On November 21, most major stock indices in the Asia-Pacific region closed lower, with the Nikkei 225 Index closing down by 0.85% at 38,026.17 points. In terms of heavyweight stocks, Fast Retailing dropped by 2.4%, Sony by 2.2%, and Hitachi Ltd sponsored ADR by 1.73%. The Korea Composite Index closed down by 0.07% at 2,480.63 points. In terms of heavyweight stocks, Korean Air Lines fell by 6.18%, Korea Zinc Co. Ltd by 5.06%, POSCO rose by 3.05%, and Samsung Electronics rose by 1.99%. The Australia S&P/ASX 200 Index closed down by 0.04% at 8,323 points. The New Zealand S&P/NZX 50 Index closed up by 0.22% at 12,765.24 points.