentiment lifted by optimism over global economic recovery.
The Hang Seng index rose 1.10% at 31,084.94, the highest close since June 2018, while the China Enterprises Index increased 1.60% at 12,228.63.
Asia-Pacific Indexes
Data as of 17 February 2021. All quotes delayed at least 15 mins.
Symb
Index
Time
Last
Chg
Chg %
.TRXFLDJPP
Thomson Reuters Equity Japan Index
2:40am EST
171.65
-0.46
-0.27%
.TRXFLDHKP
Thomson Reuters Equity HK Index
4:41am EST
392.26
+4.78
+1.23%
.TRXFLDINP
Thomson Reuters Equity India Index
7:20am EST
1,763.09
-7.88
-0.44%
.N225
Nikkei Stock Average 225
1:15am EST
30,292.19
-175.56
-0.58%
.HSI
Hang Seng Index
3:08am EST
31,084.94
+338.28
+1.10%
.AORD
ASX All Ordinaries Index
12:58am EST
7,158.80
-30.50
-0.42%
.KS11
KOSPI Index
4:01am EST
3,133.73
-29.52
-0.93%
.SETI
SET Composite Index
4:51am EST
1,514.91
-8.20
-0.54%
.JKSE
Jakarta Composite
3:14am EST
6,227.73
-64.67
-1.03%
.PSI
PSE Composite Index
16 Feb 2021
6,966.43
-77.63
-1.10%
.SSEC
Shanghai Composite Index
10 Feb 2021
3,655.09
+51.60
+1.43%
.BSESN
S&P BSE Sensex
7:34am EST
51,703.83
-400.34
-0.77%
.FTFBMKLCI
FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI
16 Feb 2021
1,595.29
-10.85
-0.68%
.HNX30
HNX 30 Index
16 Feb 2021
350.72
+0.00
+0.00%
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