Asian markets end higher on Friday

16 Apr 2021 Evaluate

Asian markets ended higher on Friday as strong US and Chinese economic data cemented expectations of a solid global economic recovery. The National Bureau of Statistics said that China's gross domestic product expanded 18.3 percent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2021. That was shy of estimates for a jump of 19.0 percent but was up sharply from the 6.5 percent growth in the fourth quarter of 2020. Japanese markets ended marginally higher as the country considers stricter Covid-19 measures for areas surrounding Tokyo. Investors awaited the outcome of a meeting between Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and US President Joe Biden, set for the weekend.

Asian Indices

Last Trade           

Change in Points

Change in %

Shanghai Composite

3,426.62

27.63

0.81

Hang Seng

28,969.71

176.57

0.61

Jakarta Composite

6,086.26

6.76

0.11

KLSE Composite

1,608.38

0.13

0.01

Nikkei 225

29,683.37

40.68

0.14

Straits Times

3,201.76

16.99

0.53

KOSPI Composite

3,198.62

4.29

0.13

Taiwan Weighted

17,158.81

82.08

0.48


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