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Asia Stock Market Dashboard

Asia Stock Markets Today

One page for the entire Asia-Pacific session — Nikkei 225, Hang Seng, Shanghai Composite, KOSPI, TAIEX, Nifty 50, Straits Times and ASX 200 alongside the region's key currency pairs, session clocks, sector performance and market news.

Session status: 6 open · 1 closed · 1 on lunch break · 0 in pre-open

Pre-Market Cues

Overnight setup — Nikkei, Hang Seng, China A50, GIFT Nifty, Gold, WTI Crude, Dow Futures

Asian Markets at a Glance

Live snapshot of the region's eight benchmark indices — tap through to the full live chart, stats and analysis for each benchmark · 6 open · 1 closed · 1 on lunch break · 0 in pre-open

Major Asian Indices

Click a column header to sort. Markers show where the index sits inside today's range and its 52-week range.

Day Range52-Week Range
🇯🇵Nikkei 225Japan64,627.54-4.60%
64,582.54
66,929.3
47,494.31
72,831.73
-11.3%
🇨🇳Shanghai CompositeChina3,714.71-1.39%
3,698.32
3,724.56
3,741.11
4,258.86
-12.8%
🇭🇰Hang SengHong Kong24,065.03-1.02%
24,019.67
24,162.71
22,518
28,056.1
-14.2%
🇰🇷KOSPISouth Korea5,600.11-6.80%
5,534.24
5,751.45
3,675.82
9,385.59
-40.3%
🇮🇳Nifty 50India22,622.7-0.44%
22,558.95
22,757.95
22,179.9
26,373.2
-14.2%
🇸🇬Straits Times IndexSingapore5,369.76-0.99%
5,362.72
5,411.6
4,311.65
5,828.5
-7.9%
🇦🇺ASX 200Australia8,724.6-0.04%
8,641.1
8,735.9
8,262.4
9,296.7
-6.2%
🇹🇼TAIEXTaiwan47,308.87-2.71%
47,126.15
48,382.75
26,395.98
49,968.92
-5.3%
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Asia Market Session Timeline

Each exchange's trading window shown on your local clock — gaps mark lunch breaks. The vertical line is the current time.

11:30 PM01:30 AM03:30 AM05:30 AM07:30 AM09:30 AM
🇯🇵Japan
Nikkei 225
Lunch Break
11:39 JST · Reopens 03:30 AM UTC
🇨🇳China
Shanghai Composite
Open
10:39 CST · Lunch break 03:30 AM UTC
🇭🇰Hong Kong
Hang Seng
Open
10:39 HKT · Lunch break 04:00 AM UTC
🇰🇷South Korea
KOSPI
Open
11:39 KST · Closes 06:30 AM UTC
🇹🇼Taiwan
TAIEX
Open
10:39 TST · Closes 05:30 AM UTC
🇮🇳India
Nifty 50
Closed
08:09 IST · Opens 03:45 AM UTC
🇸🇬Singapore
STI
Open
10:39 SGT · Closes 09:00 AM UTC
🇦🇺Australia
ASX 200
Open
12:39 AEST · Closes 06:00 AM UTC

Country Performance

Benchmark index moves ranked best to worst — today's regional leaders and laggards.

🇦🇺Australia (ASX 200)
-0.04%
🇮🇳India (Nifty 50)
-0.44%
🇸🇬Singapore (STI)
-0.99%
🇭🇰Hong Kong (Hang Seng)
-1.02%
🇨🇳China (Shanghai Composite)
-1.39%
🇹🇼Taiwan (TAIEX)
-2.71%
🇯🇵Japan (Nikkei 225)
-4.60%
🇰🇷South Korea (KOSPI)
-6.80%

Asia Market Heatmap

Each tile is a country's benchmark index, colored by today's move — deeper green or red means a bigger swing.

🇯🇵Japan
Nikkei 225
-4.60%
64,627.54
🇨🇳China
Shanghai Composite
-1.39%
3,714.71
🇭🇰Hong Kong
Hang Seng
-1.02%
24,065.03
🇰🇷South Korea
KOSPI
-6.80%
5,600.11
🇮🇳India
Nifty 50
-0.44%
22,622.7
🇸🇬Singapore
Straits Times Index
-0.99%
5,369.76
🇦🇺Australia
ASX 200
-0.04%
8,724.6
🇹🇼Taiwan
TAIEX
-2.71%
47,308.87
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Sector Performance

Six regional sectors, each tracked through four Asia-Pacific heavyweights — the sector move is the average of its components.

Technology & Semis-2.49%
🇹🇼TSMC -1.61%🇰🇷Samsung Elec -7.87%🇯🇵Sony +0.08%🇭🇰Tencent -0.57%
Banks & Financials-0.10%
🇭🇰HSBC -0.81%🇯🇵MUFG -2.18%🇮🇳HDFC Bank -0.46%🇦🇺CommBank +3.07%
Energy-1.23%
🇭🇰PetroChina -2.52%🇦🇺Woodside +0.14%🇮🇳Reliance +0.68%🇯🇵ENEOS -3.23%
Autos & EV-1.37%
🇯🇵Toyota +0.03%🇰🇷Hyundai -5.26%🇭🇰BYD +0.34%🇮🇳Maruti Suzuki -0.60%
Consumer & Internet-1.03%
🇭🇰Alibaba -2.17%🇯🇵Fast Retailing +0.32%🇰🇷Naver -3.34%🇮🇳Hindustan Unilever +1.07%
Materials & Mining-3.63%
🇦🇺BHP -4.32%🇦🇺Rio Tinto -4.49%🇯🇵Nippon Steel -1.00%🇰🇷POSCO -4.69%

Asia Semiconductor Tracker

The three companies that define the global chip supply chain — TSMC fabricates most leading-edge logic; Samsung and SK Hynix dominate memory.

