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China shares finished higher Monday, at the close, the Shanghai Composite index was up 0.64% at 3,505.28. The blue-chip CSI300 index rose 1.23% with its financial sector sub-index 1.25% higher and the Real Estate index up 0.89%. ** The healthcare sub-index jumped 2.24%. The Shenzhen index gained 1.18% and the start-up board ChiNext Composite index rose 0.995%.
Japanese shares closed higher Monday as upbeat earnings forecasts and gains in beaten-down chipmakers lifted sentiment.
The Nikkei share average ended 1.55% higher at 28,091.05 and the broader Topix gained 1.16% at 1,829.84.
Australian shares closed higher Monday, helped by gains in precious metal stocks, with silver prices at a near 6-month high.
The S&P/ASX 200 index closed 0.8% higher at 6,663 at market close snapping a 3-day losing streak. New Zealand’s benchmark S&P/NZX 50 fell 0.2% to 13,097.25.
Asia-Pacific Indexes
Data as of 1 Feb 2021. All quotes delayed at least 15 minutes.
| Symb | Index | Time | Last | Chg | Chg % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .TRXFLDJPP | Thomson Reuters Equity Japan Index | 2:40am EST | 160.25 | +1.77 | +1.12% |
| .TRXFLDHKP | Thomson Reuters Equity HK Index | 4:40am EST | 361.41 | +9.20 | +2.61% |
| .TRXFLDINP | Thomson Reuters Equity India Index | 4:51am EST | 1,650.98 | +62.52 | +3.94% |
| .N225 | Nikkei Stock Average 225 | 1:15am EST | 28,091.05 | +427.66 | +1.55% |
| .HSI | Hang Seng Index | 3:09am EST | 28,892.86 | +609.15 | +2.15% |
| .AORD | ASX All Ordinaries Index | 12:47am EST | 6,922.80 | +51.90 | +0.76% |
| .KS11 | KOSPI Index | 4:03am EST | 3,056.53 | +80.32 | +2.70% |
| .SETI | SET Composite Index | 4:47am EST | 1,478.05 | +11.07 | +0.75% |
| .JKSE | Jakarta Composite | 3:14am EST | 6,067.54 | +205.19 | +3.50% |
| .PSI | PSE Composite Index | 31 Jan 2021 | 6,814.76 | +202.14 | +3.06% |
| .SSEC | Shanghai Composite Index | 2:59am EST | 3,505.28 | +22.21 | +0.64% |
| .BSESN | S&P BSE Sensex | 5:07am EST | 48,600.61 | +2,314.84 | +5.00% |
| .FTFBMKLCI | FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI | 29 Jan 2021 | 1,566.40 | -14.22 | -0.90% |
| .HNX30 | HNX 30 Index | 31 Jan 2021 | 299.59 | -16.76 | -5.30% |
Have a healthy weekend, Keep the Faith!
