Asian markets move higher
Increased confidence that the US and Chinese governments will continue with 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.
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