Asian stocks close mixed, KOSPI up 6.6% and Nifty 50 down 0.2%
4 of 6 major Asian indices rose on Wednesday. The KOSPI did best (+6.6%) and the Nifty 50 did worst (−0.2%).
Asian stocks closed mixed on Wednesday 28 October. The Nikkei 225 climbed 1.1% to 63,954; the Hang Seng Index inched up 0.2% to 23,095; the CSI 300 climbed 0.8% to 4,083.87; the KOSPI surged 6.6% to 6,012.44; the Nifty 50 gave up 0.2% to 22,699; and the S&P/ASX 200 was little changed to 8,847.30.
Over the past five trading days, the KOSPI has been the strongest of the group (+4.8%) and the Hang Seng Index the weakest (−2.4%). For the year to date, the Nikkei 225 is up 27.0%.
Index levels and daily changes are in the table below; the full list is on the world indices page.
The numbers
| Market | Last | Day |
|---|---|---|
| Nikkei 225 | 63,954.19 | +1.08% |
| Hang Seng Index | 23,094.83 | +0.23% |
| CSI 300 | 4,083.87 | +0.85% |
| KOSPI | 6,012.44 | +6.63% |
| Nifty 50 | 22,698.85 | −0.22% |
| S&P/ASX 200 | 8,847.30 | −0.03% |
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