Asia-Pacific Stock Markets Mixed as Key Indices Show Divergent Performance

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Key Indices in the Asia-Pacific Region:

- Japan: Nikkei 225 -0.7%,

- Hong Kong: Hang Seng -2%,

- Australia: ASX 200 +0.5%,

- 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 Asia-Pacific 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. in Economics, Professor at the Department of Operational and Sectoral Management, Faculty of "Higher School of Management", Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation.