Asian Stock Markets Lean Towards Gain
Asian stock markets lean towards gain. Asian stocks rose in Wednesday's trading.
Asian stock markets were mostly positive in the middle of the week.
In Japan, the Nikkei 225 Index rose significantly, reaching a peak in dollar terms.
Stocks tended to gain in Korea as well, while Hong Kong remained flat. The Australian stock exchange, on the other hand, made up for the losses.
Index Summaries
- Japan's Topix Index earned 0.1 percent. Nikkei 225 rose 0.6 percent.
- Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index followed a flat course.
- The
Shanghai Composite Index fell 0.3 percent.
- Australia's S&P / ASX 200 Index remained flat.
- South Korea's Kospi Index rose 0.1 percent.