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China shares finished lower Wednesday, as profit-taking in tech stocks outweighed gains in automakers on expectations of strong sales growth this year.
At the close, the Shanghai Composite index fell 0.46% to 3,517.31 and the blue-chip CSI300 index shed 0.29%. The CSI300 IT index lost 3.4%, while the STAR50 index tracking Shanghai’s tech-focused STAR Board, fell 1.9%.
Japanese shares ended higher Wednesday, with transport stocks leading gains, as Wall Street’s tech-driven rally overnight and strong domestic earnings forecasts boosted market sentiment.
The Nikkei share average rose 1% at 28,646.50, while the broader Topix jumped 1.3% at 1,871.09.
Australian shares ended higher Wednesday, with financials leading gains, after the Reserve Bank of Australia reaffirmed it will hold rates at record low levels for several years.
The S&P/ASX 200 index ended 0.9% higher at 6,824.6. New Zealand’s benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index was + 0.4% at 13,091.21
Asia-Pacific Indexes
Data as of 3 February 2021. All quotes delayed at least 15 mins.
| Symb | Index | Time | Last | Chg | Chg % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .TRXFLDJPP | Thomson Reuters Equity Japan Index | 2:40am EST | 163.81 | +2.11 | +1.30% |
| .TRXFLDHKP | Thomson Reuters Equity HK Index | 4:40am EST | 370.98 | +2.65 | +0.72% |
| .TRXFLDINP | Thomson Reuters Equity India Index | 6:28am EST | 1,706.79 | +16.47 | +0.97% |
| .N225 | Nikkei Stock Average 225 | 1:15am EST | 28,646.50 | +284.33 | +1.00% |
| .HSI | Hang Seng Index | 3:09am EST | 29,307.46 | +58.76 | +0.20% |
| .AORD | ASX All Ordinaries Index | 12:59am EST | 7,090.90 | +63.40 | +0.90% |
| .KS11 | KOSPI Index | 4:01am EST | 3,129.68 | +32.87 | +1.06% |
| .SETI | SET Composite Index | 4:47am EST | 1,481.75 | -4.50 | -0.30% |
| .JKSE | Jakarta Composite | 3:14am EST | 6,077.75 | +33.90 | +0.56% |
| .PSI | PSE Composite Index | 2 Feb 2021 | 6,859.46 | -8.42 | -0.12% |
| .SSEC | Shanghai Composite Index | 2:00am EST | 3,517.31 | -16.38 | -0.46% |
| .BSESN | S&P BSE Sensex | 6:45am EST | 50,255.75 | +458.03 | +0.92% |
| .FTFBMKLCI | FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI | 2 Feb 2021 | 1,582.99 | +2.50 | +0.16% |
| .HNX30 | HNX 30 Index | 2 Feb 2021 | 329.40 | +17.33 | +5.55% |
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