Stock indices of the largest states of the Asia-Pacific region do not show unified dynamics.

The Japanese market is supported by the easing of anti-Kovid restrictions, which step by step move the country towards full opening, experts say.

Since Wednesday, Japan has doubled the daily limit on the number of people entering the country – up to 20 thousand people. In addition, visitors from a number of countries were exempted from coronavirus testing. Also, the Japanese government announced that it plans to resume receiving foreign tourists from June 10 – for the first time in two years.

Japan’s Nikkei 225 index rose 0.6% by 8:29 Moscow time, to a high of more than a month, following an increase in stock quotes of consumer, manufacturing and financial companies.

Leaders include securities of automakers Nissan Motor, up 7.4%, as well as Subaru Corp. – by 5.7% and Isuzu Motors Ltd. – up 5.6%. Consumer electronics maker Sony and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group are also up 2.1%.

China’s Shanghai Composite index is down 0.6% by 8:34 Moscow time by 8:34 Moscow time. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng fell by 1.2% after reaching a high of more than a month and a half a day earlier.

Share prices of CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd. (-6.4%), game developer Netease Inc. (-3.6%) and Internet company Meituan (-3.2%) fell the most significantly at trading in Hong Kong.

South Korea’s Kospi index was up 0.6% by 8:32 Moscow time.

The market value of automobile company Hyundai Motor rose by 1.1%. Meanwhile, the share price of Samsung Electronics Co., one of the world’s largest chip and consumer electronics manufacturers, fell 0.4%.

Australian index S&P/ASX 200 increased by 0.2%.

Stock prices of the world’s largest mining companies BHP and Rio Tinto rose by 1.5% and 0.2%, respectively. The value of the country’s largest banks also rose: Commonwealth Bank – by 2.1%, National Australia Bank – by 0.9%, Westpac – by 0.8% and Australia & New Zealand Banking Group – by 1.3%.

The Australian economy in the first quarter grew by 0.8% relative to the previous three months, according to data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Thus, the country’s GDP increased for the second quarter in a row. At the same time, the rate of growth was higher than forecasts. Analysts surveyed by Trading Economics, on average, expected 0.5%, respondents of The Wall Street Journal – 0.6%. In addition, the estimate of economic growth in the fourth quarter was improved to 3.6% from the previously announced 3.4%.