Most important index in Asia ?

In Europe I Believe the Dax is the most watched index , which one in Asia ? Hang Seng ?

 

I believe the most important Asia Markets is Shanghai Composite (China), next is Nikkei (Japan), than Hang Seng (Hong Kong).

 

I would say eurostoxx is the most important in Europe.

 

And I would say ARKK now is the most important in the U.S.

 

It's the eurostoxx indexes against which many more portfolios are benchmarked in Europe than dax. In Asia its not relevant to determine a major index because the markets there are so fragmented. If you must, build a composite made of Hsi, China 50, kospi, asx, and Nikkei.

 

KOSPI index has the highest option volume, and quite large stock trading volume as well:
http://www.businesskorea.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=53731

 

Well it used to be the Nikkei index first and then the Hang Seng. Now I guess China has overtaken both of these economies.

 

Sorry for being ignorant isn't that an ETF, not index?

 

I look at Hang Seng and Hang Seng Financials. Nikkei 225 and TWSE Taiwan 50

 

may be Shanghai stock index