Most Asian stock markets up at Friday's close

Asia Dow, which includes blue-chip companies in region, posts slight rise as India's Sansex becomes best performer

By Tuba Sahin

ANKARA (AA) - Most major Asian stock exchanges closed on Friday in the green amid persisting geopolitical tensions and a rise in coronavirus cases.

The Asia Dow, which includes blue-chip companies in the region, rose slightly by over 2 points, or 0.06%, to 3,550 at 1042 GMT.

Tokyo's Nikkei 225 stock exchange enjoyed a 97-point, or 0.36%, rise to close the week at 26,986.

China's Shanghai Stock Exchange climbed 15 points, or 0.47%, to 3,251 on Friday, while India's Sensex benchmark performed the best, rising 412 points or 0.7% to 59,447.

The Hang Seng, the benchmark for blue-chip stocks trading on the Hong Kong stock exchange, went up by 63.03 points, or 0.29%, to close at 21,872.

On the other hand, the Singapore index fell 21 points, or 0.62%, for a daily ending of 3,383.

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