Asian stocks higher

Asian markets rebounded Tuesday after encouraging US data rallied
Wall Street and boosted recovery optimism following last week's
gloomy jobs figures in the world's biggest economy. Tokyo was up 0.18
percent and Hong Kong added 1.87 percent as New York's jump helped
soothe investor jitters. Shanghai was closed for a public holiday.
TOKYO: Up 0.18 percent. The Nikkei-225 added 17.31 points to 9 ,
691.80. HONG KONG: Up 1.87 percent. The Hang Seng Index finished
382.46 points higher at 20 ,811. 53. Blue-chip developers led gains
after the Hong Kong government said the city's property transactions
in September jumped 96 percent from a year earlier. SYDNEY: Up 0.40
percent. The SP/ASX200 gained 18.3 points to close at 4 ,591.6. The
market gave up most of its early advances after the RBA's rate rise.
SEOUL: Down 0.53 percent. The KOSPI lost 8. 46 points at 1 , 598.44.
Carmakers lost ground on concerns that the won's continued
appreciation may reduce their profit margin. Hyundai Motor fell 1.0
percent to 102 ,000 won and Kia Motors lost 0. 3 percent to 16 ,850
won. TAIPEI: Up 1.32 percent. The weighted index rose 98.07 points
to 7 , 536.05. SINGAPORE: Up 1.09 percent. The blue-chip Straits
Times Index rose 28.16 points to 2 ,611. 89. Singapore Airlines rose
12 cents to 13.24 , Singapore Telecommunications fell five cents to
3.12 and Keppel Corp was five cents firmer at 7.81. BANGKOK: Up 1.80
percent. The Stock Exchange of Thailand gained 12.92 points to
close at 731.39. KUALA LUMPUR: Down 0.31 percent. The Kuala Lumpur
Composite Index lost 3.72 points to 1 , 212.73. JAKARTA: Up 1.92
percent. The Jakarta Composite Index gained 47.73 points to 2 ,528.
14. MANILA: Up 2.30 percent. The composite index gained 64.98 points
to 2 , 884.46. WELLINGTON: Up 0.41 percent. The NZX-50 closed 12.83
points higher at 3 , 151.55. Contact Energy rose 10 cents to 5.90
and Fletcher Building added seven cents to 8.40 , although Telecom
dropped three cents to 2.58 dollars. MUMBAI: Up 0.55 percent. The
30- share Sensex rose 92.13 points to 16 , 958.54.