HA NOI (Biz Hub) — The Hang Seng Index (HSI) closed higher, adding 92.20 points to 23,881.29 on Friday while the benchmark Shanghai Stock Exchange Composite Index (SHCOMP) gained 1.13 points to close at 2,220.50 in China.
After the highest close in the last six years yesterday, the Nikkei 225 stayed flat, slipping 65.25 points to 15,661.87 while the Topix Index (TPX) also lost 2.38 points to end at 1,258.66 in Tokyo.
The Straits Times Index (STI) in Singapore ended down 10.02 points to finish at 3,176.3.
The two Vietnamese bourses ended mixed for a third successive day, with the VN Index adding 0.07 points to end at 507.78 in HCM City and the HNX Index losing 0.09 points to end at 65.19.— VNS