Asian Markets Post Positive Weekly and Friday Session Gains

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Here are the key performance indicators and trading results from major regional stock exchanges:

- Nikkei 225 +2%;

- Hang Seng +0.6%;

- ASX 200 -0.1%;

- Nifty 50 +1%.

Note that Asian stock exchanges open at 03:00 and close at 13:00 Moscow time.

Key Asian stock markets:

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

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

- Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEx) - market capitalization over $3 trillion, primary hub for Chinese securities and link to Western markets,

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

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

This overview was presented by Alexey Grishchenko, Doctor of Economics, Professor at the Department of Operational and Sectoral Management at the Higher School of Management, Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation.