Xinhua summary of Asia-Pacific stocks news at 1100 GMT, Feb. 13

BEIJING -- China's major stock indices rose on Tuesday, tracking Wall Street gains overnight.

The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index went up 0.98 percent to close at 3,184.96 points, and the Shenzhen Component Index closed 0.69 percent higher at 10,362.43 points.

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TOKYO -- Tokyo stocks reversed earlier gains on the back of U.S. shares rising overnight, with the Nikkei closing at a four-month low Tuesday as the yen's rise against the U.S. dollar dented exporter issues.

The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average dropped 137.94 points, or 0.65 percent, from Friday to close the day at 21,244.68, marking its lowest closing level since Oct. 13.

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HONG KONG -- Hong Kong stocks closed up 379.900 points, or 1.290 percent, to 29,839.529 points on Tuesday.

The benchmark Hang Seng Index traded between 29,783.102 and 30,168.998. Turnover totaled 128.80 billion Hong Kong dollars (about 16.47 billion U.S. dollars).

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KUALA LUMPUR -- The Malaysian stock market ended higher here on Tuesday.

The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (KLCI) was at 1,833.02, up 2.85 points or 0.16 percent, and the Emas was at 13,049.86, up 33.26 points or 0. 26 percent.

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SINGAPORE -- Singapore stocks closed up on Tuesday, with the benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) up 0.89 percent or 30.09 points to close at 3,415.07.

A total of 2.19 billion shares changed hands with a turnover of 1.75 billion Singapore dollars (about 1.33 billion U.S. dollars). Gainers outnumbered losers by 289 to 183.

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HANOI -- Stock market index of Vietnam's capital Hanoi, HNX-Index, closed at 124.31 points on Tuesday, up 2.29 points or 1.88 percent against the previous trading session.

Over 45.166 million shares worth some 787.752 billion Vietnamese dong (some 35.1 million U.S. dollars) were traded at the Hanoi Stock Exchange on Tuesday, an increase of 11.4 percent in volume and 31.2 percent in value against the previous trading session.

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MANILA -- Philippine shares closed 0.97 percent higher on Tuesday.

The benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange index increased by 82.23 points to 8570.14. The all-share index went up by 27.31 points, or 0.54 percent, to 5053.21.

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SEOUL -- Seoul shares ended higher Tuesday.

The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) gained 9.81 points, or 0.41 percent, to settle at 2,395.19. Trading volume stood at 417.09 million shares worth 7.24 trillion won (6.68 billion U.S. dollars).

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VIENTIANE -- The Lao stock market closed on Tuesday, up 0.85 percent compared to the previous trading day.

The Lao Securities Exchange composite index increased by 8.10 points to reach 965.01 points after closing.

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SYDNEY -- The Australian share market ended higher on Tuesday, reversing previous weakness to make significant gains across the board.

At the close, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 stock index was up 35.2 points or 0.61 percent at 5,855.9, while the broader All Ordinaries index gained 37.3 points or 0.63 percent at 5,957.

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PHNOM PENH -- Cambodia's stocks finished higher on Tuesday, with the Cambodia Securities Exchange Index up 5.61 points, or 1.67 percent, to close at 342.08.

A total of 621 shares worth 2.63 million riel (654 U.S. dollars) were traded.

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JAKARTA -- Indonesia shares closed higher by 54.72 points, or 0.84 percent, to a level of 6,578.17 on Tuesday.

Some 439,045 transactions were booked, involving 13.3 billion copies of shares with a value of 7.7 trillion rupiah (about 563.9 million U.S. dollars).

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BANGKOK -- The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) index Tuesday moved up 0.58 points, or 0.03 percent to close at 1,800.33 points.

Some 9.70 billion shares worth 53.85 billion baht (about 1.71 billion U.S. dollars) changed hands. Enditem