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Chinese shares fell Wednesday to their lowest close in 3 months as risk appetite soured on concerns of policy tightening and escalating tensions between China and major western economies.
At the close, The blue-chip CSI300 index was down 1.61% to 4,928.69, while the Shanghai Composite index fell 1.3% to 3,367.06.
Japan’s Nikkei share average fell Wednesday for the 4th session running. The Nikkei 225 Index finished down 2.04% to 28,405.52. The broader TOPIX fell 2.18% to 1,928.58.
Australian shares finished up Wednesday: the S&P/ASX 200 index was up 0.5% at 6,778.8 at the close of trade. New Zealand’s benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index closed 0.3% higher at 12,358.88.
Asia-Pacific Indexes
Data as of 24 March 2021. All quotes delayed at least 15 mins.
| Symb | Index | Time | Last | Chg | Chg % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .TRXFLDJPP | Thomson Reuters Equity Japan Index | 3:40am EDT | 168.69 | -3.63 | -2.11% |
| .TRXFLDHKP | Thomson Reuters Equity HK Index | 5:40am EDT | 341.33 | -6.43 | -1.85% |
| .TRXFLDINP | Thomson Reuters Equity India Index | 7:29am EDT | 1,713.31 | -29.09 | -1.67% |
| .N225 | Nikkei Stock Average 225 | 2:15am EDT | 28,405.52 | -590.40 | -2.04% |
| .HSI | Hang Seng Index | 4:08am EDT | 27,918.14 | -579.24 | -2.03% |
| .AORD | ASX All Ordinaries Index | 1:52am EDT | 7,013.90 | +27.30 | +0.39% |
| .KS11 | KOSPI Index | 5:01am EDT | 2,996.35 | -8.39 | -0.28% |
| .SETI | SET Composite Index | 5:42am EDT | 1,570.83 | +6.58 | +0.42% |
| .JKSE | Jakarta Composite | 4:14am EDT | 6,156.14 | -96.57 | -1.54% |
| .PSI | PSE Composite Index | 12:50am EDT | 6,497.01 | +50.66 | +0.79% |
| .SSEC | Shanghai Composite Index | 3:59am EDT | 3,367.06 | -44.45 | -1.30% |
| .BSESN | S&P BSE Sensex | 8:19am EDT | 49,180.31 | -871.13 | -1.74% |
| .FTFBMKLCI | FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI | 23 Mar 2021 | 1,602.40 | +7.11 | +0.45% |
| .HNX30 | HNX 30 Index | 23 Mar 2021 | 390.48 | -6.61 | -1.66% |
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