Asian Markets
Stocks in Asia rose on Friday as technology companies saw additional gains.
- The Hang Seng Tech index gained 0.92%, leading the Hang Seng, which closed up 0.65%.
- The Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) in China came in at 51.9 in March, slightly above the 51.5 expected by analysts and down from 52.6 in February.
- The non-manufacturing PMI was at 58.2, up from 56.3 in February, showing that the manufacturing industry is lagging behind the rest of the economy, which is recovering from its nearly three-year shutdown.
| S&P Asia 50 | 4,791.57 | 0.82% |
| Japan (Nikkei 225) | 28,041.48 | 0.93% |
| South Korea (KOSPI) | 2,476.86 | 0.97% |
| China (Hang Seng) | 20,400.11 | 0.45% |
| India (SENSEX) | 58,991.52 | 1.78% |
*Asian stock prices are as of 7 am ET. Data received directly from the reference indexes through ICE Data Services.