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Xinhua summary of Asia-Pacific stocks news at 1130 GMT, April 4

Xinhua, April 4, 2017 Adjust font size:

Tokyo stocks closed lower Tuesday, with the benchmark Nikkei index ending at a two-and-a-half month low, as a comparatively firm yen zapped investor sentiment already adverse following a suspected terrorist attack in Russia a day earlier.

The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average dropped 172.98 points, or 0.91 percent, from Monday to end the day at 18,810.25, marking its lowest close since Jan. 24.

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SYDNEY -- The Australian market finished lower on Tuesday despite data showing a better than expected trade surplus for the month of February.

At the close of trade, the S&P/ASX 200 index was down 16.10 points or 0.27 percent at 5,856.60, while the broader All Ordinaries index slipped 13.90 points or 0.24 percent at 5,895.80.

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HANOI -- Stock market index of Vietnam's capital Hanoi, HNX-Index, closed at 91.16 points on Tuesday, up 0.24 points or 0.26 percent against the previous trading session.

A total of over 54.45 million shares worth some 622.19 billion Vietnamese dong (some 27.65 million U.S. dollars) were traded at the Hanoi Stock Exchange on Tuesday, an increase of 26.7 percent in volume and 14.07 percent in value against the previous trading session.

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SEOUL -- Seoul shares ended lower on Tuesday.

The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) lost 6.41 points, or 0.30 percent, to settle at 2,161.10. Trading volume stood at 517.38 million shares worth 4.46 trillion won (3.97 billion U.S. dollars).

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SINGAPORE -- Singapore shares closed 0.27 percent lower on Tuesday as investors continued to tread carefully ahead of a meeting between the leaders of the United States and China later this week.

Singapore's benchmark Straits Times Index fell 8.45 points to 3,179.06 points. Trading volume was merely 1.76 billion shares worth 882 million Singapore dollars. But advancers outnumbered decliners 250 to 194.

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MANILA -- The Philippine stock market managed to pull out a gain on Tuesday following the release of the first quarter earnings results of companies.

The bellwether Philippine Stock Exchange index skyrocketed by 1.43 percent or 104.84 points to 7,446.49, while the broader all-share index rose by 1.07 percent or 47.14 points to 4,460.56. Endit