Asian stocks finish higher, KOSPI up 2.0% and CSI 300 up 0.1%
5 of 6 major Asian indices rose on Friday. The KOSPI did best (+2.0%) and the CSI 300 did worst (+0.1%).
Asian stocks finished higher on Friday 16 October. The Nikkei 225 gained 1.4% to 65,324; the Hang Seng Index edged higher 0.5% to 24,187; the CSI 300 barely moved to 4,170.61; the KOSPI advanced sharply 2.0% to 5,668.05; the Nifty 50 rose 0.6% to 23,146; and the S&P/ASX 200 gained 1.0% to 8,806.70.
Over the past five trading days, the Nifty 50 has been the strongest of the group (+2.8%) and the KOSPI the weakest (−14.5%). For the year to date, the Nikkei 225 is up 29.8%.
In currencies, the dollar against the yen was little changed at 158.01; the dollar against the offshore yuan was little changed at 6.6853; the dollar against the rupee ended roughly flat at 94.97. See the forex calls for our model's read.
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 | 65,324.29 | +1.39% |
| Hang Seng Index | 24,186.83 | +0.52% |
| CSI 300 | 4,170.61 | +0.11% |
| KOSPI | 5,668.05 | +2.05% |
| Nifty 50 | 23,146.15 | +0.65% |
| S&P/ASX 200 | 8,806.70 | +1.00% |
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