Previous close | 4,097.17 |
Open | 4,096.11 |
Volume | 1,880,537,184 |
Day's range | 4,095.51 - 4,129.48 |
52-week range | 2,721.17 - 4,129.48 |
Avg. volume | 5,227,915,245 |
SYDNEY (Reuters) -Asian shares faltered on Monday as investors wait to see if U.S. earnings can justify sky-high valuations, while bond markets could be tested by what should be very strong readings for U.S. inflation and retail sales this week. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was off 0.6% in slow trade. Investors were anxious to see how shares in Alibaba Group Holding Ltd fared after China slapped a record 18 billion yuan ($2.75 billion) fine on the e-commerce giant.
U.S. Stocks linked to the recovering economy led the gains again amid the accelerating vaccine rollout.
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