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Monday the US financial markets are closed in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
China stocks ended higher Monday, as investors cheered better-than-expected GDP data pointing to a strong recovery from The China Virus chaos in the world’s 2nd-largest economy.
The blue-chip CSI300 index rose 1.1% to close at 5,518.52, and the Shanghai Composite Index gained 0.8% at 3,596.22.
The tech-heavy start-up board ChiNext climbed 1.9%, and the STAR50 index spiked 2.3%.
Japanese stock prices slid on Monday as investors took profits from recent gainers, including semiconductor-related shares, following the market’s rapid ascent to a three-decade high earlier this month.
The Nikkei average dropped 0.97% to end at 28,242.21, slipping further from its 30-yr high of 28,979 marked last wk. It is up 2.9% YTD. The broader Topix lost 0.60% to 1,845.49.
Australian shares finished lower Monday on news the country may not fully reopen its international borders this year despite the vaccination drive weighed sentiment.
The S&P/ASX 200 index slipped 0.8% to 6,663 at the close of trade. New Zealand’s benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index fell 1.4% or 186.3 pts to finish the session at 12,838.36.
Asia-Pacific Indexes
Data as of 18 January 2021. All quotes delayed at least 15 mins.
| Symb | Index | Time | Last | Chg | Chg % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .TRXFLDJPP | Thomson Reuters Equity Japan Index | 1:59am EST | 161.30 | -0.91 | -0.56% |
| .TRXFLDHKP | Thomson Reuters Equity HK Index | 2:27am EST | 353.97 | +4.53 | +1.30% |
| .TRXFLDINP | Thomson Reuters Equity India Index | 2:25am EST | 1,656.87 | -18.50 | -1.10% |
| .N225 | Nikkei Stock Average 225 | 1:15am EST | 28,242.21 | -276.97 | -0.97% |
| .HSI | Hang Seng Index | 2:41am EST | 28,809.91 | +236.05 | +0.83% |
| .AORD | ASX All Ordinaries Index | 1:18am EST | 6,935.40 | -51.40 | -0.74% |
| .KS11 | KOSPI Index | 1:32am EST | 3,013.93 | -71.97 | -2.33% |
| .SETI | SET Composite Index | 2:43am EST | 1,507.21 | -11.92 | -0.78% |
| .JKSE | Jakarta Composite | 2:50am EST | 6,380.63 | +7.22 | +0.11% |
| .PSI | PSE Composite Index | 17 Jan 2021 | 7,203.44 | -35.02 | -0.48% |
| .SSEC | Shanghai Composite Index | 2:36am EST | 3,596.22 | +29.85 | +0.84% |
| .BSESN | S&P BSE Sensex | 2:43am EST | 48,677.07 | -357.60 | -0.73% |
| .FTFBMKLCI | FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI | 17 Jan 2021 | 1,610.97 | -16.04 | -0.99% |
| .HNX30 | HNX 30 Index | 14 Jan 2021 | 375.99 | +12.31 | +3.38% |
Have a healthy week, Keep the Faith!
