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There will be no Asia-Pacific stocks report on Friday, 1 January, as most markets in the region will be closed for the New Year Holiday.
We will resume coverage on Monday, 4 January.
China stocks rose to multi-year highs on the last trading day of Y 2020, as investors cheered a China-Europe investment deal and Beijing’s policy support for its capital markets.
The blue-chip CSI300 index closed up 1.9%, at 5,211.29, while the Shanghai Composite Index gained 1.7% at 3,473.07.
Australian shares wrapped up Y 2020 flat to little changed from where they had begun,
On Thursday, the S&P/ASX 200 index finished 1.4% lower to 6,587.1, capping off a year of record highs and historic lows just 1.5% below where it had closed in the 1st session of Y 2020.
In New Zealand, the benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index settled 1% lower on the day, but closed the year 15% higher.
Japan’s Nikkei share average ended lower on the last trading day of the year, retreating from a more than three-decade high hit in the previous session as investors booked profits, but it logged gains for a second straight year.
The benchmark Nikkei share average fell 0.45% to 27,444.17 Wednesday, after closing at its highest mark since August 1990 in the prior session.
The broader Topix slipped 0.8% to 1,804.68, pulling back from its highest mark since October 2018 posted Tuesday.
Asia-Pacific Indexes
Data as of 31 December 2020. All quotes delayed at least 15 mins.
| Symb | Index | Time | Last | Chg | Chg % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .TRXFLDJPP | Thomson Reuters Equity Japan Index | 25 Dec 2020 | 155.55 | +0.35 | +0.23% |
| .TRXFLDHKP | Thomson Reuters Equity HK Index | 25 Dec 2020 | 320.74 | +0.00 | +0.00% |
| .TRXFLDINP | Thomson Reuters Equity India Index | 25 Dec 2020 | 1,590.06 | +0.00 | +0.00% |
| .N225 | Nikkei Stock Average 225 | 25 Dec 2020 | 26,656.61 | -11.74 | -0.04% |
| .HSI | Hang Seng Index | 24 Dec 2020 | 26,386.56 | +43.46 | +0.16% |
| .AORD | ASX All Ordinaries Index | 24 Dec 2020 | 6,917.50 | +24.90 | +0.36% |
| .KS11 | KOSPI Index | 24 Dec 2020 | 2,806.86 | +47.04 | +1.70% |
| .SETI | SET Composite Index | 25 Dec 2020 | 1,486.31 | +34.79 | +2.40% |
| .JKSE | Jakarta Composite | 23 Dec 2020 | 6,008.71 | -14.58 | -0.24% |
| .PSI | PSE Composite Index | 23 Dec 2020 | 7,204.38 | +1.99 | +0.03% |
| .SSEC | Shanghai Composite Index | 25 Dec 2020 | 3,396.56 | +33.45 | +0.99% |
| .BSESN | S&P BSE Sensex | 24 Dec 2020 | 46,973.54 | +529.36 | +1.14% |
| .FTFBMKLCI | FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI | 24 Dec 2020 | 1,641.17 | -6.33 | -0.38% |
| .HNX30 | HNX 30 Index | 24 Dec 2020 | 309.91 | +8.76 | +2.91% |
Have a healthy Happy New Year, Keep the Faith!
