Most Asian shares end in positive territory<\/p>\n
HONG KONG (AFP): Hong Kong shares rose above the key 10,000-
\npoint level on Monday as stock markets in Asia ended mixed.<\/p>\n
With Bangkok and Seoul shut for holidays, Hong Kong,
\nSingapore, Sydney and Jakarta ended in positive territory. Tokyo,
\nKuala Lumpur, Manila and Taipei fell.<\/p>\n
In Hong Kong, the key Hang Seng index gained 161.97 points to
\n10,020.46 on a turnover of HK$5.173 billion (US$668 million).<\/p>\n
In Jakarta, Indonesian share prices closed slightly up in flat
\ntrading amid concerns a delay in the government's bank
\nrestructuring program would affect international credibility,
\ndealers said.<\/p>\n
\"The general market was very quiet because investors are
\nconfused about the government's banking recapitalization
\nprogram,\" a dealer said.<\/p>\n
The Jakarta Stock Exchange composite price index was 0.236
\npoints higher at 396.325.<\/p>\n
In Tokyo, institutional investors continued unwinding their
\nholdings as they prepared to close their annual accounts at the
\nend of March, brokers said.<\/p>\n
\"The yen's appreciation from the morning weighed heavily on
\nsentiment in the absence of major factors,\" Nikko Securities
\nsenior analyst Yasuo Ueki said.<\/p>\n
The Nikkei stock average of 225 leading issues fell 145.79
\npoints to end at 14,221.75.<\/p>\n
The Topix index of all issues on the first section of the
\nTokyo Stock Exchange was down 12.22 points at 1,107,81.<\/p>\n
In Singapore, the Straits Times Index rose 10.94 points to
\n1,422.85, while the All-Singapore index rose 2.93 points to
\n386.45. SingTel accounted for 8.37 points of the index's
\nmovement.<\/p>\n
In Sydney, the Australian Stock Exchange's main indicator, the
\nAll Ordinaries index, closed up 31.2 points, or 1.08 percent, at
\n2,911.1.<\/p>\n
In Kuala Lumpur, the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange's composite
\nindex finished at 531.54 points, down 10.69 from Friday's close.<\/p>\n
In Manila, the Philippine Stock Exchange composite index fell
\n0.78 points to close at 1,964.27 points.<\/p>\n
In Taipei, the benchmark Taiwan Stock Exchange weighted price
\nindex moved down 6.27 points to 6,312.25.<\/p>\n
In Shanghai, the Shanghai Stock Exchange's B-share index shed
\n0.50 points to finish at 23.94 points, while the A-share index of
\nlocally traded stocks rose 8.67 points, or 0.7 percent, to
\n1,169.25 points.<\/p>\n
In Auckland, the NZSE-40 capital index finished down 32.84
\npoints at 2,166.04.<\/p>",
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