Most Asian stock exchanges down<\/p>\n
TOKYO (Agencies): Japanese share prices plunged 2.6 percent
\nyesterday here with the leading index slipping to its lowest
\nlevel in almost three years on renewed worries over the outlook
\nfor the economy.<\/p>\n
The Tokyo fall was echoed on most Asian bourses, with only
\nJakarta bucking the trend.<\/p>\n
The Nikkei Stock Average closed 398.12 points lower at
\n15,044.18 points while the broader Topix index of all shares on
\nthe first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange lost 21.56 points
\nto close at 1,223.75.<\/p>\n
In Seoul, the Composite Price Index dropped 3.85 points to
\nfinish at 886.87 points.<\/p>\n
The Taiwan Stock Exchange index slipped another 31.23 points
\nto settle at 5,609.79 points, after a 40.56-point drop Thursday.<\/p>\n
In Hong Kong, share prices closed 0.27 percent lower on
\nthinner turnover, although off from earlier lows after buying
\ninterest emerged late in the day.<\/p>\n
The Hang Seng Index dropped 25.16 points to close at 9,267.62
\nfor the fourth straight retreat.<\/p>\n
The Philippine Stock Exchange composite index fell by 7.3
\npoints to close at 2,832.17 points.<\/p>\n
The Australian Stock Exchange all ordinaries index fell 13.7
\npoints to 1, 984.5.<\/p>\n
The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange index fell 6.83 points to
\n1,054.36.<\/p>\n
In Singapore, blue chip share prices closed 0.69 percent lower
\non further profit-taking amid concern over Singapore's economic
\nslowdown and mixed signals from Wall Street, dealers said.<\/p>\n
The Stock Exchange of Singapore (SES) Straits Times
\nIndustrials (STI) index dropped 15.04 points to 2,160.44. The
\nbroader SES All-Singapore index dropped 5.54 points to 522.<\/p>\n
The UOB OTC index, tracking Malaysian stocks, fell 9.75 points
\nto 1,142.80.<\/p>\n
The Jakarta composite index ended 2.66 points up, or 0.54
\npercent higher, at 491.75.<\/p>\n
\"Property-related stocks rebounded modestly in late trading on
\nspeculative buying, mostly by local players,\" one broker said.<\/p>\n
The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) index shed 2.29 points to
\nclose at 1, 394.50 points.<\/p>\n
Bombay's BSE 30-share index lost 21.56 points to close at a
\nprovisional 3,337.71 while the composite National index shed 6.63
\npoints to end at a provisional 1,573.20 points.<\/p>\n
In London, the FT-SE 100 index of leading shares was down 16.1
\npoints at 3,364.7. In Paris, the CAC-40 index opened 9.99 points
\nlower at 1,941.20.<\/p>\n
The 30-share DAX index in Frankfurt was down 11.26 at
\n2,119.71.<\/p>",
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