Xinhua summary of Asia Pacific stocks news at 1100GMT, April 19

The Indian share market closed flat Wednesday as investors digested IT companies earnings and awaited banks earnings due later the same day.

The benchmark S&P BSE Sensex closed at 29,336.57, 17.47 points or 0.06 percent up compared to its previous close at 29,319.10. (India-Stock Market)

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BANGKOK -- The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) index on Wednesday moved down 7.23 points or 0.46 percent to close at 1,567.19 points.

Some 8.96 billion shares worth 43.48 billion baht (about 1.27 billion U.S. dollars) changed hands. (Thailand-Stock Market)

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MANILA -- The bellwether Philippine Stock Exchange index slipped by 0.87 percent or 66 png, and 46 were unchanged. (Philippines-Stock Market)

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KUALA LUMPUR -- The Malaysian stock market ended lower here on Wednesday.

Turnover declined to 2.85 billion shares valued at 2.19 billion ringgit Malaysia (497.73 million U.S. dollars), compared with 2.79 billion shares valued at 2.45 billion ringgit Malaysia (555.30 million U.S. dollars) on Tuesday.(Malaysia-Stock Market)

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SINGAPORE -- Singaporean stocks finished lower on Wednesday, with the benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) down 11.26 points, or 0.36 percent, to close at 3,126.28.

A total of 2.67 billion shares changed hands with turnover of 1.24 billion Singapore dollars (885.35 million U.S. dollars). Decliners outnumbered gainers 293 to 179. (Singapore-Stock Market)

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HONG KONG -- Hong Kong stocks closed 0.41 percent lower to 23,825.88 points on Wednesday.

Turnover totaled 72.24 billion Hong Kong dollars (9.32 billion U.S. dollars). (Hong Kong-Stock Market)

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TOKYO -- Tokyo stocks ended mixed Wednesday as Britain's surprise announcement of a snap election saw the yen rise against the U.S. dollar and zap investor sentiment, while bargain hunting provided some support.

The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, meanwhile, edged down 0.11 points, or 0.01 percent, lower to finish at 1,471.42.

The day's turnover on the third trading day of the week came to 2,317 billion yen (21.30 billion U.S. dollars). (Japan-Stock Market)

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HO CHI MINH CITY -- VN-Index, the stock market index of Ho Chi Minh (HCM) City bourse in south Vietnam, closed at 716.77 points on Wednesday, up 1.84 points, or 0.26 percent, against the previous trading day's closing session.

VN30-Index, the new benchmark index for the southern bourse, which tracks the 30 leading stocks by both market capitalization and liquidity, closed at 679.69 points, up 3.98 points or 0.59 percent. (Vietnam-Southern Stock Market)

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SEOUL -- Seoul shares ended lower on Wednesday.

The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) lost 10.06 points, or 0.47 percent, to settle at 2,138.40. Trading volume stood at 337.71 million shares worth 4.71 trillion won (4.1 billion U.S. dollars).

South Korean currency finished at 1,140.20 won against the greenback, up 2.20 won from the previous close. (South Korea-Stock Market)

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PHNOM PENH -- Cambodia's stocks finished lower on Wednesday with the Cambodia Securities Exchange Index down 0.77 point, or 0.22 percent, to close at 353.3 points.

A total of 200 shares worth 856,000 riel (214 U.S. dollars) were traded. (Cambodia-Stock Market)

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VIENTIANE -- The Lao stock market closed down 0.91 percent on Wednesday compared to the previous trading day.

The Lao Securities Exchange composite index decreased 9.51 points to reach 1,037.87 points after closing.

A total of 16,100 shares worth about 83 million Lao kip (6,895 U.S. dollars) changed hands at the stock market.(Laos-Stock Market) Endit