"Asian Stocks" Asia-Pacific stock markets rise, Taiwan's stock market breaks 30,000 points, along with South Korea, Singapore, and Indonesia's stock markets also reaching new highs

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2026.01.05 04:56

The Consumer Electronics Show in the United States is about to open, and the market is looking forward to new technology releases. The Asia-Pacific stock markets have risen, driven by technology stocks, with South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, and Indonesia hitting new highs.

Last month, the unofficial services PMI in mainland China fell to a six-month low. The Shanghai Composite Index rose by 42 points or 1.1% to 4,011 points; the Shenzhen Component Index rose by 252 points or 1.9% to 13,777 points. The Hang Seng Index in Hong Kong fell by 21 points or less than 0.1% to 26,316 points, with a turnover of HKD 155.5 billion. The weighted average index of Taiwan's stock market rose by 883 points or 3% to 30,233 points, reaching a new high of 30,339 points during the session. Taiwan Semiconductor rose by 6% to NT$1,680, hitting a new high of NT$1,695 during the session. MediaTek rose by 4.1%, and Hon Hai rose by 1.1%.

The Nikkei Average in Japan rose by 1,388 points or 2.8% to 51,727 points. Advantest and Tokyo Electron rose by 7.7% and 7.4%, respectively, while Renesas Electronics rose by 6.6% and Kioxia rose by 11.3%. The South Korean Composite Stock Price Index rose by 127 points or 2.9% to 4,437 points, reaching a new high of 4,439 points during the session. SK Hynix rose by 2.1%, and Samsung Electronics rose by 6.2%. Doosan Heavy Industries, involved in the power business, rose by 9.4%. The Nifty50 index in India fell by 21 points or less than 0.1% to 26,306 points. IT service stocks Infosys and HCL Technologies fell by 2.8% and 2.5%, respectively.

The S&P/ASX 200 index in Australia rose by 5 points or less than 0.1% to 8,733 points. The NZX 50 index in New Zealand rose by 38 points or 0.3% to 13,587 points.

The FTSE Straits Times Index in Singapore rose by 28 points or 0.6% to 4,684 points, reaching a new high of 4,686 points during the session. DBS Bank and UOB rose by 0.7%, while Sembcorp Industries and City Developments rose by 3.3% and 2.2%, respectively. The Malaysian stock market rose by 0.4%. The Indonesian stock market rose by 0.6%, with the Jakarta Composite Index reaching a new high of 8,816 points. The Thai and Philippine stock markets rose by 2% and 1.5%, respectively, while the Hanoi stock market in Vietnam rose by less than 0.1%, and the Ho Chi Minh stock market rose by 0.3%