Asian Stock Markets Close Higher

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Asian Stock Markets Close on a Positive Note

Key indices in the Asia-Pacific region closed as follows:

- Japan: Nikkei 225 +2%,

- Hong Kong: Hang Seng +0.5%,

- Australia: ASX 200 +0.3%,

- India: Nifty 50 +0.2%.

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.

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