Tokyo/Hong Kong/Shanghai/Sydney (dpa-AfX)-At the start of the week, the most important Asian-Pacific stock markets predominated. The trade disputes would initially have reached its peak, it says in the trade. The topic continues to ensure uncertainty, but investors first focus on the quarterly balance sheets of companies. Investment strategist Billy Leung from Global X ETFS spoke of a certain “customs fatigue” on Monday.
The 225 values comprehensive Japanese leading index Nikkei index (Nikkei 225) closed 0.4 percent higher with 35,839.99 points. With over 36,000 points, the index has meanwhile reached its highest level since the end of March.
The shares of Shin-Etsu (Shin-Etsu Chemical) pulled up 6.5 percent high in the Nikkei. The chipwafer manufacturer wants to buy his own shares back for up to 500 billion yen. The company’s quarterly figures meanwhile remained behind the expectations.
The Hang Seng index (Hang Seng) of the Chinese special administration zone Hong Kong was on Monday with 0.2 percent moderately moderate on a good 22,000 points. The CSI 300 index (CSI 300) with the most important Chinese mainland shares largely scored with 3,786 points on the position./bek/mis