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Chinese shares fell Thursday, weighed down by consumer and material firms. At the midday break, the Shanghai Composite index was down 1.58% at 3,520.24, the start-up board ChiNext Composite index falling 4.24% and Shanghai’s tech-focused STAR50 index was down 2.03%
Japan’s Nikkei index dropped Thursday as investors sold SoftBank Group and Fast Retailing.
The Nikkei share average closed – 2.13% to 28,930.11, while the broader TOPIX lost 1.04% to 1,884.74.
Australian shares fell Thursday on profit taking.
The S&P/ASX 200 index fell as much as 1.5% to 6,716.1 by 0030 GMT and was on track to cap a 3-day winning streak. In New Zealand, the benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index fell 0.8% to 12,258.7
Asia-Pacific Indexes
Data as of 4 March 2021. All quotes delayed at least 15 mins.
| Symb | Index | Time | Last | Chg | Chg % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .TRXFLDJPP | Thomson Reuters Equity Japan Index | 1:21am EST | 165.00 | -1.72 | -1.03% |
| .TRXFLDHKP | Thomson Reuters Equity HK Index | 1:21am EST | 356.89 | -10.13 | -2.76% |
| .TRXFLDINP | Thomson Reuters Equity India Index | 1:21am EST | 1,785.09 | -2.95 | -0.16% |
| .N225 | Nikkei Stock Average 225 | 1:15am EST | 28,930.11 | -628.99 | -2.13% |
| .HSI | Hang Seng Index | 1:36am EST | 29,164.77 | -715.65 | -2.40% |
| .AORD | ASX All Ordinaries Index | 12:49am EST | 7,000.60 | -67.30 | -0.95% |
| .KS11 | KOSPI Index | 1:32am EST | 3,043.49 | -39.50 | -1.28% |
| .SETI | SET Composite Index | 12:29am EST | 1,537.47 | -5.93 | -0.38% |
| .JKSE | Jakarta Composite | 1:52am EST | 6,310.79 | -65.97 | -1.03% |
| .PSI | PSE Composite Index | 3 Mar 2021 | 6,882.49 | -60.27 | -0.87% |
| .SSEC | Shanghai Composite Index | 1:37am EST | 3,492.40 | -84.51 | -2.36% |
| .BSESN | S&P BSE Sensex | 1:38am EST | 51,048.64 | -396.01 | -0.77% |
| .FTFBMKLCI | FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI | 3 Mar 2021 | 1,581.11 | -7.34 | -0.46% |
| .HNX30 | HNX 30 Index | 2 Mar 2021 | 375.61 | +2.08 | +0.56% |
Have a healthy week, Keep the Faith!
