Asian stock indices open mostly higher

Economies.com
2021-02-01 03:37AM UTC

Asian stock indices opened the first session of the week mostly higher, with China mixed while Japan, Australia, Hong Kong, and South Korea went higher, as New Zealand lost ground. 

 

From China, the manufacturing PMI rose to 51.3 from 51.9, while the services PMI fell to 52.4 from 55.7. 

 

From Australia, the AIG manufacturing index rose to 55.3 from 52.1, while the MI inflation index rose 0.2%, slowing down from 0.5% in December. 

 

Australia's job advertisements rose 2.3%, slowing down sharply from 8.6% in December, while earlier Japanese data showed the manufacturing PMI down to 49.8 as expected from 49.7.

 

Japan's TOPEX rose 0.82% to 1,823, while Nikkei 225 rose 0.87% to 27,905. 

 

China's CSI 300 rose 0.18%, while Shanghai declined 0.21% to 3,475. 

 

Hong Kong's Hang Seng rose 1.08% to 28,590, while South Korea's KOSPI rose 1.91% to 3,033. 

 

New Zealand's NZX 50 fell 0.45%, while Australia's S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.78% to 6,658. 

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