Asia-Pacific stocks increased Wednesday, Sept. 6, with the Japanese market showing an eighth day of increases and shares in Hong Kong declining for the second day.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index HK:HSI was flat at 18,449.98, while Japan's Nikkei 225 Index JP:NIK increased 0.6% to 33,241.02.
China's Shanghai Composite Index CN:SHCOMP rose 0.1% to 3,158.08, while Singapore's FTSE Straits Times Index SG:STI weakened 0.2% to 3,219.40. The KOSPI Composite Index KR:180721 of South Korean stocks dropped 0.7% to 2,563.34, while Australia's S&P/ASX 200 Benchmark Index AU:XJO dropped 0.8% to 7,257.10.
Among the Hang Seng Index constituents, property managers company Country Garden Svcs HK:6098 saw the largest increase Wednesday, as shares gained 5.8%.
Shares of building construction firm Longfor Group Holdings HK:960 and semiconductors company Semiconductor Mfg Intl HK:981 gained 4.6% and 2.4%, respectively.
Shares of computers/consumer electronics company Lenovo Group HK:992 saw the largest decline in Hong Kong, as shares fell 3.4% on Wednesday.
Shares of portable power tools firm Techtronic Industries HK:669 and clothing company Shenzhou Intl Group HK:2313 weakened 2.7% and 2.7%, respectively.
Of the Nikkei 225 Index constituents, shipbuilding company Mitsui E&S JP:7003 saw the largest increase Wednesday, as shares gained 8.9%.
Shares of passenger cars firm Mazda Motor JP:7261 and steel production company Pacific Metals JP:5541 added 4.7% and 4.6%, respectively.
Also in Japan, alcoholic beverages/drinks company Asahi Group Holdings JP:2502 saw the largest decrease Wednesday, as shares fell 2.4%
Shares of marine transport firm Nippon Yusen JP:9101 and warehousing/storage company Mitsubishi Logistics JP:9301 fell 2.0% and 1.7%, respectively.
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