Asia Graphics-Asia-Pacific shares see biggest gains in eight years in 2017

Jardine Cycle & Carriage

03/01/2018 06:05

Jan 3 (Reuters) - Asia-Pacific shares, led by those Vietnam, 
South Korea and India, registered their highest gains in eight 
years in 2017, driven by a pick-up in global demand that boosted 
the region's corporate profits. 
    MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares  .MIAP00000PUS  
surged 28.71 percent, the biggest gain since 2009, to finish the 
year at a record 173.81 points.  
    Vietnam, South Korea and Indian shares last year gained more 
than 30 percent each, in dollar terms, while those listed in 
Pakistan, Sri Lanka and China were the weakest performers. 
     Asia-Pacific markets performance 2017: http://tmsnrt.rs/2CchCkb 
    Asia-Pacific markets performance Dec 2017: http://tmsnrt.rs/2CFWjIL 
    Asia-Pacific equities valuations: http://tmsnrt.rs/2Cakm1B 
    Asia-Pacific equities analyst revisions score: http://tmsnrt.rs/2CEgqqW 
 
 
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Asia-Pacific markets performance 2017    http://tmsnrt.rs/2CchCkb 
Asia-Pacific markets performance Dec 2017    http://tmsnrt.rs/2CFWjIL 
Asia-Pacific equities valuations    http://tmsnrt.rs/2Cakm1B 
Asia-Pacific equities analyst revisions score    http://tmsnrt.rs/2CEgqqW 
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 (Reporting by Gaurav Dogra and Patturaja Murugaboopathy; 
Editing by Richard Borsuk) 
 ((gaurav.dogra@thomsonreuters.com)) 
 
Keywords: ASIA STOCKS/GRAPHICS