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Asian stocks close mixed, KOSPI up 3.1% and CSI 300 down 1.3%

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Asian stocks close mixed, KOSPI up 3.1% and CSI 300 down 1.3%

3 of 6 major Asian indices rose on Tuesday. The KOSPI did best (+3.1%) and the CSI 300 did worst (−1.3%).

Asian stocks closed mixed on Tuesday 27 October. The Nikkei 225 advanced sharply 1.7% to 63,268; the Hang Seng Index dropped 0.7% to 23,041; the CSI 300 fell 1.3% to 4,049.55; the KOSPI surged 3.1% to 5,638.34; the Nifty 50 was little changed to 22,750; and the S&P/ASX 200 inched up 0.5% to 8,850.10.

Over the past five trading days, the KOSPI has been the strongest of the group (+1.5%) and the Hang Seng Index the weakest (−3.5%). For the year to date, the Nikkei 225 is up 25.7%.

Index levels and daily changes are in the table below; the full list is on the world indices page.

The numbers

MarketLastDayWeek
Nikkei 22563,268.37+1.73%−1.26%
Hang Seng Index23,041.32−0.73%−3.46%
CSI 3004,049.55−1.32%−2.47%
KOSPI5,638.34+3.09%+1.54%
Nifty 5022,749.75−0.02%−0.61%
S&P/ASX 2008,850.10+0.46%+0.38%
Prices are end-of-day from our own data. Educational only.

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