Asia-Pacific stocks were mixed Thursday, Feb. 1.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index HK:HSI increased 0.5% to 15,566.21, while the Nikkei 225 Index JP:NIK of Japanese companies weakened 0.8% to 36,011.46.
The Shanghai Composite Index CN:SHCOMP of Chinese companies weakened 0.6% to 2,770.74, and Singapore's FTSE Straits Times Index SG:STI dropped 0.4% to 3,140.26. South Korea's KOSPI Composite Index KR:180721 gained 1.8% to 2,542.46, while the S&P/ASX 200 Benchmark Index AU:XJO of Australian stocks fell 1.2% to 7,588.20.
Of the Hang Seng Index constituents, sporting goods retailing company Li Ning HK:2331 saw the largest increase Thursday, as shares added 6.1%.
Shares of gambling industries firm Galaxy Entertainment Grp HK:27 and full-service restaurants company Haidilao Intl Hldg HK:6862 gained 5.9% and 4.6%, respectively.
Shares of mobile telecommunications company China Unicom (Hong Kong) HK:762 saw the largest drop in Hong Kong, as shares weakened 2.1% on Thursday.
Shares of commercial banking firm China Merchants Bank HK:3968 and real estate services/transactions company Longfor Group Holdings HK:960 dropped 1.9% and 1.7%, respectively.
Of the Nikkei 225 Index constituents, passive components company TDK Corp. JP:6762 saw the largest increase Thursday, as shares increased 5.5%.
Shares of investment banking firm Nomura Holdings JP:8604 and pharmaceuticals company Daiichi Sankyo JP:4568 rose 5.1% and 5.1%, respectively.
Also in Japan, commercial banking company Aozora Bank JP:8304 saw the largest decrease Thursday, as shares cratered 21.5%
Shares of pharmaceuticals firm Sumitomo Pharma JP:4506 and database/directory publishing company M3 JP:2413 plunged 18.4% and 12.6%, respectively.
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