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China shares are higher Wednesday with IT firms leading gainers, as investors cheered a dozen internet platform companies pledging to avoid anti-competitive behaviors, after e-Commerce giant Alibaba was fined a record $2.75-B last wk for such practices. At the midday break, the Shanghai Composite index was up 0.15% at 3,401.72, while the blue-chip CSI300 index was up 0.31%.
Japanese shares finished lower Wednesday: The Nikkei was off 0.44% to 29,620.99, while the broader TOPIX ended -0.33% to 952.18.
Australian shares climbed to a 13-month highs Wednesday, led by gains in gold stocks and tech firms, while New Zealand’s benchmark bourse hit a 2-month high after iys central bank left interest rates at a record low.
The S&P/ASX 200 settled 0.7% higher at 7,023.1, New Zealand’s S&P/NZX 50 rose 0.8% to 12,751.4
Asia-Pacific Indexes
Data as of 14 April 2021. All quotes delayed at least 15 mins.
| Symb | Index | Time | Last | Chg | Chg % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .TRXFLDJPP | Thomson Reuters Equity Japan Index | 2:59am EDT | 170.97 | -0.48 | -0.28% |
| .TRXFLDHKP | Thomson Reuters Equity HK Index | 2:59am EDT | 350.12 | +4.96 | +1.44% |
| .TRXFLDINP | Thomson Reuters Equity India Index | 2:59am EDT | 1,715.91 | +0.00 | +0.00% |
| .N225 | Nikkei Stock Average 225 | 2:15am EDT | 29,620.99 | -130.62 | -0.44% |
| .HSI | Hang Seng Index | 3:13am EDT | 28,841.29 | +344.04 | +1.21% |
| .AORD | ASX All Ordinaries Index | 2:53am EDT | 7,280.60 | +49.60 | +0.69% |
| .KS11 | KOSPI Index | 2:30am EDT | 3,182.38 | +13.30 | +0.42% |
| .SETI | SET Composite Index | 12 Apr 2021 | 1,541.12 | -25.22 | -1.61% |
| .JKSE | Jakarta Composite | 3:30am EDT | 6,036.83 | +109.40 | +1.85% |
| .PSI | PSE Composite Index | 12:50am EDT | 6,523.21 | +65.42 | +1.01% |
| .SSEC | Shanghai Composite Index | 3:00am EDT | 3,416.72 | +20.25 | +0.60% |
| .BSESN | S&P BSE Sensex | 13 Apr 2021 | 48,544.06 | +660.68 | +1.38% |
| .FTFBMKLCI | FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI | 3:14am EDT | 1,596.35 | -1.36 | -0.09% |
| .HNX30 | HNX 30 Index | 12 Apr 2021 | 441.71 | -10.22 | -2.26% |
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