May 19, 2017 ‘Stellar performances by Indian and Southeast Asian stocks propelled the Nikkei Asia300 Index to a record this week. The index, which tracks over 300 promising companies in 11 Asian economies, climbed 16% since its December 2016 introduction to hit 1,221.26 points Wednesday, outperforming the Nikkei Stock Average’s roughly 7% gain over that period. Historical […]
May 19, 2017
‘Stellar performances by Indian and Southeast Asian stocks propelled the Nikkei Asia300 Index to a record this week.
The index, which tracks over 300 promising companies in 11 Asian economies, climbed 16% since its December 2016 introduction to hit 1,221.26 points Wednesday, outperforming the Nikkei Stock Average’s roughly 7% gain over that period. Historical reference data puts the Asia300 components at their highest since May 2015. The index closed Friday at 1,214.36, slipping 0.16% from the day before.’