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Hong Kong stocks fell Tuesday, tracking an overnight tech selloff on the Wall Street, while persistent anti-monopoly fears also weighed on tech giants listed in the Asian financial hub.
The Hang Seng index dropped 2.2% to 27,982.21, while the Hong Kong China Enterprises Index lost 2.4%, to 10,398.45.
China stocks ended firmer Tuesday, underpinned by gains in consumer and healthcare firms, after data showed that factory-gate prices in the world’s 2nd-largest economy last month had reached the highest marks since October 2017.
The blue-chip CSI300 index was up 0.6% at 5,023.06, capping a 4-day losing streak, while the Shanghai Composite Index firmed 0.4% to finish at 3,441.85.
Japanese shares declined Tuesday, dragged down by tech stocks tracking overnight Wall Street losses, while domestic cyclical stocks also fell.
The Nikkei share average fell 2.52% to 28,774.45 by 0158 GMT, while the broader TOPIX lost 1.84% to 1,916.40.
Tech stocks pushed Australian shares lower Tuesday as investors worried that rising commodity prices could stoke inflation.
The S&P/ASX 200 index slipped about 1.1% to 7,097, pulling back from a record closing high hit Monday.
New Zealand’s benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index extended losses into the 5th session, running ending off 0.2% on the day,
Asia-Pacific Indexes
Data as of 11 May 2021. All quotes delayed at least 15 mins.
| Symb | Index | Time | Last | Chg | Chg % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .TRXFLDJPP | Thomson Reuters Equity Japan Index | 2:59am EDT | 167.03 | -3.90 | -2.28% |
| .TRXFLDHKP | Thomson Reuters Equity HK Index | 3:00am EDT | 336.51 | -7.19 | -2.09% |
| .TRXFLDINP | Thomson Reuters Equity India Index | 3:02am EDT | 1,785.33 | +0.75 | +0.04% |
| .N225 | Nikkei Stock Average 225 | 2:15am EDT | 28,608.59 | -909.75 | -3.08% |
| .HSI | Hang Seng Index | 3:17am EDT | 27,975.07 | -620.59 | -2.17% |
| .AORD | ASX All Ordinaries Index | 3:08am EDT | 7,331.60 | -88.20 | -1.19% |
| .KS11 | KOSPI Index | 2:32am EDT | 3,209.43 | -39.87 | -1.23% |
| .SETI | SET Composite Index | 1:29am EDT | 1,582.14 | -6.01 | -0.38% |
| .JKSE | Jakarta Composite | 3:31am EDT | 5,923.99 | -51.80 | -0.87% |
| .PSI | PSE Composite Index | 12:50am EDT | 6,326.83 | +9.42 | +0.15% |
| .SSEC | Shanghai Composite Index | 3:02am EDT | 3,441.85 | +13.85 | +0.40% |
| .BSESN | S&P BSE Sensex | 3:17am EDT | 49,175.37 | -327.04 | -0.66% |
| .FTFBMKLCI | FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI | 3:16am EDT | 1,573.70 | -10.22 | -0.65% |
| .HNX30 | HNX 30 Index | 9 May 2021 | 418.48 | +1.52 | +0.36% |
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