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Hong Kong stocks gained Thursday, helped by energy firms. At the close of trade, the Hang Seng index was up 219.48, or 0.77%, at 28,637.46. The Hang Seng China Enterprises index rose 0.32% to close at 10,756.37.
China stocks fell Thursday as healthcare firms declined following investors’ return after the Labour Day break.
The blue-chip CSI300 index fell 1.2% to 5,061.12, while the Shanghai Composite Index eased 0.2% to 3,441.28. The tech-heavy start-up board ChiNext fell 2.5%, while Shanghai’s STAR50 index slipped 0.9%.
Japanese shares gained Thursday to mark their biggest percentage gainer in 2 wks, as investors bought up cyclical shares following Wall Street gains.
The Nikkei share average advanced 1.8% to close at 29,331.37, while the broader TOPIX gained 1.54% to finish at 1,927.40. The market reopened on Thursday after 3 days of public holidays.
Australian shares fell Thursday, dragged down by a sell-off in tech shares
The S&P/ASX 200 index declined 0.5% to 7,061.70, after 3 sessions running of gainers. New Zealand’s benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index fell 0.8% to finish the session at 12,751.67.
Asia-Pacific Indexes
Data as of 6 May 2021. All quotes delayed at least 15 mins.
| Symb | Index | Time | Last | Chg | Chg % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .TRXFLDJPP | Thomson Reuters Equity Japan Index | 7:49am EDT | 168.93 | +2.51 | +1.51% |
| .TRXFLDHKP | Thomson Reuters Equity HK Index | 5:44am EDT | 346.82 | +1.06 | +0.31% |
| .TRXFLDINP | Thomson Reuters Equity India Index | 7:29am EDT | 1,762.40 | +12.20 | +0.70% |
| .N225 | Nikkei Stock Average 225 | 2:15am EDT | 29,331.37 | +518.74 | +1.80% |
| .HSI | Hang Seng Index | 4:08am EDT | 28,637.46 | +219.48 | +0.77% |
| .AORD | ASX All Ordinaries Index | 2:48am EDT | 7,306.00 | -38.20 | -0.52% |
| .KS11 | KOSPI Index | 5:03am EDT | 3,178.74 | +31.37 | +1.00% |
| .SETI | SET Composite Index | 5:57am EDT | 1,571.91 | +22.69 | +1.46% |
| .JKSE | Jakarta Composite | 4:14am EDT | 5,970.24 | -5.67 | -0.09% |
| .PSI | PSE Composite Index | 12:50am EDT | 6,282.78 | -16.91 | -0.27% |
| .SSEC | Shanghai Composite Index | 3:00am EDT | 3,441.28 | -5.57 | -0.16% |
| .BSESN | S&P BSE Sensex | 8:06am EDT | 48,949.76 | +272.21 | +0.56% |
| .FTFBMKLCI | FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI | 5:04am EDT | 1,578.33 | +2.66 | +0.17% |
| .HNX30 | HNX 30 Index | 5 May 2021 | 419.80 | -3.37 | -0.80% |
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