Asian Markets at Close Report by CNBC on April 22, 2015: Shanghai, Tokyo stocks outperform to hit multi-year highs.
Shanghai, Tokyo stocks outperform to hit multi-year highs See Kit Tang | @SeeKit_T CNBC.com Asian stocks traded higher across the board on Wednesday, tracking the mixed finish on Wall Street overnight, with bourses in Japan and Shanghai closing at new multi-year highs. Overnight, some U.S. stock indices finished lower, failing to hold momentum from Monday on the back of lackluster earnings. The blue-chip Dow and the S&P 500 closed down 0.5 and 0.2 percent each, while the Nasdaq bumped up 0.4 percent with biotech shares leading advances. Symbol Name Price Change %Change NIKKEI Nikkei 225 Index 20133.90 224.81 1.13% HSI Hang Seng Index 27933.85 83.36 0.30% ASX 200 S&P/ASX 200 5837.49 -34.85 -0.59% SHANGHAI Shanghai Composite Index 4399.88 106.26 2.47% KOSPI KOSPI Index 2143.89 -0.90 -0.04% CNBC 100 CNBC 100 ASIA IDX 7757.13 40.79 0.53% Nikkei rises 1.1%