Published: March 13, 2023 at 5:37 ET
Asia-Pacific shares were mixed on Monday, March 13, with the Japanese market posting a second day of declines.
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index The Hang Seng Index rose 1.9% to 19,695.97, while Japan’s Nikkei 225 Index NIKKEI 225 Index fell 1.1% to 27,832.96.
Shanghai Composite Index The Shanghai Composite Index of Chinese companies rose 1.2% to…
Asia-Pacific shares were mixed on Monday, March 13, with the Japanese market posting a second day of declines.
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index
HSI
rose 1.9% to 19,695.97, while Japan’s Nikkei 225 index
NOK
down 1.1% to 27,832.96.
Shanghai Composite Index
SHCOMP
of Chinese companies rose 1.2% to 3,268.70, while the FTSE Straits Times Index
PATH
of Singapore shares fell 1.4% to 3,132.37. South Korea’s KOSPI Composite Index
180721
rose 0.7% to 2,410.60, while the S&P/ASX 200 Benchmark Index
XJO
of Australian shares fell 0.5% to 7,108.80.
Among the constituents of the Hang Seng index is natural gas/oil exploration company CNOOC
HK:883
saw the biggest increase on Monday, when shares rose 6.0 per cent.
Shares in integrated oil/gas company China Petro & Chem
HK:386
and alcoholic beverage/beverage companies China Rscs Beer Holdings
HK:291
increased by 5.7% and 5.5% respectively.
Shares in the shipping company Orient Overseas Intl
HK:316
saw the biggest drop in Hong Kong as shares fell 5.8% on Monday.
Shares in property services/transaction company Country Garden Holdings
HK: 2007
and biotechnology company Wuxi Biologics (Cayman)
HK:2269
fell by 4.1% and 3.5% respectively.
Of the constituents of the Nikkei 225 index, database/catalog publishers M3
JP:2413
experienced the biggest increase on Monday, when shares rose 2.4 per cent.
Shares in the shipping company Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha
JP: 9107
and the sea transport company Mitsui OSK Lines
JP: 9104
added 2.2% and 2.0% respectively.
Also in Japan, the passenger car company Mitsubishi Motors
JP: 7211
experienced the biggest drop on Monday, when the shares fell 6.5 per cent.
Shares in the passenger car company Mazda Motor
JP: 7261
and commercial banking Concordia Financial Group
JP: 7186
decreased by 6.0% and 5.3% respectively.
Editor’s note: This story was automatically generated by Automated Insights, an automation technology provider, using data from Dow Jones and FactSet. See our terms of use of market data.