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Xinhua summary of Asia-Pacific stocks news at 1100GMT, Feb. 23

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Hong Kong stocks went down 7.06 points, or 0.03 percent, to close Monday's morning session at 24,825.02 points.

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MUMBAI -- Indian stocks opened the week on a firm note on Monday.

The benchmark BSE Sensex opened at 29,316.58, 85.17 points or 0. 29 percent up from the previous close of 29,231.41 points.

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TOKYO -- Tokyo stocks closed 0.73 percent higher Monday as investor sentiment was lifted by the eurozone's agreement of an extension of financial aid to Greece.

The 225-issue Nikkei index was up 134.62 points, or 0.73 percent, from Friday at 18,466.92, the highest closing level since April, 2000.

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SEOUL -- Seoul shares ended higher on Monday.

The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) rose 6. 94 points, or 0.35 percent, to 1,968.39 at the close. Trading volume stood at 334.14 million shares worth 4.04 trillion won (3. 64 billion U.S. dollars).

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SYDNEY -- The Australian share market closed 0.5 percent higher on Monday after gains from the financial sector.

At the official market close, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 26.5 points, or 0.45 percent, at 5,908 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index had gained 26.8 points, or 0.46 percent, at 5,872.4.

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MANILA -- Philippine shares closed higher on Monday.

The benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange index increased by 0.68 points to 7826.07. The all-share index went down by 2.87 points, or 0.06 percent, to 4534.19.

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HONG KONG -- Hong Kong stocks moved up 4.68 points, or 0.02 percent, to close on Monday at 24,836.76 points.

The benchmark Hang Seng Index traded between 24,664.68 and 24, 916.24. Turnover totaled 49.36 billion HK dollars (about 6.37 billion U.S. dollars).

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SINGAPORE -- Singapore stocks finished lower on Monday, with the benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) down 14.36 points, or 0.42 percent, to close at 3,421.30.

The STI index gained 19.75 points, or 0.58 percent, to close at 3,435.66 on Wednesday.

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KUALA LUMPUR -- The Malaysian stock market ended higher here on Monday.

The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (KLCI) was at 1,809.39, up 1. 52 points or 0.08 percent, and the Emas was at 12,470.26, up 17.76 points or 0.14 percent.

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JAKARTA -- Indonesian shares rose 3.17 points,or 0.06 percent, to a level of 5,403.28 on Monday.

Some 238,870 transactions were booked, involving 5.68 billion shares worth 6.05 trillion rupiah (about 472.18 million U.S. dollars).

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BANGKOK -- The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) index Monday moved down 9.56 points, or 0.60 percent to close at 1,593.89 points.

Some 15.78 billion shares worth 60.14 billion baht (about 1.85 billion U.S. dollars) changed hands. Endi