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quarter earnings.
JAKARTA: Indonesia shares rose 1.4 percent to a record
high of 2,366.40. Foreign funds bought banks and mining
blue chips.
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia shares inched up 0.4 percent to
1,382.36 points in moderate volume.
MANILA: Philippine shares climbed, lifted by Wall Street's
overnight performance and with investors expecting a
positive tone from President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's
speech next week. The benchmark 30-company Philippine Stock
Exchange Index jumped 35.37 points, or 1 percent, to
3,738.28.
MUMBAI: Indian shares ended flat as gains in
telecommunication companies were offset by losses in
leading banks. The Bombay Stock Exchange's 30-share Sensex
index rose 15 points, or 0.1 percent, to 15,565. On the
broader National Stock Exchange, the 50-company S&P Nifty
index inched up 0.09 percent to 4,566 points.
SEOUL: South Korean shares rose to an all-time high, led
by heavyweight technology stocks and steel maker Posco. The
Korea Composite Stock Price Index, or Kospi, rose 45.64
points, or 2.4 percent, to 1,983.54, helped by the Dow
Jones industrial average's close above 14,000 points
overnight and buying from domestic investment funds.
SHANGHAI/SHENZHEN: China shares soared nearly 4 percent,
as robust earnings expectations from banks and property
developers helped the market shrug off worries of economic
tightening measures. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index
added 145.91 points to rise 3.7 percent to 4,058.85, its
highest close since settling at 4,078.60 on June 27. The
Shenzhen Composite Index rose 42.15 points, or 3.9 percent,
to hit 1,124.58.
SINGAPORE: Singapore shares were lifted by big gains in
some blue chips and Wall Street's strong performance
overnight. The index gained 46.76 points, or 1.3 percent,
to finish at 3,651.38.
SYDNEY: Australian shares closed at a record high,
bolstered by BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto, which rose on
higher base metal prices. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index
closed up 37.6 points, or 0.6 percent, at a record closing
high of 6,421.8.
TAIPEI: Taiwan shares rose to a new seven-year high,
boosted by renewed demand for electronics issues. The
Weighted Price Index of the Taiwan Stock Exchange rose
112.59 points, or 1.2 percent, to close at 9,585.90 on
heavy volume.
WELLINGTON: New Zealand shares ended higher in line with
gains in foreign markets, as top stocks continue to drive
market sentiment. The benchmark NZX-50 moved up 26.01
points, or 0.6 percent, to 4,320.27.


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