Shares close mixed in Asia-Pacific<\/p>\n
TOKYO (AFP): Japanese share prices closed 0.4 percent lower on
\nprofit taking yesterday while other Asia-Pacific markets were
\nmixed, brokers said.<\/p>\n
The leading barometer of the Tokyo Stock Exchange fell 79.15
\npoints to finish the session at 18,990.92 while the broader Topix
\nindex of all shares on the first section closed 9.17 points lower
\nat 1,416.20.<\/p>\n
In Jakarta, share prices closed 1.6 percent higher Wednesday
\non buying by foreign investors, dealers said.<\/p>\n
A dealer with a Hong Kong brokerage said he believed foreign
\ninvestors' confidence had improved despite the approaching
\ngeneral elections.<\/p>\n
The Jakarta Stock Exchange composite index rose 11.30 points
\nto 712.61.<\/p>\n
In Hong Kong, stocks closed 0.2 percent higher after profit-
\ntaking reduced early sharp gains, dealers said.<\/p>\n
The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong's key Hang Seng Index rose
\n21.57 points to 13,541.83.<\/p>\n
In Sydney, the Australian Stock Exchange's key barometer, the
\nall ordinaries index, fell 17.7 points to 2,483.1.<\/p>\n
In Kuala Lumpur, the 100-share weighted composite index fell
\n6.2 points to 1,265.37, after reaching an intra-day high of
\n1,278.94. The lesser second board index shed 3.89 points, or 0.6
\npercent, to 640.03.<\/p>\n
In Singapore, the blue-chip barometer, Straits Times
\nIndustrials index, rose 14.10 points to 2,216.07 while the
\nbroader All-Singapore index gained 1.86 points to 561.36.<\/p>\n
In Bangkok, the broad-based Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET)
\nindex was up 0.07 points at 739.82 points, while the selected SET
\n50 index advanced 0.05 point to 54. 78 points.<\/p>\n
In Shanghai, the Shanghai Stock Exchange's B share index rose
\n0.44 points to close at 66.73 points. The A share index of
\ndomestically-traded shares rose 14.37 points, or 1.4 percent, to
\n1,078.20.<\/p>\n
In Taipei, the Taiwan Stock Exchange weighted price index fell
\n156.87 points to 7,730. 49.<\/p>\n
In Seoul, the composite index slid 3.10 points to finish at
\n679.71.<\/p>\n
In Manila, the Philippine Stock Exchange composite index fell
\n13.26 points to close at 3,349.82 points.<\/p>\n
In Wellington, the New Zealand Stock Exchange-40 capital index
\nfell 10.34 points to 2,290. 14.<\/p>\n
In New York, stocks rallied late Tuesday in a carbon copy of
\nthe previous day's performance, but the market still had a
\ncautious tone ahead of Wednesday's Congressional testimony by
\nFederal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan.<\/p>\n
The Dow Jones industrial average closed, Tuesday, up 29.63
\npoints at 7,037.83, which was within flirting distance of its
\nrecord close of 7,067.46 set one week ago. On Monday, the index
\nsoared 77 points.<\/p>\n
In the broader market, advancing issues led declines by a
\nsmall margin on active volume of 529 million shares on the New
\nYork Stock Exchange.<\/p>\n
In London, share prices here rose slightly early yesterday on
\npublication of figures showing an unexpected fall in Britain's
\ntrade deficit, outweighing caution before a speech by Greenspan's
\nspeech.<\/p>\n
In early trading, the FT-SE 100 index of leading shares was
\nshowing a gain of 3.2 points at 4,347.9.
\nIn Paris, the CAC-40 index of leading shares opened 1.42 points
\nlower at 2, 606.30.<\/p>\n
Britain's global trade deficit contracted to 845 million
\npounds ($1.38 billion) in December from a revised figure of 1.037
\nbillion pounds in November, official figures showed on Wednesday.<\/p>",
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