Список проголосовавших за комментарий " Asian Markets Close: Nikkei +1.4%, Hang Seng +0.4%, Shanghai -1.4%<p>Equity indices in the Asia-Pacific region began the trading week on a mostly higher note. Results from the French presidential election saw Emmanuel Macron receive 23.8% of the vote, meaning he is headed for a May 7 run-off against Marine Le Pen, who secured 21.5% of yesterday's vote. Elsewhere, People's Bank of China Governor Zhou Xiaochuan said that China's 2017 GDP target of 6.5% is within reach.</p><ul><li>In economic data:<ul><li>Japan's Leading Index 104.8 (expected 104.4; last 104.4)</li><li>Singapore's March CPI +0.7% year-over-year, as expected (last 0.7%) and Q1 Unemployment Rate held at 2.2%</li></ul></li></ul><p><em>---Equity Markets---</em></p><ul><li><strong>Japan's</strong> Nikkei gained 1.4%. Sony jumped 3.8% after boosting its guidance while Panasonic rallied 3.3%. Consumer names like Fast Retailing, Kikkoman, Rakuten, J Front Retailing, and Familymart added between 1.9% and 3.7%.</li><li><strong>Hong</strong> <strong>Kong's</strong> Hang Seng added 0.4%. Financials had a good showing with Hang Seng Bank, China Life Insurance, Ping An Insurance, HSBC Holdings, BoC Hong Kong, and ICBC rose between 0.8% and 1.7%. On the downside, Galaxy Entertainment lost 1.9% and Sands China fell 1.5%.</li><li><strong>China's</strong> Shanghai Composite lost 1.4%. Henan Oriental Silver Star Investment, Xinjiang Urban Construction, Xiamen Overseas Chinese Electronic, Zhonghang Heibao, and Furen Pharmaceutical all lost near the limit, 10.0%.</li><li><strong>India's</strong> Sensex advanced 1.0%. GAIL jumped 3.2% while financials like AXIS Bank, HDFC Bank, and SBI gained between 1.2% and 2.6%. ICICI Bank bucked the trend, shedding 0.2%.</li></ul><p><em>---FX---</em></p><ul><li>USDJPY +1.0% to 110.15</li><li>USDCNY UNCH at 6.8849</li><li>USDINR -0.3% to 64.441</li></ul>"