Salesforce Leads KASE Global Into Final Minutes After Asia’s Split Close
ASIA EQUITIES · FINAL WEST-ASIA WINDOW
Salesforce leads KASE Global into the final minutes
Korea and mainland China closed higher, while Japan, Hong Kong and India finished softer. Late trading remains concentrated in foreign shares on Kazakhstan’s KASE Global board.
28 Aug 2026 · 00:51 SGT
27 Aug · 21:51 Almaty time (UTC+5)
Late board pulse
Latest available · 23:55 SGT
Salesforce remained the standout after raising full-year revenue and profit guidance. Its “Claudeforce” partnership with Anthropic added to the AI-software catalyst.
KASE Global values are the latest verified exchange-board snapshot available for this run; the live board did not return a newer payload. Prices are in US dollars.
Regime
Asia cash-market closes
Korea and mainland China outperformed. Hong Kong and India lagged; Japan was mixed. Nvidia’s outlook supported semiconductor sentiment, while the Bank of Korea’s second consecutive rate increase sharpened the regional policy divide.
Shanghai +1.13%
Shenzhen +1.50%
Sensex −0.70%
Regional benchmarks are official-market closes or latest published closes for 27 Aug in each exchange’s local time.
Regional scorecard
27 Aug 2026 closes
| Market | Benchmark | Close | Move | Local timestamp |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea | KOSPI | 6,912.37 | +1.53% | 15:30 KST (UTC+9) |
| China | Shanghai Composite | 3,956.57 | +1.13% | 15:00 CST (UTC+8) |
| China | CSI 300 | 4,630.28 | +0.86% | 15:00 CST (UTC+8) |
| China | Shenzhen Component | 14,048.88 | +1.50% | 15:00 CST (UTC+8) |
| Japan | Nikkei 225 | 66,131.98 | −0.20% | 15:45 JST (UTC+9) |
| Japan | TOPIX | 4,117.22 | +0.15% | 15:30 JST (UTC+9) |
| Hong Kong | Hang Seng | 25,565.74 | −0.34% | 16:08 HKT (UTC+8) |
| Taiwan | TAIEX | 45,975.22 | +0.31% | 13:31 TST (UTC+8) |
| India | Nifty 50 | 24,090.85 | −0.48% | 15:31 IST (UTC+5:30) |
| India | Sensex | 76,933.59 | −0.70% | 15:32 IST (UTC+5:30) |
Sources: Nikkei · TOPIX · Shanghai · CSI 300 · Shenzhen · Hang Seng · TAIEX · Nifty · Sensex
What drove the tape
Verified catalysts
- Korea: the Bank of Korea lifted its policy rate 25 bp to 3.00%, its second consecutive increase, and raised its 2026 growth forecast to 3.3% from 2.6%.
- China: AI-hardware names advanced after Nvidia’s results; mainland benchmarks closed firmly higher, while Hong Kong lagged.
- Nvidia: quarterly revenue reached $96.22bn; data-centre revenue was $89bn, up 117% year on year. Its next-quarter revenue guide was $108bn.
- Salesforce: second-quarter revenue was $11.35bn, up 11%; the company lifted full-year revenue guidance to $46.1bn–$46.4bn.
Investor watch
Next 24 hours
KASE Global scheduled close. Thin late-session liquidity can magnify individual stock moves.
Watch whether Nvidia and Salesforce hold their post-results gains; a reversal would test Asia’s AI-led advance.
Fed Chair Kevin Warsh’s Jackson Hole speech is the next global rates catalyst. The US 10-year yield was 4.66% at the cited observation.
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