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

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BEIJING -- Chinese stocks closed higher on Monday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 1.92 percent, at 3,026.99 points.

The Shenzhen Component Index closed 3.64 percent higher at 9,704.33 points. The ChiNext Index, China's NASDAQ-style board of growth enterprises, gained 4.43 percent to close at 1,727.80 points.

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MUMBAI -- Indian markets closed higher Monday.

The benchmark S&P, BSE Sensex closed at 37.054.10, 382.67 points or 1.04 percent up compared to its previous close at 36,671.43.

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SINGAPORE -- Singaporean stocks closed lower on Monday, with the benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) going down 0.14 percent or 4.45 points to close at 3,191.42.

The STI index went down 1.04 percent or 33.61 points to close at 3,195.87 last Friday.

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

The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (KLCI) was at 1,664.63, down 15.27 points or 0.91 percent, and the Emas was at 11,636.66, down 102.57 points or 0.87 percent.

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HONG KONG -- Hong Kong stocks closed up 274.88 points, or 0.97 percent, to 28,503.3 points on Monday.

The benchmark Hang Seng Index traded between 28,240.78 and 28,512.27. Turnover totaled 102.79 billion Hong Kong dollars (about 13.09 billion U.S. dollars).

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MANILA -- Philippine shares closed 1.13 percent lower on Monday.

The benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange index decreased by 88.39 points to 7,708.72. The all-share index went down by 37.04 points, or 0.77 percent, to 4,780.18.

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TOKYO -- Tokyo stocks closed higher Monday, bringing an end to the Nikkei's four-day losing streak, as investors bought back issues deemed cheap after their retreat last week on concerns over the global economic outlook.

The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average added 99.53 points, or 0.47 percent, from Friday to close the day at 21,125.09.

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SEOUL -- Seoul shares ended slightly higher Monday.

The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) inched up 0.66 points, or 0.03 percent, to settle at 2,138.10. Trading volume stood at 260 million shares worth 3.9 trillion won (3.4 billion U.S. dollars).

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SYDNEY -- The Australian share market was lower on Monday with broad losses and the energy and consumer sectors weighing particularly heavy.

At the market close, the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index was down 23.60 points or 0.38 percent at 6,180.20, while the broader All Ordinaries index was down 23.80 points or 0.38 percent at 6,263.30.

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PHNOM PENH -- Cambodia's stocks finished lower on Monday, with the Cambodia Securities Exchange Index down 3.23 points, or 0.55 percent, to close at 583.85.

A total of 1,937 shares worth 17.2 million riel (4,309 U.S. dollars) were traded.

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WELLINGTON -- New Zealand stock market's indicator, the S&P/NZX 50 index, was down 0.52 percent to 9,391 on Monday.

The drop was led by Future Mobility Solutions Limited, which manufactures amphibious marine craft. The company's shares were down by 9.09 percent to 0.1 NZ dollars (0.07 U.S. dollars), while PaySauce Limited, which provides payroll software, jumped by 16.67 percent to 0.014 NZ dollars. Enditem

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