Xinhua summary of Asia-Pacific stocks news at 1100 GMT, Jan. 11

BEIJING -- Chinese stocks closed higher Thursday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.1 percent to end at 3,425.34 points.

The Shenzhen Component Index closed 0.24 percent higher at 11,464.2 points.

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HONG KONG -- Hong Kong stocks closed up 46.67 points, or 0.15 percent, to 31,120.39 points on Thursday.

The benchmark Hang Seng Index traded between 30,950.07 and 31,133.18. Turnover totaled 128.80 billion Hong Kong dollars (about 16.46 billion U.S. dollars).

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SINGAPORE -- Singapore stocks closed lower on Thursday, with the benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) down 0.22 percent or 7.77 points to close at 3,512.68.

A total of 3.26 billion shares changed hands with a turnover of 1.06 billion Singapore dollars (about 797.08 million U.S. dollars). Losers outnumbered gainers by 248 to 185.

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TOKYO -- Tokyo stocks closed lower Thursday as a comparatively firm yen against the U.S. dollar dented exporter issues amid concern the Bank of Japan may taper its monetary stimulus program.

The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average lost 77.77 points, or 0.33 percent, from Wednesday to end the day at 23,710.43.

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MUMBAI -- Indian markets closed flat on a positive note Thursday as benchmark indices gave up some gains in late trade.

The benchmark S&P BSE Sensex closed at 34,503.49, 70.42 points or 0.2 percent up compared to its previous close at 34,433.07.

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BANGKOK -- The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) index Thursday moved up 7.88 points, or 0.44 percent to close at 1,802.80 points.

Some 11.60 billion shares worth 86.82 billion baht (about 2.72 billion U.S. dollars) changed hands.

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HANOI -- Stock market index of Vietnam's capital Hanoi, HNX-Index, closed at 122.84 points on Thursday, up 0.92 points or 0.75 percent against the previous trading session.

Over 84.518 million shares worth some 1.154 trillion Vietnamese dong (some 51.5 million U.S. dollars) were traded at the Hanoi Stock Exchange on Thursday, an increase of 1.5 percent in volume, but a decrease of 6.2 percent in value against the previous trading session.

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MANILA -- Philippine shares closed 1.20 percent lower on Thursday.

The benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange index decreased by 107.04 points to 8,813.25. The all-share index went down by 42.76 points, or 0.83 percent, to 5,101.47.

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SYDNEY -- The Australian share market finished lower on Thursday, with speculation around the future of the U.S. Bond market worrying some investors.

At the close of trade, the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index was down 29.10.points or 0.48 percent at 6,067.60, while the broader All Ordinaries index lost 29.70 points or 0.48 percent at 6,176.20.

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

The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (KLCI) was at 1,816.88, down 6.04 points or 0.33 percent, and the Emas was at 13,155.70, down 74.17 points or 0.56 percent.

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VIENTIANE -- The Lao stock market closed on Thursday, up 0.17 percent compared to the previous trading day.

The Lao Securities Exchange composite index increased by 1.63 points to reach 974.98 points after closing.

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SEOUL -- Seoul shares ended lower Thursday.

The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) shed 11.17 points, or 0.45 percent, to settle at 2,488.58. Trading volume stood at 419.7 million shares worth 7.5 trillion won (7 billion U.S. dollars).

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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 1,048.17 points on Thursday, up 10.06 points, or 0.97 percent, against the previous trading day's closing session.

About 314.652 million shares worth 7.937 trillion Vietnamese dong (VND) (354.13 million U.S. dollars) changed hands at the southern HCM City Stock Exchange. Prices of 162 stocks went up, 127 stocks fell down, while 42 stocks remained unchanged.

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DHAKA -- Bangladesh's DSE (Dhaka Stock Exchange) Broad Index closed Thursday at 6,179 points, down 6.88 points from Wednesday's finish.

Among a total of 334 issues traded, 107 registered gains and 165 incurred losses while 62 remained unchanged. Enditem