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 +0.1%, Hang Seng +2.1%, Shanghai +0.8%<p>Equity indices in the Asia-Pacific region ended Thursday on a higher note. Japan's Nikkei (+0.1%) underperformed, but still eked out a slim gain after the Bank of Japan made no changes to its policy stance. The central bank did make upbeat comments about reaching the 2.0% inflation target in the longer run. Separately, the People's Bank of China raised its short-term repurchase rates after yesterday's fed funds rate hike from the Federal Reserve.</p><ul><li>In economic data:<ul><li>Australia's February Employment Change -6,400 (expected 16,000; last 13,500) and February Unemployment Rate 5.9% (expected 5.7%; last 5.7%). February Participation Rate held at 64.6%, as expected.</li><li>New Zealand's Q4 GDP +0.4% quarter-over-quarter (expected 0.7%; last 0.8%); +2.7% year-over-year (consensus 3.1%; last 3.3%). Q4 GDP Expenditure +0.2% quarter-over-quarter (expected 0.6%; last 0.9%)</li><li>Hong Kong's February Unemployment Rate held at 3.3%, as expected</li></ul></li></ul><p><em>---Equity Markets---</em></p><ul><li><strong>Japan's</strong> Nikkei added 0.1%. Furukawa Electric, Minebea Mitsumi, Komatsu, SUMCO, Hino Motors, Okuma, Softbank, Hitachi Construction, and Yamaha advanced between 1.4% and 5.1%. On the downside, Toshiba fell 3.2% into the neighborhood of its low from February.</li><li><strong>Hong</strong> <strong>Kong's</strong> Hang Seng rallied 2.1% to settle just below its high from September. China Unicom Hong Kong led the way with a 5.5% spike while financials like China Life Insurance, Bank of East Asia, ICBC, Bank of China, Ping An Insurance, and Hang Seng Bank posted gains between 1.7% and 3.6%.</li><li><strong>China's</strong> Shanghai Composite advanced 0.8%. Tongling Jingda Special Magnet Wire, Sichuan Minjiang Hydropower, Shanghai Chinafortune, Anhui Heli, and Kangxin New Materials added between 3.9% and 4.6%.</li><li><strong>India's</strong> Sensex rose 0.6%, posting a fresh record close. Growth-sensitive names like Adani Ports, Tata Steel, Bajaj Auto, and Tata Motors climbed between 1.5% and 4.7%. Tech consultants like Infosys and Wipro added 1.6% and 1.2%, respectively.</li></ul><p><em>---FX---</em></p><ul><li>USDJPY +0.1% to 113.48</li><li>USDCNY -0.1% to 6.9016</li><li>USDINR +0.4% to 65.470</li></ul></td> </tr></table>"