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%

Have a healthy day, Keep the Faith!