Hong Kong shares jump 2%, leading gains in Asia's mixed session

Record ID: 1717226

  • Title: Hong Kong shares jump 2%, leading gains in Asia's mixed session
  • Date: 23rd March 2023
  • Summary: TOKYO, JAPAN (MARCH 23, 2023) (REUTERS) ELECTRONIC SCREEN SHOWING TOKYO STOCK EXCHANGE CLOSING ANIMATION AND VARIOUS INDICES AFTER TRADING HOURS ELECTRONIC SCREEN SHOWING NIKKEI 225 CLOSING AT 27,419.61, DOWN 47.00 POINTS SCREEN SHOWING NIKKEI 225 FIGURE SCREEN SHOWING VARIOUS INDICES CEREMONY BELL NEXT TO ELECTRONIC SCREEN IN TOKYO STOCK EXCHANGE VARIOUS OF ELECTRONIC TICKER SHOWING STOCK PRICES SCREEN SHOWING NIKKEI FIGURES EXTERIOR OF TOKYO STOCK EXCHANGE SIGN READING (English): "TOKYO STOCK EXCHANGE" SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA (MARCH 23, 2032) (REUTERS) SEOUL TRAFFIC PEOPLE CROSSING STREET STOCK TICKER / DEALING ROOM AT KEB HANA BANK SCREEN SHOWING KOREA COMPOSITE STOCK PRICE INDEX (KOSPI) DEALING ROOM DEALER LOOKING AT MONITOR VARIOUS OF DEALERS WORKING SCREENS SHOWING KOSPI AND USD/KRW EXCHANGE RATE DEALING ROOM HONG KONG, CHINA (MARCH 23, 2023) (REUTERS) EXTERIOR OF HONG KONG EXCHANGE SQUARE STOCK TICKER SCREEN SHOWING HANG SENG INDEX, HANG SENG CHINA ENTERPRISES INDEX AND HANG SENG TECH INDEX AT MARKET CLOSING EXTERIOR OF HONG KONG EXCHANGE SQUARE FLAGS FLYING VARIOUS OF TRAFFIC IN HONG KONG FINANCIAL DISTRICT VARIOUS OF PEOPLE WALKING ON FOOTBRIDGE
  • Embargoed: 6th April 2023 10:28
  • Keywords: Hang Seng Index KOSPI Nikkei 225 Tokyo Tokyo Stock Exchange stock markets
  • Location: TOKYO, JAPAN / SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA / HONG KONG, CHINA
  • City: TOKYO, JAPAN / SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA / HONG KONG, CHINA
  • Country: Various
  • Topics: Economic Events
  • Reuters ID: LVA001960823032023RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Japanese and Hong Kong stocks ended higher on Thursday (March 23), as the U.S. Federal Reserve softening its tone on future interest rate hikes boosted investor sentiment.
    Japan's benchmark Nikkei dropped 0.17% as the market closed at 27,419.61 in the afternoon.
    South Korea's benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) closed up 0.31% to 2,424.48 points.
    Hong Kong's benchmark Hang Seng Index was up 2.34% to 20,049.64 points, recording its biggest jump in three weeks.
    (Production: Irene Wang, Heejung Jung, Dogyun Kim, Joyce Zhou)
  • Copyright Holder: REUTERS
  • Copyright Notice: (c) Copyright Thomson Reuters 2023. Open For Restrictions - http://about.reuters.com/fulllegal.asp
  • Usage Terms/Restrictions: None
Register