HONG KONG: Upbeat sentiment going into the third-quarter earnings season gave Asian markets a boost yesterday as resources chips were lifted by rising commodity prices.
TOKYO: Down 0.16 per cent. The Nikkei-225 index fell 16.35 points to 10,060.21.
SYDNEY: Up 0.95 per cent. The S&P/ASX200 added 45.4 points to 4,831.1.
The market is at its highest level in more than 12 months.
SHANGHAI: Up 1.17 per cent. The composite index rose 34.34 points to 2,970.53.
The slower fall in exports indicated foreign demand for Chinese goods was improving.
"The improvement of the US consumer sector in recent months certainly is having a positive effect on (China's) exports," said Chen Huiqin, an analyst at Huatai Securities.
SEOUL: Up 1.24 per cent. The Kospi gained 20.16 points at 1,649.09.
The market did not make huge gains due to concerns that local firms may have peaked in the past three months, analysts said.
TAIPEI: Up 1.31 per cent. The weighted index rose 99.15 points to 7,695.75.
The market was led by electronic big caps after Intel's report.
BANGKOK: Down 2.04 per cent. The Stock composite index plunged 15.20 points to close at 731.47 and the blue-chip index lost 10.42 points to 523.10.
"There were rumours going around the whole day about the deteriorating health of the king that caused the market to go down," said the head of equity research at a Bangkok-based brokerage, who did not wish to be named.
JAKARTA: Up 1.61 per cent. The composite index gained 39.73 points to 2,511.72.
Traders said the stronger rupiah plus gains in other Asian markets also boosted sentiment.
"Healthy foreign buying is expected to continue tomorrow and drive the main index to hit its 2009 record," a trader told Dow Jones Newswires.
MANILA: Flat. The index edged up 0.61 points, or 0.02 per cent, to 2,930.70 , while the all-share index added 2.18 points or 0.12 per cent to 1,849.33.
"What has been keeping the market in consolidation is the lack of catalysts that can move it up or down," Ron Rodrigo of DBP Daiwa Securities said.
MUMBAI: Up 1.2 per cent. The 30-share Sensex index rose 204.44 points to a 17-month high of 17,231.11. - AFP
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