The Asian stock exchanges closed mostly on high this Thursday (9), after Pfizer informs that the vaccine produced by the pharmaceutical is effective in preventing the Ômicron variant of the coronavirus when applied in a three-dose regimen.
The exception to the positive movement was Tokyo, pressured by stocks in the automotive and electronics sectors.
According to preliminary studies, three doses of Pfizer’s immunizer with BioNTech demonstrated protection against the new strain, but the two-injection regimen had a “significantly lower” level of neutralizing activity.
The news, released last Wednesday (8), provided support to Asian markets and pushed to the background concerns about new restrictions on mobility, in addition to the liquidity crisis in the Chinese property market.
In mainland China, the Shanghai Stock Exchange ended the session with a gain of 0.98%, to 3,673.04 points. Less comprehensive, Shenzhen rose 0.87% to 2543.16 points. In Taiwan, the Taiex index rose 0.46% to 17,914.12 points.
In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng advanced 1.08%, to 24,254.86 points. Volatile in recent days, the share of Evergrande jumped 4.05%, in partial recovery after the fall of the day before, amid difficulties of the developer to honor financial commitments.
Fitch downgraded Kaisa’s rating, which failed to pay $400 million and had trading suspended on the semi-autonomous territory stock exchange.
In South Korea, Kospi had the seventh consecutive day of gains and rose 0.93% to 3,029.57 points, the day’s high in Seoul.
Asiana Airlines (+4.08%) and Korean Air Lines (+1.89%) were among the highlights of the trading session, amid the cooling of fears about the impact of Ômicron on aviation.
Exception to the positive mood in the region, the Nikkei index, in Tokyo, lost 0.47%, to 28,725.47 points, in the intraday low. Automakers Isuzu Motors and Toyota were down 2.58% and 0.56% respectively, while Tokyo Electron was down 0.45%.
In Oceania, the S&P/ASX 200 index, of Sydney, retreated 0.28%, to 7,384.50 points.
Reference: CNN Brasil
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