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Australian shares fell Wednesday, dragged down by financials and miners, as global investors fretted over whether a potential spike in US inflation could force the Fed to raise rates earlier than planned.
The S&P/ASX 200 index dropped 0.7% to 7,044.9, settling lower for the 2nd session running. New Zealand’s benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index slipped 0.6% to 12,564.2.
Japanese stocks ended lower Wednesday, tracking an extended sell-off in Asian shares, as investors refrained from placing big bets amid the Bank of Japan’s absence in supporting the market despite a sharp drop in the previous session.
The Nikkei share average fell 1.91% to 28,147.51. The broader TOPIX lost 1.47% to 1,877.95.
China and Hong Kong shares slipped Wednesday, dragged down by real estate firms after Beijing held a meeting on property tax to curb rampant speculation in the housing market, although tech stocks rebounded from a sharp drop in the previous session.
At the midday break, the Shanghai Composite index was down 0.01% to 3,441.42 and the blue-chip CSI300 index was down 0.28%.
Chinese H-shares listed in Hong Kong rose 0.2% to 10,452.06, while the Hang Seng Index was down 0.37% to 27,910.60.
Asia-Pacific Indexes
Data as of 12 May 2021. All quotes delayed at least 15 mins.
| Symb | Index | Time | Last | Chg | Chg % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .TRXFLDJPP | Thomson Reuters Equity Japan Index | 2:33am EDT | 164.68 | -2.35 | -1.41% |
| .TRXFLDHKP | Thomson Reuters Equity HK Index | 2:33am EDT | 340.04 | +4.05 | +1.21% |
| .TRXFLDINP | Thomson Reuters Equity India Index | 2:33am EDT | 1,772.56 | -8.53 | -0.48% |
| .N225 | Nikkei Stock Average 225 | 2:15am EDT | 28,147.51 | -461.08 | -1.61% |
| .HSI | Hang Seng Index | 2:49am EDT | 28,117.19 | +103.38 | +0.37% |
| .AORD | ASX All Ordinaries Index | 2:17am EDT | 7,281.10 | -50.50 | -0.69% |
| .KS11 | KOSPI Index | 2:30am EDT | 3,161.66 | -47.77 | -1.49% |
| .SETI | SET Composite Index | 1:29am EDT | 1,565.56 | -13.37 | -0.85% |
| .JKSE | Jakarta Composite | 11 May 2021 | 5,938.35 | -37.44 | -0.63% |
| .PSI | PSE Composite Index | 12:50am EDT | 6,236.40 | -90.43 | -1.43% |
| .SSEC | Shanghai Composite Index | 2:46am EDT | 3,463.85 | +22.00 | +0.64% |
| .BSESN | S&P BSE Sensex | 2:49am EDT | 48,805.72 | -356.09 | -0.72% |
| .FTFBMKLCI | FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI | 2:50am EDT | 1,582.52 | +4.88 | +0.31% |
| .HNX30 | HNX 30 Index | 10 May 2021 | 417.40 | -1.08 | -0.26% |
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