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Xinhua summary of Asia-Pacific stocks news at 1100 GMT, April 10

Xinhua, April 10, 2017 Adjust font size:

Chinese stocks closed lower on Monday, with the benchmark ShanghaiComposite Index down 0.52 percent at 3,269.39 points.

The smaller Shenzhen Component Index closed 0.62 percent lower at 10,603.28 points. The ChiNext Index, China's NASDAQ-style board of growth enterprises, fell 1.73 percent to close at 1,912.45 points.

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HONG KONG -- Hong Kong stocks closed down 5.12 points, or 0.02 percent to 24,262.18 points on Monday.

The benchmark Hang Seng Index traded between 24,215.54 and 24,314.66. Turnover totaled 65.104 billion Hong Kong dollars (about 8.389 billion U.S. dollars).

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SINGAPORE -- Singapore stocks finished higher on Monday, with the benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) up 4.18 points, or 0.13 percent, to close at 3,181.45.

A total of 1.98 billion shares changed hands with turnover of 943.3 million Singapore dollars (671.06 million U.S. dollars). Decliners outnumbered gainers 295 to 201.

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MUMBAI -- The Indian stock market closed lower on Monday, reversing its trend from the morning session.

The benchmark S&P BSE Sensex closed at 29,575.74, 130.87 points or 0.44 percent down compared to its previous close at 29,706.61.

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HANOI -- Stock market index of Vietnam's capital Hanoi, HNX-Index, closed at 90.43 points on Monday, up 0.29 points or 0.32 percent against the previous trading session.

A total of over 68.285 million shares worth some 688.780 billion Vietnamese dong (some 30.61 million U.S. dollars) were traded at the Hanoi Stock Exchange on Monday, an increase of 44.7 percent in volume and 5.7 percent in value against the previous trading session.

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BANGKOK -- The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) index Monday moved down 2.34 points, or 0.15 percent to close at 1,581.19 points.

Some 6.51 billion shares worth 30.64 billion baht (about 886 million U.S. dollars) changed hands.

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JAKARTA -- Indonesian shares closed lower by 9.18 points, or 0.16 percent, to a level of 5,644.29 on Monday.

Some 299,027 transaction were booked, involving 10.8 billion copies of share with total value of 7.3 trillion rupiah (about 550.3 million U.S. dollars).

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DHAKA -- Bangladesh's DSE (Dhaka Stock Exchange) Broad Index closed Monday at 5,692 points, down 8.73 points from Sunday's finish.

Among a total of 327 issues traded, 123 registered gains and 168 incurred losses while 36 remained unchanged.

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TOKYO -- Tokyo stocks closed higher Monday as a comparatively weak yen against the U.S. dollar encouraged investors to snap up exporter-linked shares, with the softer tone of the Japanese currency also supporting the broader market.

The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average added 133.25 points, or 0.71 percent, from Friday to close the day at 18,797.88.

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PHNOM PENH -- Cambodia's stocks finished lower on Monday, with the Cambodia Securities Exchange Index down 0.96 point, or 0.27 percent, to close at 355.68 points.

A total of 1,416 shares worth 6.97 million riel (1,740 U.S. dollars) were traded.

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VIENTIANE -- The Lao stock market closed on Monday up 1.36 percent compared to the previous trading day.

The Lao Securities Exchange composite index increased by 14.76 points to reach 1,096.46 points after closing. Endit