Asian Markets

 

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.


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