Asian markets rise

Asian markets moved higher Tuesday as stronger oil prices boosted
commodities stocks, while sentiment was also buoyed by a Wall Street
rally based on hopes for the upcoming earnings season. Tokyo rose
0.60 percent, Hong Kong added 0.79 percent, Sydney almost one
percent and Shanghai 1.44 percent. Mumbai was closed on Tuesday for
elections. TOKYO: Up 0.60 percent. The Nikkei-225 index gained
60.17 points to 10 , 076.56. The market rose for a fifth straight
trading day after being closed on Monday for a public holiday. HONG
KONG: Up 0.79 percent. The Hang Seng Index added 168.01 points to
21 , 467.36. SYDNEY: Up 0.97 percent. The S&P/ASX 200 rose 45.9
points to close at 4 ,785.7. SHANGHAI: Up 1.44 percent. The Shanghai
Composite Index, which covers both A and B shares, was up 41.71
points to 2 , 936.19. SEOUL: Down 0.66 percent. The KOSPI ended down
10.88 points at 1 , 628.93. Samsung Electronics rose 1.1 percent to
757 ,000 won and Hynix Semiconductor rose 3.0 percent to 20 ,600
won. TAIPEI: Flat. The weighted index fell 3.28 points, or 0.04
percent, to 7 , 596.60. SINGAPORE: Down 0.45 percent. The Straits
Times Index dropped 12.07 points to close at 2 , 668.40. BANGKOK:
Down 0.69 percent. The Stock Exchange of Thailand lost 5.19 points
to close at 746.67. Bangkok Bank also closed unchanged at 131.00
baht. KUALA LUMPUR: Flat. The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index rose 0.18
points to 1 , 233.51. Malaysian conglomerate Genting lost 0.5 percent
at 7.32 ringgit while banking stock AMMB shed 0. 7 percent at 4.52.
JAKARTA: Up 0.62 percent. The Jakarta Composite Index gained 15.31
points to 2 , 471.99. MANILA: Flat. The composite index edged 0.88
points lower to 2 , 930.09. WELLINGTON: Down 0.30 percent. The NZX-50
closed 9.42 points lower at 3 , 169.46.