Stocks in the Asia-Pacific region mostly grew Thursday, June 1, with the Hong Kong market declining for the second session.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index HK:HSI declined 0.1% to 18,216.91, while Japan's Nikkei 225 Index JP:NIK rose 0.8% to 31,148.01.
The Shanghai Composite Index CN:SHCOMP of Chinese companies was flat at 3,204.63, and Singapore's FTSE Straits Times Index SG:STI gained 0.2% to 3,166.69. The KOSPI Composite Index KR:180721 of South Korean stocks weakened 0.3% to 2,569.17, while Australia's S&P/ASX 200 Benchmark Index AU:XJO rose 0.3% to 7,110.80.
Among the Hang Seng Index constituents, gas utilities company ENN Energy Holdings HK:2688 saw the largest increase Thursday, as shares rose 4.9%.
Shares of biotechnology services firm Wuxi Biologics (Cayman) HK:2269 and real estate services/transactions company CK Asset Holdings HK:1113 added 4.2% and 3.7%, respectively.
Shares of real estate services/transactions company Henderson Land Devt HK:12 saw the largest drop in Hong Kong, as shares weakened 5.4% on Thursday.
Shares of building construction firm Longfor Group Holdings HK:960 and property managers company Country Garden Svcs HK:6098 weakened 3.7% and 3.3%, respectively.
Among Nikkei 225 Index constituents, computers/consumer electronics company Fujitsu JP:6702 saw the largest increase Thursday, as shares rose 6.5%.
Shares of mobile telecommunications firm SoftBank Group JP:9984 and electric power generation company Tokyo Electric Power JP:9501 gained 4.6% and 4.0%, respectively.
Also in Japan, steel production company Pacific Metals JP:5541 saw the largest decrease Thursday, as shares declined 4.1%
Shares of paper mills firm Nippon Paper Industries JP:3863 and passenger cars company Mitsubishi Motors JP:7211 weakened 3.1% and 2.8%, respectively.
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