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Xinhua summary of Asia-Pacific stocks news at 1100 GMT, April 5

Xinhua, April 5, 2017 Adjust font size:

Hong Kong stocks closed up 139.32 points, or 0.57 percent to 24,400.80 points, on Wednesday.

The benchmark Hang Seng Index traded between 24,166.01 and 24,400.80. Turnover totaled 102.537 billion Hong Kong dollars (about 13.196 billion U.S. dollars).

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TOKYO -- Tokyo stocks closed higher Wednesday following a strong lead from Wall Street overnight and a halt in the yen's appreciation, but market consternation was stoked by the firing of a ballistic missile by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea before markets opened.

The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average added 51.02 points, or 0.27 percent, from Tuesday to end the day at 18,861.27.

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SINGAPORE -- Singapore stocks finished lower on Wednesday, with the benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) down 2.51 points, or 0.08 percent, to close at 3,176.55.

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MUMBAI -- Indian markets closed flat on a positive note Wednesday as investors sat on the fence ahead of Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) monetary policy meeting on Thursday.

The benchmark S&P BSE Sensex closed at 29,974.24, 64.02 points or 0.2 percent up compared to its previous close at 29,910.22.

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SYDNEY -- The Australian market ended in positive territory on Wednesday with strength coming from the materials sector.

At the close of trade, the S&P/ASX 200 index was up 19.60 points at 0.33 percent at 5,876.20, while the broader All Ordinaries index rose 20.10 points or 0.34 percent at 5,915.90.

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SEOUL -- Seoul shares ended almost unchanged on Wednesday.

The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) inched down 0.25 points, or 0.01 percent, to settle at 2,160.85.

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PHNOM PENH -- Cambodia's stocks finished lower on Wednesday, with the Cambodia Securities Exchange Index down 0.59 point, or 0.17 percent, to close at 352.89 points.

A total of 33,277 shares worth 170 million riel (42,519 U.S. dollars) were traded.

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HO CHI MINH CITY -- VN-Index, the stock market index of Ho Chi Minh City bourse in southern Vietnam, closed at 723.22 points on Wednesday, down 0.92 points, or 0.13 percent, against the previous trading day's closing session.

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HANOI -- Stock market index of Vietnams capital Hanoi, HNX-Index, closed at 90.7 points on Wednesday, down 0.46 points or 0.5 percent against the previous trading session.

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BANGKOK -- The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) index Wednesday moved down 1.70 points, or 0.11 percent, to close at 1,582.12 points.

Some 7.98 billion shares worth 43.46 billion baht (about 1.26 billion U.S. dollars) changed hands.

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DHAKA -- Bangladesh's DSE (Dhaka Stock Exchange) Broad Index closed Wednesday at 5,756 points, down 20.20 points from Tuesday's finish.

Among a total of 328 issues traded, 118 registered gains and 176 incurred losses while 34 remained unchanged.

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MANILA -- The Philippine stock market managed to technical break out of a crucial resistance level on Wednesday ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve meeting.

The bellwether Philippine Stock Exchange index jumped by 1.85 percent or 132.72 points to 7,584.21, while the broader all-share index rose by 1.15 percent or 51.21 points to 4,511.77.

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JAKARTA -- Indonesian shares closed higher by 25.15 points, or 0.45 percent, to a level of 5,676.98 on Wednesday.

Some 384,755 transaction were booked, involving 17.4 billion copies of share with total value of 7.6 trillion rupiah (about 570 million U.S. Dollars). Enditem