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China’s blue-chip index finished lower after marking an all-time high Thursday, the 1st trading session after a week-long Lunar New Year holiday
The blue-chip CSI300 index climbed 2.1% to an all-time high of 5,930.9, before closing down 0.7% to 5,768.38, while the Shanghai Composite Index rose 0.6% at 3,675.36.
The tech-heavy start-up board ChiNext fell 2.7%, while Shanghai’s STAR50 index shed 0.5%.
Japan’s benchmark Nikkei share average declined a bit Thursday as investors tuned cautions about the sustainability of a recent rally above the 30,000 mark.
The Nikkei 225 index settled down 0.19% to 30,236.09, reversing earlier gain, while the broader TOPIX fell 1% to 1,941.91
Australian shares ended flat to unchanged
The S&P/ASX 200 index at 6,885.9, New Zealand’s benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index closed 0.32% lower to finish at 12,633.6.
Asia-Pacific Indexes
Data as of 18 February 2021. All quotes delayed at least 15 mins.
| Symb | Index | Time | Last | Chg | Chg % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .TRXFLDJPP | Thomson Reuters Equity Japan Index | 2:40am EST | 169.96 | -1.69 | -0.98% |
| .TRXFLDHKP | Thomson Reuters Equity HK Index | 4:41am EST | 384.01 | -8.25 | -2.10% |
| .TRXFLDINP | Thomson Reuters Equity India Index | 7:20am EST | 1,759.16 | -3.93 | -0.22% |
| .N225 | Nikkei Stock Average 225 | 1:15am EST | 30,236.09 | -56.10 | -0.19% |
| .HSI | Hang Seng Index | 3:08am EST | 30,595.27 | -489.67 | -1.58% |
| .AORD | ASX All Ordinaries Index | 12:58am EST | 7,155.50 | -3.30 | -0.05% |
| .KS11 | KOSPI Index | 4:03am EST | 3,086.66 | -47.07 | -1.50% |
| .SETI | SET Composite Index | 4:45am EST | 1,511.03 | -3.88 | -0.26% |
| .JKSE | Jakarta Composite | 3:14am EST | 6,200.31 | -27.42 | -0.44% |
| .PSI | PSE Composite Index | 17 Feb 2021 | 6,849.64 | -116.79 | -1.68% |
| .SSEC | Shanghai Composite Index | 2:59am EST | 3,675.36 | +20.27 | +0.55% |
| .BSESN | S&P BSE Sensex | 7:29am EST | 51,324.69 | -379.14 | -0.73% |
| .FTFBMKLCI | FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI | 17 Feb 2021 | 1,575.84 | -19.45 | -1.22% |
| .HNX30 | HNX 30 Index | 17 Feb 2021 | 353.02 | +2.30 | +0.66% |
Have a healthy day, Keep the Faith!
