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their loose economic policies, as well as a weaker yen, helped push Asia's
stocks higher on Thursday. TOKYO: Up 0.72 percent. The benchmark Nikkei-225
index rose 69.78 points to 9 ,792. 94. HONG KONG: Up 2.96 percent. The Hang
Seng Index closed up 569.53 points at 19 , 817.70. SYDNEY: Down 0.11
percent. The S&P/ASX200 closed down 4.4 points at 4 ,064.1. Weakness in the
banking sector outweighed gains in resources stocks, dealers said. SHANGHAI:
Up 0.97 percent. The Shanghai Composite Index, which covers A and B shares,
climbed 31.88 points to 3 , 328.49. TAIPEI: Flat. The weighted index fell
4.44 points, or 0.06 percent, to 6 , 980.88. The slight fall ended seven
consecutive sessions of gains. SEOUL: Up 0.16 percent. The KOSPI added 2.45
points to end at 1 , 496.49. It was the index's eight consecutive gain, the
longest winning streak since June 2007. SINGAPORE: Up 1.39 percent higher.
The Straits Times Index rose 34.07 points to 2 , 484.90. JAKARTA: Up 1.65
percent. The Jakarta Composite Index added 35.1 points to end at 2 , 160.71.
KUALA LUMPUR: Up 0.30 percent. The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index gained 3.45
points to 1 , 152.15. Infrastructure group Gamuda added 2.70 percent but
Public Bank lost 1.0 percent to 10.20 ringgit. BANGKOK: Up 2.34 percent. The
Stock Exchange of Thailand rose 13.97 points to close at 612.19. The index
was lifted on strong buying in the energy sector as investors predicted a
rise in global oil prices, an analyst said. MANILA: Flat. The composite
index was down 0.38 points, or 0.01 percent, to finish at 2 , 612.00.
WELLINGTON: Up 0.63 percent. The NZX-50 rose 18.19 points to 2 , 918.63. The
market witnessed its eighth straight gain due to rising optimism. Auckland
International Airport rose three cents to 1.64 dollars. Air New Zealand rose
three cents to 98 cents. MUMBAI: Up 2.61 percent. The 30- share Sensex rose
387.92 points to 15 , 231.04.
