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Asian markets end on mixed note, European indices trading up
UPSC · STATE PSC · SSC
Most Asian stock markets ended on a mixed note today. South Korea’s Kospi fell 0.8 per cent, Singapore’s Strait Times index declined 2.2 per cent and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng edged down marginally. Conversely, Japan’s Nikkei 225 climbed over 2.3 per cent, Taiwan’s Taiex rose nearly five per cent and China’s Shanghai Composite gained 0.3 per cent.
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- In European markets, Germany’s DAX rose nearly one per cent, and London’s FTSE 100 gained 0.8 per cent, when reports last came in.
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South Korea’s Kospi fell [ … ], Singapore’s Strait Times index declined 2.2 per cent and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng edged down marginally.
Reported answer: 0.8 per cent
South Korea’s Kospi fell 0.8 per cent, Singapore’s Strait Times index declined 2.2 per cent and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng edged down marginally.
Conversely, Japan’s Nikkei 225 climbed over [ … ], Taiwan’s Taiex rose nearly five per cent and China’s Shanghai Composite gained 0.3 per cent.
Reported answer: 2.3 per cent
Conversely, Japan’s Nikkei 225 climbed over 2.3 per cent, Taiwan’s Taiex rose nearly five per cent and China’s Shanghai Composite gained 0.3 per cent.
In European markets, Germany’s DAX rose nearly one per cent, and London’s FTSE 100 gained [ … ], when reports last came in.
Reported answer: 0.8 per cent
In European markets, Germany’s DAX rose nearly one per cent, and London’s FTSE 100 gained 0.8 per cent, when reports last came in.
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