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16,529.48-207.62 (-1.24%)
At close: 04:08PM HKT
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Previous close16,737.10
Open16,628.07
Volume0
Day's range16,492.09 - 16,682.54
52-week range14,794.16 - 20,864.74
Avg. volume2,433,407,145
  • Associated Press

    Stock market today: Asian shares are mixed after Bank of Japan ups key rate for 1st time in 17 years

    Shares were mixed in Asia on Tuesday after the Bank of Japan hiked its benchmark interest rate for the first time in 17 years, ending a longstanding negative rate policy at odds with the stances of most central banks. In a widely anticipated move, the BOJ raised its overnight call rate to a range of 0 to 0.1%, up from minus 0.1%. It said that wage increases and other indicators suggested that inflation had stabilized above the BOJ's 2% target, but noted “extremely high uncertainties,” including weakness in industrial production, exports, housing investment and government spending.

  • Reuters

    GLOBAL MARKETS-Japan stocks rise, yen slips to 150 after BOJ makes landmark policy shift as expected

    Japanese shares ended higher on Tuesday, while the yen slid to 150 per dollar after the Bank of Japan as widely expected ended eight years of negative interest rates and ushered in the nation's first policy tightening since 2007. In a week filled with central bank meetings across the globe, the BOJ heralded a new era as it shifted away from years of ultra-easy monetary policy. "Likely, the BOJ will find that it is getting 'stuck at zero', being unable to lift short-term interest rates meaningfully further in the coming quarters."

  • Reuters

    GLOBAL MARKETS-Japan stocks choppy, yen near 150 after BOJ makes landmark policy shift as expected

    Japanese shares were volatile on Tuesday, while the yen fell to near 150 per dollar after the Bank of Japan in a widely expected move ended eight years of negative interest rates and ushered in the nation's first policy tightening since 2007. In a week filled with central bank meetings across the globe, the BOJ heralded a new era as it shifted away from years of ultra-easy monetary policy. The BOJ set the overnight call rate its new target and said it would guide it in a range of 0-0.1% by paying 0.1% interest on excess reserves financial institutions park with the central bank.