Список проголосовавших за комментарий " <table class="BriefingDataTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr> <td class="tickerColumn"> </td> <td class="articleColumn">Asian Markets Close: Nikkei +1.5%, Hang Seng +0.3%, Shanghai -0.1%<p>Equity indices in the Asia-Pacific region ended the week on a mixed note with Japan's Nikkei (+1.5%) showing relative strength as the yen retreated 0.4% against the dollar to 115.40. Elsewhere, South Korea's Constitutional Court has upheld President Park Geun-hye's impeachment, which should lead to elections within 60 days. Elsewhere, the People's Bank of China defended the use of foreign currency reserves in order to prop up the yuan.</p><ul><li>In economic data:<ul><li>Japan's Q1 BSI Large Manufacturing Conditions 1.1 (expected 8.4; last 7.5)</li><li>Australia's January Home Loans +0.5% month-over-month (expected -1.0%; last 0.2%) and January Invest Housing Finance +4.2% month-over-month (last -1.0%)</li><li>New Zealand's February Electronic Card Retail Sales -0.6% month-over-month (expected -0.4%; last 2.7%); +2.6% year-over-year (last 5.6%)</li><li>Singapore's January Retail Sales -1.5% month-over-month (last -0.8%); +2.0% year-over-year (consensus -0.5%; last 0.7%)</li></ul></li></ul><p><em>---Equity Markets---</em></p><ul><li><strong>Japan's</strong> Nikkei gained 1.5%, ending the week higher by 0.7%. T&D Holdings led the way with a 5.0% spike while Alps Electric, Sony, Nomura Holdings, Mazda Motor, Konami, and NGK Insulators advanced between 2.9% and 3.9%.</li><li><strong>Hong</strong> <strong>Kong's</strong> Hang Seng added 0.3%, narrowing its weekly loss to 0.1%. Property names outperformed with Wharf Holdings surging 8.9% after hinting at a possible spin-off of its flagship properties. Peers Henderson Land, Hang Lung Properties, Sino Land, Cheung Kong Property Holdings, and China Overseas gained between 0.2% and 1.7%.</li><li><strong>China's</strong> Shanghai Composite slipped 0.1% to end the week lower by 0.7%. Guizhou Guihang Automotive Components, Shanghai Diesel Engine, Zhonglu, Phenix Optical, and COSCO Shipping Specialized Carriers posted losses between 2.5% and 3.2%.</li><li><strong>India's</strong> Sensex added 0.1%, gaining 0.2% for the week. Bharti Airtel jumped 1.2% while Infosys and Wipro gained 0.8% and 0.7%, respectively. Financials were mixed with HDFC Bank adding 0.4% while AXIS Bank, SBI, and ICICI Bank lost between 0.1% and 1.0%.</li></ul><p><em>---FX---</em></p><ul><li>USDJPY +0.4% to 115.38</li><li>USDCNY +0.1% to 6.9162</li><li>USDINR -0.1% to 66.654</li></ul></td> </tr></table>"