Stocks in the Asia-Pacific region mostly grew Thursday, June 8, with the Japanese market showing a second day of decreases and shares in Hong Kong climbing for the second day.
The Hang Seng Index HK:HSI of Hong Kong companies added 0.2% to 19,299.18, while the Nikkei 225 Index JP:NIK of Japanese companies declined 0.9% to 31,641.27.
The Shanghai Composite Index CN:SHCOMP of Chinese companies rose 0.5% to 3,213.59, and Singapore's FTSE Straits Times Index SG:STI added 0.1% to 3,181.27. South Korea's KOSPI Composite Index KR:180721 dropped 0.2% to 2,610.85, while the S&P/ASX 200 Benchmark Index AU:XJO of Australian stocks weakened 0.3% to 7,099.70.
Of the the Hang Seng Index constituents, real estate services/transactions company Country Garden Holdings HK:2007 saw the largest increase Thursday, as shares surged 10.2%.
Shares of travel agencies firm Trip.com Group HK:9961 and marine transport company Orient Overseas Intl HK:316 gained 5.1% and 5.0%, respectively.
Shares of pharmacies/drug stores company Alibaba Hlth Info Tech HK:241 saw the largest drop in Hong Kong, as shares dropped 2.0% on Thursday.
Shares of passenger cars firm BYD Co Ltd HK:1211 and semiconductors company Semiconductor Mfg Intl HK:981 dropped 2.0% and 1.8%, respectively.
Of the Nikkei 225 Index constituents, pharmaceuticals company Eisai Co Ltd JP:4523 saw the largest increase Thursday, as shares rose 7.4%.
Shares of marine freight firm Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha JP:9107 and electric power generation company Tokyo Electric Power JP:9501 gained 3.6% and 3.4%, respectively.
Also in Japan, watches/clocks/parts company Citizen Watch JP:7762 saw the largest decrease Thursday, as shares weakened 7.3%
Shares of games software firm NEXON JP:3659 and optical instruments company Hoya Corp JP:7741 declined 6.6% and 3.9%, respectively.
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