By Associated Press and Marketwatch
Bloomberg News
A plane flies over shipping containers stacked at a terminal in Fukuoka, Japan. Japan and the U.S. renewed trade talks this week in Washington.
Asian markets were mixed in early trading Thursday, tracking Wall Street’s lackluster trading day.
Markets largely shrugged off a report that the U.S. and China may sign a long-negotiated trade deal in late May or early June, as well of claims that North Korea test-fired a new tactical guided weapon, its first such test since November.
Japan’s Nikkei
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-0.23%
slipped after data showed disappointing readings in factory activity and manufacturer confidence. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index
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-0.47%
fell slightly, while the Shanghai Composite
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-0.04%
was about flat. South Korea’s Kospi
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-0.57%
fell 1%, while benchmark indexes in Taiwan , Singapore
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-0.03%
and Indonesia
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-0.51%
rose slightly. Australia’s S&P/ASX
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-0.74%
was about flat.
Among individual stocks, Honda
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+1.61%
and Inpex
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+4.24%
gained in Tokyo trading, while SoftBank Group
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+0.05%
and Nintendo
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+1.49%
fell. In Hong Kong, Apple suppliers AAC
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-0.35%
and Sunny Optical
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-1.05%
jumped, while Geely Automotive
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-1.22%
sank. Samsung
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-0.36%
fell in South Korea, after reports that its expensive new foldable smartphone was breaking after just a day or two. Rio Tinto
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-3.28%
and Fortescue Metals
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-0.67%
rose in Australia.
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JP
: Nikkei
Volume: 0.00
March 5, 2021 3:15p
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HK
: Hong Kong Exchange
Volume: 4.00M
March 5, 2021 4:09p
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CN
: China: Shanghai
Volume: 35.64B
March 5, 2021 3:01p
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KR
: Korea Exchange
Volume: 1.19M
March 5, 2021 3:32p
/zigman2/quotes/210597985/delayed
SG
: Singapore: SGX
Volume: 0.00
March 5, 2021 5:20p
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ID
: Indonesia Stock Exchange
Volume: 0.00
March 5, 2021 3:00p
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AU
: S&P ASX
Volume: 702,246
March 5, 2021 5:05p
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JP
: Japan: Tokyo
Volume: 6.07M
March 5, 2021 3:00p
Market Cap
¥5269.72 billion
/zigman2/quotes/206689846/delayed
JP
: Japan: Tokyo
Volume: 20.04M
March 5, 2021 3:00p
Market Cap
¥1136.04 billion
/zigman2/quotes/207303954/delayed
JP
: Japan: Tokyo
Volume: 17.65M
March 5, 2021 3:00p
Market Cap
¥18106.53 billion
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JP
: Japan: Tokyo
¥
62,030.00
+910.00
+1.49%
Volume: 1.11M
March 5, 2021 3:00p
Market Cap
¥7280.81 billion
Rev. per Employee
¥211.05M
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HK
: Hong Kong
Volume: 10.54M
March 5, 2021 4:08p
Market Cap
HK$51.97 billion
Rev. per Employee
HK$514,884
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HK
: Hong Kong
Volume: 6.04M
March 5, 2021 4:08p
Market Cap
HK$208.53 billion
Rev. per Employee
HK$2.13M
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HK
: Hong Kong
Volume: 77.63M
March 5, 2021 4:08p
Market Cap
HK$242.03 billion
Rev. per Employee
HK$3.04M
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KR
: S. Korea: KRX
₩
82,100.00
-300.00
-0.36%
Volume: 20.51M
March 5, 2021 3:30p
Market Cap
₩552063.16 billion
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AU
: Australia: Sydney
Volume: 1.55M
March 5, 2021 4:10p
Market Cap
$176.49 billion
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AU
: Australia: Sydney
Volume: 11.26M
March 5, 2021 4:10p