FX.co ★ Asia-Pacific stock indices are growing during trading

Asian markets were supported, among other things, by the announcement that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued full approval for the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for persons over 16 years of age.

The Japanese Nikkei 225 Index climbed 1% by 08:09 GMT + 2.

Fujikura Ltd. shares are among the growth leaders among the index components. (+ 5.4%), Yamaha Corp. (T: 7951) (+ 4.6%) and M3 Inc. (+ 4.6%).

Asia's largest apparel retailer Fast Retailing rose 0.7%, consumer electronics maker Sony 4%, and technology investment SoftBank Group (T: 9984) 1.6%.

The market value of the Internet company Rakuten increased by 3.7%.

By 8:17 GMT + 2, China's Shanghai Composite rose 1.03%, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng climbed 1.6%.

The leaders of growth in the course of trading on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange were securities of the Internet company Meituan (+ 9.9%), casino operator Sands China Ltd. (+ 7.9%) and biologics manufacturer Wuxi Biologics (Cayman) Inc. + 7.5%).

Internet giant Tencent Holdings shares are up 6%.

The South Korean Kospi Index rose 0.92% by 8:18 GMT + 2.

The market value of one of the world's largest chip manufacturers, Samsung Electronics Co. increases by 2.2%, auto maker Hyundai Motor increases by 1.7%.

The Australian S & P / ASX 200 climbed 0.13% by 8:19 GMT + 2.

The market value of the world's largest mining companies BHP Group and Rio Tinto increased by 1.1% and 1.2%, respectively.