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Xinhua summary of Asia-Pacific stocks news at 1100 GMT, Feb. 26

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BEIJING -- Chinese stocks closed higher Monday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 1.23 percent, at 3,329.57 points.

The Shenzhen Component Index closed 2.18 percent higher at 10,895.56 points.

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HNOM PENH -- Cambodia's stocks finished higher on Monday, with the Cambodia Securities Exchange Index up 0.32 point, or 0.09 percent, to close at 341 points.

A total of 3,768 shares worth 20.1 million riel (5,007 U.S. dollars) were traded.

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SYDNEY -- The Australian share market has finished higher on Monday, with positive sentiment from overseas markets seeing the index push past the 6000 point barrier.

At the close of trade, the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index rose 42.40 points or 0.71 percent at 6,042.20, while the broader All Ordinaries index lifted 40.90 points or 0.67 percent at 6,146.10.

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TOKYO -- Tokyo stocks ended higher Monday, with the benchmark Nikkei stock index closing at a three-week high as investor sentiment was brightened by Wall Street's lead and triggered buybacks here.

The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average added 260.85 points, or 1.19 percent, from Friday to close the day at 22,153.63, marking its highest closing level since Feb. 5.

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SEOUL -- Seoul shares ended higher Monday.

The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) gained 6.13 points, or 0.25 percent, to settle at 2,457.65. Trading volume stood at 312.79 million shares worth 5.24 trillion won (4.88 billion U.S. dollars).

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MANILA -- Philippine shares closed 0.38 percent higher on Monday.

The benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange index increased by 32.42 points to 8499.98. The all-share index went up by 2.82 points, or 0.06 percent, to 5066.38.

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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 1,114.53 points on Monday, up 11.68 points, or 1.06 percent, against the last Friday's closing session.

About 234.110 million shares worth 7.416 trillion Vietnamese dong (VND) (330.37 million U.S. dollars) changed hands at the southern HCM City Stock Exchange. Prices of 112 stocks went up, 186 stocks fell down, while 42 stocks remained unchanged.

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HONG KONG -- Hong Kong stocks closed up 231.43 points, or 0.74 percent, to 31,498.598 points on Monday.

The benchmark Hang Seng Index traded between 31,273.949 and 31,567.459. Turnover totaled 123.7 billion Hong Kong dollars (about 15.81 billion U.S. dollars).

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VIENTIANE -- The Lao stock market closed on Monday up 0.98 percent compared to the previous trading day.

The Lao Securities Exchange composite index increased by 9.33 points to reach 961.53 points after closing.

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HANOI -- Stock market index of Vietnam's capital Hanoi, HNX-Index, closed at 126.18 points on Monday, down 0.06 points or 0.05 percent against the previous trading session.

About 73.557 million shares worth some 1.388 trillion Vietnamese dong (some 61.8 million U.S. dollars) were traded at the Hanoi Stock Exchange on Monday, an increase of 61 percent in volume and 73.8 percent in value against the previous trading session.

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

The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (KLCI) was at 1,860.08 down 1.42 points or 0.08 percent, and the Emas was at 13,284.92 down 28.86 points or 0.22 percent.

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SINGAPORE -- Singapore stocks closed up on Monday, with the benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) up 0.64 percent or 22.63 points to close at 3,555.85.

A total of 1.67 billion shares changed hands with a turnover of 1.32 billion Singapore dollars (about 1.00 billion U.S. dollars). Gainers outnumbered losers by 263 to 216.

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DHAKA -- Bangladesh's DSE (Dhaka Stock Exchange) Broad Index closed Monday at 5,774 points, down 57.56 points from Sunday's finish.

Among a total of 334 issues traded, 38 registered gains and 249 incurred losses while 47 remained unchanged.

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MUMBAI -- Indian markets closed higher Monday. The market ended the day on a strong note, marking a continuity in its upward trend for March series

The benchmark S&P BSE Sensex closed at 34,445.75, 303.60 points or 0.89 percent up compared to its previous close at 33,142.15.

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BANGKOK -- The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) index Monday moved up 26.12 points, or 1.44 percent, to close at 1,834.18 points.

Some 11.05 billion shares worth 72.19 billion baht (about 2.30 billion U.S. dollars) changed hands.

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JAKARTA -- Indonesia shares closed lower by 65.13 points, or 0.98 percent, to a level of 6,554.98 on Monday.

Some 395,582 transactions were booked, involving 12.6 billion copies of shares with a value of 7.9 trillion rupiah (about 578.4 million U.S. dollars). Enditem

 

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