Economy

Asian stock markets close Monday with gains

Tokyo's Nikkei 225 stock exchange performs best, up 0.84%

Tuba Sahin  | 04.07.2022 - Update : 04.07.2022
Asian stock markets close Monday with gains

ANKARA

Major stock exchanges in Asia closed Monday in the positive territory except for Hong Kong.

The Asia Dow, which includes blue-chip companies in the region, added 16.3 points, or 0.52%, to reach 3,180 at 1036GMT.

Tokyo's Nikkei 225 stock exchange performed best, rising 218 points, or 0.84%, to 26,154 points.

The Hang Seng, the benchmark for blue-chip stocks trading on the Hong Kong stock exchange, fell 29.4 points, or 0.13%, to 21,830.

China's Shanghai Stock Exchange climbed 17.8 points, or 0.53%, to close at 3,405 points.

Mainland China and Hong Kong on Monday decided to launch a new “Swap Connect” program after six months, allowing mutual access to interest rate swap trading.

The Indian Sensex benchmark gained 326.8 points, or 0.62%, to end the day at 53,235.

The Singapore index went up by 24.7 points, or 0.80%, to finish at 3,120 points.

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