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Asia-Pacific indexes cover markets with materially different structures, from price-weighted Japanese benchmarks to mainland Chinese indexes whose share classes and access rules affect who can hold them.

Every asia-pacific stock market indexes in this group

Share class matters more here than in most regions. The same company can be listed in several places under different classes with different eligibility, and indexes differ in which they include.

  • Nikkei 225: Price-weighted Japanese blue-chip benchmark (Nikkei).
  • TOPIX: Broad Tokyo equity benchmark (JPX).
  • JPX Prime 150: Selected Prime Market companies (JPX).
  • Hang Seng Index: Hong Kong market benchmark (Hang Seng Indexes).
  • Hang Seng China Enterprises Index: Mainland China companies listed in Hong Kong (Hang Seng Indexes).
  • Hang Seng TECH Index: Hong Kong-listed technology leaders (Hang Seng Indexes).
  • CSI 300: Large/mid-cap Shanghai + Shenzhen A-shares (China Securities Index).
  • SSE Composite: Broad Shanghai-listed equity benchmark (Shanghai Stock Exchange).
  • SSE 50: Large Shanghai-listed companies (Shanghai Stock Exchange).
  • Shenzhen Component Index: Major Shenzhen-listed companies (Shenzhen Stock Exchange).
  • ChiNext Index: Growth/innovation companies on ChiNext (Shenzhen Stock Exchange).
  • TAIEX: Taiwan Stock Exchange benchmark (TWSE).
  • KOSPI: Main Korean stock-market benchmark (Korea Exchange).
  • KOSDAQ: Korean growth/technology market benchmark (Korea Exchange).
  • Nifty 50: 50 large Indian companies (NSE Indices).
  • Nifty Next 50: Next 50 after Nifty 50 (NSE Indices).
  • Nifty 500: Broad Indian equity benchmark (NSE Indices).
  • BSE Sensex: 30 major BSE-listed companies (Asia Index/BSE).
  • BSE 500: Broad BSE-listed equity benchmark (Asia Index/BSE).
  • S&P/ASX 200: 200 leading Australian-listed companies (S&P Dow Jones Indices/ASX).
  • All Ordinaries: Broad Australian equity benchmark (ASX).
  • S&P/NZX 50: New Zealand large-cap benchmark (NZX/S&P Dow Jones Indices).
  • Straits Times Index: Singapore blue-chip benchmark (FTSE Russell/SGX).

Frequently Asked Questions

How many asia-pacific stock market indexes does Swoopr cover?

Swoopr covers 23 indexes in this group, each with its own page explaining what it measures and how it is built.

Are index constituent lists published here?

No. Index providers license constituent data and Swoopr holds no such licence, so each index page links to the provider for current membership.

Does a higher index level mean a better market?

No. Index levels are not comparable across indexes. A level is the output of one index's own formula and base value, so comparing two levels directly measures nothing.