Asian Markets End Week and Friday Session on Positive Note

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Here are the key performance indicators and trading results from major exchanges in the region:

- Nikkei 225 +0.4%;

- Hang Seng +1%;

- ASX 200 +0.3%;

- Nifty 50 -0.8%.

It is worth noting that Asian exchanges begin trading at 03:00 and close at 13:00 Moscow time.

Key stock markets in Asia:

- Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE, Japan) - market capitalization of over $4.5 trillion, benchmark index Nikkei 225,

- Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE, China) - largest in Asia with a market capitalization of $5 trillion, foreign investors operate through Hong Kong intermediaries,

- Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEx) - market capitalization of over $3 trillion, main hub for Chinese securities and a bridge to Western markets,

- Korea Exchange (KRX, South Korea) - market capitalization of $2 trillion, benchmark index KOSPI,

- Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE, India) - market capitalization of $2 trillion, primary indicator BSE 100.

Analysis provided by Alexey Grishchenko, Ph.D., Professor of Operational and Sectoral Management at the Faculty of "Higher School of Management" of the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation.