Equity indices in the Asia-Pacific region ended Wednesday on a mixed note, though Japan’s Nikkei reached its best level since September 2021.
—Equity Markets—
Japan’s Nikkei: +0.8%
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng: -2.1%
China’s Shanghai Composite: -0.2%
India’s Sensex: -0.6%
South Korea’s Kospi: +0.6%
Australia’s ASX All Ordinaries: -0.5%
Japan's #Nikkei best level since September 2021, +0.8%#Japan flash Q1 GDP 0.4% qtr/qtr (exp 0.1%; last 0.0%)
March Industrial Production 1.1% m/m (exp 0.8%; last 4.6%)
PM Kishida will meet with executives from 7 major chipmakers on Thursday. #NKY Updatehttps://t.co/IpZHTWh9uk pic.twitter.com/pxQDr3lgEt— Traders Community (@TradersCom) May 17, 2023