Asian stock markets: Nikkei, Hang Seng gain, Shanghai Composite slips

By Dow Jones Newswire

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Hong Kong's Vivian Kong Man Wai, left, duels South Korea's Kang Young-mi on Tuesday at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta.

With a number of Southeast Asian markets closed for a holiday on Wednesday, equities in the rest of the Asia-Pacific region turned in a mixed performance. But S&P 500 futures were down 0.2% in the wake of the fresh political storm encircling President Donald Trump with Paul Manafort’s conviction and Michael Cohen’s guilty pleas.

Japan’s Nikkei /zigman2/quotes/210597971/delayed JP:NIK +0.14%  gained 0.6% to 22,362.55. Automakers rose, with Toyota /zigman2/quotes/203803129/delayed JP:7203 -0.40%  up 2.3% and Honda /zigman2/quotes/200490352/delayed JP:7267 -0.12% adding 1.9%.

Chinese stocks fell after two days of 1%-plus gains that had reversed some of last week’s sharp declines. The Shanghai Composite /zigman2/quotes/210598127/delayed CN:SHCOMP +0.81%  declined 0.7%, while the Shenzhen Composite /zigman2/quotes/210598015/delayed CN:399106 +0.62%  lost 1.1%. Insurance stocks rose amid Ping An’s /zigman2/quotes/202773380/delayed CN:601318 -0.15% strong results, released after the close on Tuesday. Ping An’s A shares climbed 2.5%.

In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng /zigman2/quotes/210598030/delayed HK:HSI +0.61% added 0.6% to 27,925.83. Ping An /zigman2/quotes/210301384/delayed HK:1833 -0.73% surged 3.3%, while HSBC /zigman2/quotes/202687335/delayed HK:5 -0.99% and China Mobile /zigman2/quotes/200868736/delayed HK:941 +3.02%  fell.

Australia’s benchmark /zigman2/quotes/210598100/delayed AU:XJO +0.07% added to Tuesday’s underperformance, pressured further by fresh 1% declines in financials and miners. Stocks were up again in New Zealand, though, with the NZX 50 /zigman2/quotes/211587880/delayed NZ:NZ50GR +0.38% rising 0.5% to a record close of 9,162.61.

South Korea’s Kospi /zigman2/quotes/210598069/delayed KR:180721 +0.13% gained 0.1% to 2,273.33, as Samsung /zigman2/quotes/209800866/delayed KR:005930 -0.24% rose 2.9%. Taiwan’s Taiex   nudged up 0.1% to 10,804.20. Indexes in Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia were closed for holidays.

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NIKKEI 225 Index

JP : Nikkei

29,683.37

+40.68 +0.14%

Volume: 0.00

April 16, 2021 3:15p

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Toyota Motor Corp.

JP : Japan: Tokyo

¥ 8,530.00

-34.00 -0.40%

Volume: 3.33M

April 16, 2021 3:00p

P/E Ratio

15.77

Dividend Yield

2.58%

Market Cap

¥23944.56 billion

Rev. per Employee

¥83.25M

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Honda Motor Co. Ltd.

JP : Japan: Tokyo

¥ 3,326.00

-4.00 -0.12%

Volume: 3.64M

April 16, 2021 3:00p

P/E Ratio

13.85

Dividend Yield

2.47%

Market Cap

¥5749.73 billion

Rev. per Employee

¥68.28M

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Shanghai Composite Index

CN : China: Shanghai

3,426.62

+27.63 +0.81%

Volume: 25.86B

April 16, 2021 3:01p

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Shenzhen Composite Index

CN : Shenhzen Stock Exchange

2,220.22

+13.67 +0.62%

Volume: 35.06B

April 16, 2021 3:00p

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Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China Ltd. A

CN : China: Shanghai

¥ 75.70

-0.11 -0.15%

Volume: 55.17M

April 16, 2021 3:00p

P/E Ratio

11.22

Dividend Yield

2.91%

Market Cap

¥1383.77 billion

Rev. per Employee

¥3.54M

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Hang Seng Index

HK : Hong Kong Exchange

28,969.71

+176.57 +0.61%

Volume: 2.19M

April 16, 2021 4:09p

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Ping An Healthcare & Technology Co. Ltd.

HK : Hong Kong

HK$ 95.30

-0.70 -0.73%

Volume: 7.22M

April 16, 2021 4:08p

P/E Ratio

N/A

Dividend Yield

N/A

Market Cap

HK$110.14 billion

Rev. per Employee

HK$1.83M

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HSBC Holdings PLC (HK Reg)

HK : Hong Kong

HK$ 45.20

-0.45 -0.99%

Volume: 18.38M

April 16, 2021 4:08p

P/E Ratio

30.20

Dividend Yield

2.58%

Market Cap

HK$921.44 billion

Rev. per Employee

HK$2.56M

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China Mobile Ltd.

HK : Hong Kong

HK$ 51.20

+1.50 +3.02%

Volume: 38.07M

April 16, 2021 4:08p

P/E Ratio

8.66

Dividend Yield

6.43%

Market Cap

HK$1017.63 billion

Rev. per Employee

HK$1.90M

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S&P/ASX 200 Benchmark Index

AU : S&P ASX

7,063.50

+4.90 +0.07%

Volume: 627,013

April 16, 2021 5:49p

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S&P/NZX 50 Gross Index

NZ : New Zealand: NZX

12,684.73

+48.18 +0.38%

Volume: 0.00

April 16, 2021 4:59p

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KOSPI Composite Index

KR : Korea Exchange

3,198.62

+4.29 +0.13%

Volume: 985,278

April 16, 2021 3:32p

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Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

KR : S. Korea: KRX

₩ 83,900.00

-200.00 -0.24%

Volume: 15.43M

April 16, 2021 3:30p

P/E Ratio

21.84

Dividend Yield

1.69%

Market Cap

₩563775.28 billion

Rev. per Employee

₩2.16B