Asian Stock Markets Close Higher

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Asian Stock Markets Close on Positive Note

Key indices in the Asia-Pacific region closed higher:

- Japan: Nikkei 225 +3%,

- Hong Kong: Hang Seng +1%,

- Australia: ASX 200 +0.4%,

- India: Nifty 50 +1%.

Trading sessions on Asian stock exchanges begin at 3:00 AM and end no later than 1:00 PM Moscow time.

The largest stock exchanges in the Asian region by trading volume are:

1. Shanghai Stock Exchange (China) - $7.37 trillion.

2. Japan Exchange Group (Japan) - $6 trillion.

3. Shenzhen Stock Exchange (China) - $5.33 trillion.

4. Hong Kong Stock Exchange (Hong Kong, China) - $4.97 trillion.

5. National Stock Exchange of India (India) - $3.45 trillion.

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