Asian markets post mixed figures at weekly close

ISTANBUL

Four of six major Asian stock exchange markets closed the week with losses, except for Asia Dow and Tokyo's Nikkei 225.

The Asia Dow, which includes blue-chip companies in the region, earned 47.25 points, or 1.32%, to close at 3,632.61 points on Friday.

Tokyo's Nikkei 225 stock exchange was up 547.04 points, or 2.09%, to reach 26,717 points.

The Hang Seng, the benchmark for blue-chip stocks trading on the Hong Kong stock exchange, lost 256.92 points, or 1.08%, to reach 23,550.08, and China's Shanghai stock exchange dropped 32.81 points, or 0.97%, to 3,361.44 points.


The Indian Sensex benchmark posted a decrease of 76.71 points, or 0.13%, to close at 57,200.23 points, and the Singapore index lost 13.7 points, or 0.42%, to reach 3,246.33.