- Title: Asian markets close down amid persistent pandemic worries
- Date: 13th April 2020
- Summary: TOKYO, JAPAN (APRIL 13, 2020) (REUTERS) ELECTRONIC BOARD AT TOKYO STOCK EXCHANGE SHOWING ANIMATION BEFORE CLOSING, VARIOUS INDICES VARIOUS OF NIKKEI 225 INDEX CLOSED AT 19,043.40 ELECTRONIC BOARD SHOWING VARIOUS INDICES ELECTRONIC TICKER SHOWING STOCK PRICES DESKS AT TOKYO STOCK EXCHANGE STAFF WORKING EXTERIOR OF TOKYO STOCK EXCHANGE SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA (APRIL 13, 2020) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF TRAFFIC ON STREETS AND PEOPLE IN FACE MASKS CROSSING ROAD INTERIOR OF DEALING ROOM AT KEB HANA BANK ELECTRONIC BOARD SHOWING KOREA COMPOSITE STOCK PRICE INDEX (KOSPI) CLOSED AT 1,825.76 ELECTRONIC BOARDS SHOWING STOCK PRICES STOCK TICKER SHOWING KOSPI DEALERS WORKING SCREENS SHOWING KOSPI, USD/KRW EXCHANGE RATE DEALERS WORKING SHANGHAI, CHINA (APRIL 13, 2020) (REUTERS) ELECTRONIC TICKER BOARD IN FRONT OF PEARL TOWER ELECTRONIC BOARD SHOWING SHANGHAI COMPOSITE INDEX CLOSED AT 2,783.05 AND SHENZHEN COMPONENT INDEX CLOSED AT 10,223.16 ELECTRONIC TICKER BOARD IN FRONT OF PEARL TOWER STOCK INFORMATION ON ELECTRONIC TICKER BOARD BUILDINGS TO ELECTRONIC TICKER BOARD ELECTRONIC TICKER BOARD SHOWING SHANGHAI COMPOSITE INDEX AND SHENZHEN COMPONENT INDEX ELECTRONIC TICKER BOARD SHOWING STOCK INFORMATION STOCK INFORMATION ON ELECTRONIC TICKER BOARD
- Embargoed: 27th April 2020 09:28
- Keywords: Asia China Japan KOSPI Nikkei 225 index Shanghai Composite Index Shenzhen Component Index South Korea Tokyo Stock Exchange closing new coronavirus stock market
- Location: SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA/ TOKYO, JAPAN/ SHANGHAI, CHINA
- City: SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA/ TOKYO, JAPAN/ SHANGHAI, CHINA
- Country: Various
- Topics: Economic Events,Equities Markets
- Reuters ID: LVA001C9BOYMF
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Global equities weakened on Monday (April 13) as investors braced for more indications of economic damage from the coronavirus pandemic while oil prices rose in choppy trade following a landmark deal by OPEC and its allies to cut output.
In Japan, the benchmark Nikkei 225 closed down 2.33% at 19,043.40 points.
The South Korean stock market's main KOSPI closed down 1.88% to 1,825.76 points.
The Shanghai Composite Index dropped 0.49% to 2,783.05 points.
(Production: Daewoung Kim, Yasuteru Ueda, Minwoo Park, Hideto Sakai, Xihao Jiang) - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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