Asian stock exchanges closed without a single direction this Friday, 29, with part of them pressured by shares of American suppliers Apple, which yesterday reported revenue below expectations in its quarterly report. The disappointment with Apple’s balance sheet weighed today on the South Korean Kospi index, which fell 1.29% in Seoul, to 2970.68 points, and in the Taiex, which retreated 0.32% in Taiwan, to 16,987.41 points. In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng was also in the red, down 0.70%, to 25,377.24 points.
Another US tech giant, Amazon, also published worse-than-expected quarterly results yesterday, contributing to partially negative sentiment in Asia.
On the other hand, the Nikkei rose 0.25% in Tokyo, to 28,892.69 points, in anticipation of Japan’s parliamentary elections this weekend, and mainland China markets also appreciated, erasing part of recent losses: the Shanghai Composite advanced 0.82%, to 3,547.34 points, and the less comprehensive Shenzhen Composite showed a rise of 1.60%, to 2,400.03 points.
In Oceania, the Australian stock market had a day of significant losses, led by shares in the real estate, communications and financial sectors. The S&P/ASX 200 fell 1.44% in Sydney to 7,323.70 points. With information from Dow Jones Newswires.
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