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<Asia> Asia-Pacific Markets Broadly Higher; Taiwan Sets New High, SK Hynix Up 4% in S Korea
Asia-Pacific markets were broadly higher, driven by gains on Wall Street last Fri (17). Markets were not affected by Irans renewed blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. Taiwan equitie...
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Asia-Pacific markets were broadly higher, driven by gains on Wall Street last Fri (17). Markets were not affected by Irans renewed blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. Taiwan equities continued to hit record highs, with both Taiwan and S Korea markets rising more than 1%, outperforming regional peers.

The Peoples Bank of China announced that the April one-year and five-year Loan Prime Rate (LPR) were kept unchanged at 3% and 3.5%, respectively, in line with market expectations. The Shanghai Composite Index was at 4,078 at midday, up 26 points or 0.7%; the Shenzhen Component Index stood at 14,974, up 89 points or 0.6%. Hong Kongs HSI rose 216 points or 0.8% to 26,376, with turnover of HKD135.3 billion.

Taiwans Weighted Index climbed 423 points or 1.2% to 37,227, hitting an intraday record high of 37,344. TSMC and Hon Hai rose 1% and 0.7%, respectively. Delta Electronics and ASE Technology advanced 4.1% and 4.5%, while MediaTek fell 1.3%.

Japans Nikkei 225 rose 392 points or 0.7% to 58,868. SoftBank and Lasertec gained 5.1% and 5.2%, respectively, while Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Mitsubishi Electric advanced 4.1% and 4.9%. South Koreas KOSPI rose 63 points or 1% to 6,255. SK Hynix gained 4%, SK Square surged 5.5%, while LG Energy Solution and Doosan Enerbility rose 3.1% and 3.5%, respectively.

Indias Nifty 50 Index edged up 23 points or 0.1% to 24,377. State Bank of India rose 2.6%, and ICICI Bank gained 2%.

Australias S&P/ASX 200 Index was little changed, up less than 1 point at 8,947. National Australia Bank disclosed provisions in response to the Middle East situation, with amortization expenses exceeding USD900 million for the half year; its shares fell 3.7%. Gold miner Newmont rose 2.2%. New Zealands NZX 50 Index fell 21 points or 0.2% to 12,883.

Singapores Straits Times Index rose 7 points or 0.1% to 5,005. Property developers City Developments and UOL Group climbed 4.2% and 4.5%, respectively, while Singapore Exchange gained 1.3%. Among other SE Asia markets, Malaysia rose 0.3%, Indonesia and Thailand fell 0.2%, the Philippines gained 1.2%, Hanoi declined 0.9%, and Ho Chi Minh City rose 0.4%. (fc/u)~

This article was automatically translated by AI, the Chinese version should be considered the authoritative version. AASTOCKS.com Limited does not guarantee its accuracy or completeness and accepts no liability for any damages or losses arising from the use of this translation.

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