- Title: Asia shares open up but pandemic hangs heavy over outlook
- Date: 14th April 2020
- Summary: TOKYO, JAPAN (APRIL 14, 2020) (REUTERS) ELECTRONIC BOARD SHOWING ANIMATION BEFORE OPENING, VARIOUS INDICES VARIOUS OF NIKKEI 225 INDEX'S MOVEMENTS VARIOUS OF ELECTRONIC BOARD SHOWING STOCK PRICES ELECTRONIC BOARD ABOVE DESKS AT TOKYO STOCK EXCHANGE VARIOUS OF STAFF WORKING EXTERIOR OF TOKYO STOCK EXCHANGE SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA (APRIL 14, 2020) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF TRAFFIC ON STREETS AND PEOPLE IN FACE MASKS CROSSING STREET INTERIOR OF DEALING ROOM AT KEB HANA BANK ELECTRONIC BOARD SHOWING KOREA COMPOSITE STOCK PRICE INDEX (KOSPI) VARIOUS OF DEALERS WORKING SCREENS SHOWING KOSPI AND USD/KRW EXCHANGE RATE DEALERS WORKING HONG KONG, CHINA (APRIL 14, 2020) (REUTERS) EXTERIOR OF HONG KONG EXCHANGE SQUARE WITH TRAFFIC IN HONG KONG CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT EXTERIOR OF HONG KONG EXCHANGE SQUARE PEDESTRIANS WALKING IN CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT EXTERIOR OF HONG KONG EXCHANGE SQUARE WITH SCREENS SHOWING STOCK PRICES VARIOUS OF SCREEN SHOWING HANG SENG INDEX EXTERIOR OF HONG KONG EXCHANGE SQUARE WITH BULL STATUES SCREEN SHOWING HANG SENG INDEX FLAGS FLYING PEDESTRIANS WALKING PAST HONG KONG EXCHANGE SQUARE TRAFFIC IN CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT PEDESTRIANS WALKING IN CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT SHANGHAI, CHINA (APRIL 14, 2020) (REUTERS) ELECTRONIC TICKER BOARD IN FRONT OF PEARL TOWER ELECTRONIC BOARD SHOWING SHANGHAI COMPOSITE INDEX AND SHENZHEN COMPONENT INDEX TRAFFIC MOVING UNDER ELECTRONIC TICKER BOARD IN FRONT OF PEARL TOWER STOCK INFORMATION ON ELECTRONIC TICKER BOARD TRAFFIC MOVING UNDER ELECTRONIC TICKER BOARD ELECTRONIC TICKER BOARD SHOWING SHANGHAI COMPOSITE INDEX AND SHENZHEN COMPONENT INDEX VARIOUS OF ELECTRONIC TICKER BOARD SHOWING STOCK INFORMATION
- Embargoed: 28th April 2020 04:50
- Keywords: China Hang Seng Hong Kong Japan KOSPI Nikkei 225 Shanghai Shanghai Composite Index Shenzhen Component Index South Korea Tokyo Stock Exchange
- Location: SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA / TOKYO, JAPAN / HONG KONG, SHANGHAI, CHINA
- City: SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA / TOKYO, JAPAN / HONG KONG, SHANGHAI, CHINA
- Country: Various
- Topics: Economic Events,Equities Markets
- Reuters ID: LVA001C9GOLS7
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Asian stocks bounced on Tuesday (April 14) on hopes the coronavirus outbreak may be peaking, though sentiment was cautious ahead of Chinese trade data and corporate earnings as investors worried about a deep global recession.
In Japan, the benchmark Nikkei 225 opened up 0.56% at 19,150.30 points.
In South Korea, the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) opened up 0.74% to 1,839.36 points as of 0010 GMT.
In Hong Kong, the benchmark Hang Seng Index rose 0.20% to 24,349.95 points as of 0133 GMT.
The Shanghai Composite Index started up, rising 0.4% to 2,794.80 points.
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