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Asian shares close mixed
1/14/2005
HONG KONG, Jan 13 (AFP): Asian stock markets closed narrowly mixed Thursday, finding no real lead from a modest gain on Wall Street as record US trade deficit figures for November put the dollar back in the firing line, dealers said.
Hong Kong share prices closed flat as investors traded cautiously in the absence of fresh leads. The key Hang Seng Index closed up 7.971 points or 0.06 per cent at 13,573.28, off a low of 13,533.01 and high of 13,631.41 on turnover of 19.58 billion Hong Kong dollars (2.5 billion US dollars).
BOMBAY: Indian share prices closed 1.94 per cent higher. Tata Consultancy Services said third-quarter net profits totalled 6.44 billion rupees (147.35 million dollars) on revenues of 22.19 billion rupees. The company did not provide comparative figures. The benchmark 30-share Sensex index closed up 118.32 points to 6,221.06.
TOKYO: Japanese share prices closed 0.83 per cent lower. The Tokyo Stock Exchange's benchmark Nikkei-225 index lost 95.17 points to 11,358.22. The broader TOPIX index of all First Section shares fell 7.85 points or 0.68 per cent to 1,140.04.
SEOUL: South Korean share prices closed 0.62 per cent higher. The KOSPI index closed up 5.51 points at 885.54, off a low of 876.72 and a high of 886.73. Volume was 285 million shares worth 2.0 trillion won (1.9 billion dollars).
TAIPEI: Taiwan share prices closed 0.43 per cent lower. The weighted index closed down 25.14 points at 5,853.94, off a high of 5,922.26 and a low of 5,828.09, on turnover of 59.88 billion Taiwan dollars (1.87 billion US).
SHANGHAI: Chinese share prices closed flat. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index, which covers both A- and B-shares, shed 0.61 points or 0.05 per cent at 1,256.31 on turnover of 5.0 billion yuan.
SYDNEY: Australian share prices closed flat after a bout of late afternoon profit-taking. The benchmark SP/ASX 200 index closed down 0.9 points or 0.02 per cent at 4,069.5 points, off a high of 4,089.4 and a low of 4,067.0, and retreating further from Monday's record close of 4,074.9.
SINGAPORE: Singapore share prices closed 0.12 per cent higher. The Straits Times Index rose 2.54 points to 2,082.34, while the broader All Singapore Equities Index climbed 2.55 points to 540.38.
KUALA LUMPUR: Malay-sian share prices closed flat as the market continued to consolidate on gains made earlier this week. The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index rose 0.77 points or 0.08 per cent to 934.10. Volume was 566.05 million shares valued at 1.11 billion ringgit (292 million dollars).
BANGKOK: Thai share prices closed 0.17 per cent lower. The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) index lost 1.20 points to close at 693.43 and the blue-chip SET 50 index was down 0.11 points at 48.84.
JAKARTA: Indonesian share prices closed 1.30 per cent higher. The Jakarta Stock Exchange composite index closed up 12.092 points at 1,021.670, on volume of 2.40 billion shares worth 1.95 trillion rupiah (210.46 million dollars).
MANILA: Philippine share prices closed 2.45 per cent higher. The Philippine Stock Exchange composite index rose 44.54 points to 1,865.11 having traded to a low of 1,820.57.
WELLINGTON: New Zealand share prices closed 0.47 per cent higher. The NZSX-50 Gross Index was up 14.27 points at 3,072.93 on turnover worth 80.8 million New Zealand dollars (56.5 million US).
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