# Wednesday’s World Stock Markets: Asia-Pacific

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By Paul Ebeling · 2021-03-17
Tags: Shayne Heffernan on Investments, Australia, China, Japan, Top Stories, Paul Ebeling, 2021, AsiaPacific, #NewZealand
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China stocks were subdued Wednesday, At the midday break, the Shanghai Composite index edged down 0.31% to 3,435.96, while China’s blue-chip CSI300 index traded flat at 5,083.57.

Japanese stocks edged higher Wednesday as investors bought individual shares with bright earnings prospects. The Nikkei 225 Index edged up 0.16% at 29,968.06 by 0215 GMT, while the broader TOPIX rose 0.03% at 1,982.11.

Australian shares snapped 3 straight sessions of gainers to finish lower Wednesday. The S&P/ASX 200 index fell 0.5% to finish at 6,795.20. New Zealand’s benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index fell 0.5% to 12,622.21.

Asia-Pacific Indexes

Data as of 17 March 2021. All quotes delayed at least 15 mins.

Symb

Index

Time

Last

Chg

Chg %

.TRXFLDJPP

Thomson Reuters Equity Japan Index

3:39am EDT

173.46

+0.25

+0.14%

.TRXFLDHKP

Thomson Reuters Equity HK Index

4:59am EDT

352.16

+0.73

+0.21%

.TRXFLDINP

Thomson Reuters Equity India Index

5:20am EDT

1,735.06

-20.66

-1.18%

.N225

Nikkei Stock Average 225

2:15am EDT

29,914.33

-6.76

-0.02%

.HSI

Hang Seng Index

4:08am EDT

29,034.12

+6.43

+0.02%

.AORD

ASX All Ordinaries Index

2:00am EDT

7,048.00

-31.00

-0.44%

.KS11

KOSPI Index

5:03am EDT

3,047.50

-19.67

-0.64%

.SETI

SET Composite Index

5:36am EDT

1,568.28

+4.25

+0.27%

.JKSE

Jakarta Composite

4:14am EDT

6,277.23

-32.47

-0.51%

.PSI

PSE Composite Index

12:50am EDT

6,566.83

+7.75

+0.12%

.SSEC

Shanghai Composite Index

3:59am EDT

3,445.55

-1.18

-0.03%

.BSESN

S&P BSE Sensex

5:35am EDT

49,878.45

-485.51

-0.96%

.FTFBMKLCI

FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI

16 Mar 2021

1,624.97

+1.01

+0.06%

.HNX30

HNX 30 Index

15 Mar 2021

392.63

-0.14

-0.04%

Have a happy St. Patrick's Day, Keep the Faith!

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