Wednesday’s World Stock Markets: Asia-Pacific
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Most emerging Asian shares rose Wednesday, taking positive cues from a recovery in US and Chinese equities as falling bond yields eased concerns about surging inflation and the outlook for global economic recovery brightened.
China’s blue-chip shares closed higher Wednesday though the gains were capped by investor concerns of Beijing's policy tightening as the economy recovers.
The blue-chip CSI300 index ended 0.66% higher, led by a 2.63% jump in its healthcare sub-index and a 1.94% gainer in the consumer staples sector.
The Shanghai Composite index closed -0.05% to 3,357.74.
Japanese shares were little changed Wednesday.
The Nikkei index closed + 0.03% to close at 29,036.56, while the broader TOPIX gained 0.11% at 1,919.74.
Australian shares closed lower on Wednesday.
The S&P/ASX 200 index finished 0.8% to 6,714.10, reversing the session’s gains of as much as 0.5%.
New Zealand’s benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index rose 0.9%, with Air New Zealand gaining the most with a 3.5% rise.
Asia-Pacific Indexes
Data as of 10 March 2021. All quotes delayed at least 15 mins.
Symb
Index
Time
Last
Chg
Chg %
.TRXFLDJPP
Thomson Reuters Equity Japan Index
2:44am EST
167.80
+0.17
+0.10%
.TRXFLDHKP
Thomson Reuters Equity HK Index
3:59am EST
348.79
+4.59
+1.33%
.TRXFLDINP
Thomson Reuters Equity India Index
4:12am EST
1,778.85
+11.11
+0.63%
.N225
Nikkei Stock Average 225
1:15am EST
29,036.56
+8.62
+0.03%
.HSI
Hang Seng Index
3:08am EST
28,907.52
+134.29
+0.47%
.AORD
ASX All Ordinaries Index
12:49am EST
6,947.20
-53.20
-0.76%
.KS11
KOSPI Index
4:03am EST
2,958.12
-18.00
-0.60%
.SETI
SET Composite Index
4:28am EST
1,570.39
+19.80
+1.28%
.JKSE
Jakarta Composite
3:14am EST
6,264.68
+65.03
+1.05%
.PSI
PSE Composite Index
9 Mar 2021
6,808.32
+41.49
+0.61%
.SSEC
Shanghai Composite Index
2:59am EST
3,357.74
-1.55
-0.05%
.BSESN
S&P BSE Sensex
4:28am EST
51,199.44
+173.96
+0.34%
.FTFBMKLCI
FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI
9 Mar 2021
1,639.83
+15.05
+0.93%
.HNX30
HNX 30 Index
8 Mar 2021
382.15
-4.31
-1.12%
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