🇹🇼TWSE:2330Open
TSMC
2,450 TWD
-40 · -1.61%
🇰🇷KRX:005930Open
Samsung Electronics
213,750 KRW
-18,250 · -7.87%
🇰🇷KRX:000660Open
SK Hynix
1,278,000 KRW
-141,000 · -9.94%

Asian Currencies

USD crosses for the region — a rising USD/XXX rate means the local currency is weakening against the dollar.

USD/JPY
157.71
-0.38%
USD/CNH
6.6919
-0.06%
USD/HKD
7.8471
-0.01%
USD/KRW
1,348.02
+0.60%
USD/TWD
32.3816
+0.37%
USD/SGD
1.2822
-0.27%
AUD/USD
0.6953
-0.28%

Asia Economic Calendar

The next two weeks of key regional releases — GDP, inflation, PMIs and central-bank decisions. Dates follow each publisher's usual schedule and are approximate.

15 Oct
today
🇰🇷South Korea
Bank of Korea Rate Decision
high
16 Oct
tomorrow
🇯🇵Japan
Japan Nationwide CPI
high
19 Oct
in 4 days
🇨🇳China
China GDP (quarterly)
high
20 Oct
in 5 days
🇨🇳China
PBOC Loan Prime Rate Fixing
high
20 Oct
in 5 days
🇹🇼Taiwan
Taiwan Export Orders
medium
28 Oct
in 13 days
🇦🇺Australia
Australia CPI (quarterly)
high

Asian Market News

Headlines that move Asia-Pacific markets — regional benchmarks, chip and export heavyweights, and the FX crosses that drive them.

Asia-Impact Headlines

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FAQs

What are the major Asian stock market indices?

The headline Asia-Pacific benchmarks are Japan's Nikkei 225, China's Shanghai Composite, Hong Kong's Hang Seng, South Korea's KOSPI, Taiwan's TAIEX, India's Nifty 50, Singapore's Straits Times Index (STI) and Australia's ASX 200. Together they cover the region's largest equity markets and are the primary reference points for Asian market sentiment each trading day.

What time do Asian stock markets open in IST?

In Indian Standard Time: Tokyo (Nikkei 225) opens at 05:30 IST, Seoul (KOSPI) at 05:30 IST, Sydney (ASX 200) at 05:30 IST (AEST), Taipei (TAIEX) at 06:30 IST, Singapore (STI) at 06:30 IST, Shanghai at 07:00 IST, Hong Kong at 07:00 IST, and India's NSE at 09:15 IST. Because most of Asia trades before Mumbai opens, the regional session provides an early read on risk sentiment for the Indian open.

What is the difference between the Shanghai and Hong Kong stock markets?

The Shanghai Stock Exchange lists mainland-Chinese A-shares, is quoted in yuan (CNY) and has significant foreign-investor access restrictions, so it is driven largely by domestic Chinese flows and policy. The Hong Kong Exchange (Hang Seng) is an international market quoted in Hong Kong dollars with no capital controls — many large mainland companies list there as H-shares. The Hang Seng is therefore the most accessible proxy for Chinese equity exposure for global investors, while Shanghai better reflects onshore Chinese sentiment.

Why are Taiwan and South Korea important for global semiconductor investors?

Taiwan's TSMC fabricates the majority of the world's leading-edge chips — including virtually all high-end AI accelerators — and alone represents roughly a third of the TAIEX. South Korea's Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix dominate the global memory-chip (DRAM and NAND) market and are the largest weights in the KOSPI. Together the two indices are the purest listed exposure to the global semiconductor supply chain, and they typically react to AI-capex and chip-cycle news before broader global benchmarks.

Are Asian market prices on LiveWorldMarket real-time or delayed?

Prices are refreshed continuously from Yahoo Finance, TradingView and Upstox. Indian index data via Upstox is real-time during NSE market hours; most other Asian index and currency quotes can be delayed by up to 15 minutes depending on the source exchange's redistribution rules. Each figure carries a last-updated timestamp, and stale values are flagged.

Important to note: Liveworldmarket is not an investment adviser, broker or research analyst, and nothing on this page constitutes investment advice or a recommendation to buy or sell any security. Asia-Pacific index, currency and market data shown here is aggregated from third-party sources including Yahoo Finance, TradingView and Upstox; quotes may be delayed by up to 15 minutes depending on each exchange's redistribution rules, and figures can differ from official exchange prints. Session-status indicators are approximate and do not account for every exchange holiday or special session. Always verify prices with the relevant exchange and consult a qualified financial adviser before making investment decisions. Trading in equities, derivatives and currencies involves substantial risk of loss.

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