Asian Markets Post Positive Weekly and Friday Session Gains

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Asian markets closed the week and Friday trading session on a positive note.

Here are the key figures and trading results from major regional exchanges:

- Nikkei 225 +2.5%;

- Hang Seng +0.7%;

- ASX 200 +1.4%;

- Nifty 50 -0.6%.

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

Key stock markets in Asia:

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

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

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

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

- BSE (India) - market capitalization of $2 trillion, main indicator BSE 100.

This overview was provided by Alexey Grishchenko, Ph.D., professor at the Department of Operational and Sectoral Management of the Faculty of "Higher School of Management" at the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation.