- Title: Asia stocks prove resilient to US riots
- Date: 1st June 2020
- Summary: HONG KONG, CHINA (JUNE 1, 2020) (REUTERS) EXTERIOR OF HONG KONG EXCHANGE SQUARE WITH BULL STATUES SCREEN SHOWING HANG SENG INDEX SHORTLY AFTER MARKETS OPEN EXTERIOR OF HONG KONG EXCHANGE SQUARE TICKER SHOWING STOCK PRICES VARIOUS OF PEOPLE WALKING IN HONG KONG'S CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT TRAFFIC HONG KONG, CHINA, HONG KONG STOCK EXCHANGE FLAGS PEOPLE WALKING IN HONG KONG'S CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT PEOPLE RIDING ESCALATOR WEARING FACE MASK ENTRANCE TO HONG KONG EXCHANGES SIGN READING (English and Chinese): HKEX (HONG KONG EXCHANGES AND CLEARING) SHANGHAI, CHINA (JUNE 1, 2020) (REUTERS) ELECTRONIC TICKER BOARD IN FRONT OT PEARL TOWER ELECTRONIC BOARD SHOWING SHANGHAI COMPOSITE INDEX AND SHENZHEN COMPONENT INDEX VARIOUS OF ELECTRONIC TICKER BOARD ELECTRONIC TICKER BOARD IN FRONT OF PEARL TOWER ELECTRONIC TICKER BOARD SHOWING SHANGHAI COMPOSITE INDEX AND SHENZHEN COMPONENT INDEX 16 VARIOUS OF STOCK INFORMATION ON ELECTRONIC TICKER BOARD
- Embargoed: 15th June 2020 04:56
- Keywords: Asia Global markets Japan KOSPI Nikkei 225 index South Korea Tokyo Stock Exchange
- Location: TOKYO, JAPAN / SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA / HONG KONG, SHANGHAI, CHINA
- City: TOKYO, JAPAN / SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA / HONG KONG, SHANGHAI, CHINA
- Country: Various
- Topics: Economic Events,Equities Markets
- Reuters ID: LVA001CGJE5VR
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Asian shares pushed to three-month highs on Monday (June 1) as progress on opening up economies helped offset jitters over riots in U.S. cities and unease over Washington's power struggle with Beijing.
Hong Kong's benchmark Hang Seng index surged in early morning trading, paring back some of the recent losses over concerns of new national security legislation. The index reached 23,740.67 points by 0243 GMT, a rise of 3.39 percent.
Shanghai Composite Index started up, rose 19.61 points or 0.68 percent at 2,871.96 points.
In Japan, the benchmark Nikkei 225 opened up 0.15% at 21,910.89 points, while South Korea's Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) opened up 1.02% to 2,050.21 points as of 0109 GMT.
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