Trading was light in Asia on Thursday, with most major markets closed for the Lunar New Year holiday.
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index
HSI,
rose 0.5% and Singapore’s Straits Times Index
STI,
fell fractionally in shortened trading days. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200
XJO,
slipped 0.1%.
Markets in Japan, mainland China, South Korea and Taiwan were closed. The Lunar New Year holiday official begins Friday.
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