HA NOI (Biz Hub) — Except for in Hong Kong, shares closed up for Asian investors on Tuesday. In Ha Noi the HNX Index rose 0.71 points to 63.2 and in HCM City, the VN Index gained 9.8 points to close at 489.84.
The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index added 11.32 points to end at 2,006.56 while the Hang Seng Index lost 144.64 points to 20,658.65 in Hong Kong. Singapore shares ended lower, with the Straits Times Index adding 32.39 points to 3,173.3.
In Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 increased 246.24 points to 14,098.74 and the Topix index added 21.14 points to 1,171.84. — VNS