Xinhua Asia Pacific news summary of stocks at 1100 GMT, June 7
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MUMBAI -- Indian markets closed flat on a positive note on Friday.
Among the sectors, except bank and IT, all other indices ended in the red, led by pharma, infra, metal, energy, auto and FMCG.
The benchmark S&P, BSE Sensex closed at 39,615.90, 86.18 points or 0.22 percent up compared to its previous close at 39,529.72. (India-Stocks)
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KUALA LUMPUR -- The Malaysian stock market ended higher here on Friday.
The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (KLCI) was at 1,649.33, up 5.24 points or 0.32 percent, and the Emas was at 11,580.65, up 42.06 points or 0.36 percent.
Turnover increased to 1.55 billion shares valued at 1.52 billion ringgit Malaysia (366.27 million U.S. dollars), compared with 1.00 billion shares valued at 1.01 billion ringgit Malaysia (242.20 million U.S. dollars) on Tuesday. (Malaysia-Stocks)
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SINGAPORE -- Singapore stocks closed higher on Friday, with the benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) going up 0.64 percent, or 20.11 points, to close at 3,166.29.
A total of 544.73 million shares changed hands with a turnover of 801.83 million Singapore dollars (587.16 million U.S. dollars). Gainers outnumbered losers by 209 to 134. (Singapore-Stocks)
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HO CHI MINH CITY -- VN-Index, the stock market index of Ho Chi Minh City bourse in southern Vietnam, closed at 958.28 points on Friday, up 10.07 points, or 1.06 percent against the previous trading day.
Over 148.035 million shares worth 3.302 trillion Vietnamese dong (about 143.6 million U.S. dollars) changed hands at the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange, with prices of 210 stocks rising, 82 stocks decreasing, and 90 stocks remaining unchanged. (Vietnam-Capital Share Market)
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HANOI -- Stock market index of Vietnam's capital Hanoi, HNX-Index, closed at 104.21 points on Friday, up 1.18 points, or 1.14 percent from the previous trading session.
Over 26.6 million shares worth roughly 289.1 billion Vietnamese dong (12.6 million U.S. dollars) were traded at the Hanoi Stock Exchange on Friday. Specifically, foreign investors bought 133,500 shares valued at 1.7 billion Vietnamese dong (74,348 U.S. dollars), and sold 133,300 shares valued at over 2.5 billion Vietnamese dong (109,565 U.S. dollars). (Vietnam-Southern Stocks)
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PHNOM PENH -- Cambodia's stocks finished higher on Friday, with the Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX) Index up 4.8 points, or 0.79 percent, to close at 612.23.
The price per share of Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority (PWSA), garment manufacturer Grand Twins International (GTI), and Phnom Penh Autonomous Port (PPAP) rose to 6,000 riel (1.47 U.S. dollars), 4,500 riel (1.1 dollars), and 9,220 riel (2.26 dollars), respectively, the release said.
In contrast to them, the price of Sihanoukville Autonomous Port (PAS) dropped to 13,540 riel (3.32 dollars), as the price of Phnom Penh SEZ, Plc (PPSP) remained unchanged at 2,800 riel (0.68 dollars), it said. (Cambodia-Stocks) Market)
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MANILA -- Philippine shares closed 0.30 percent higher on Friday.
The benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange index increased by 24.12 points to 7983.98. The all-share index went up by 5.92 points, or 0.12 percent, to 4890.79.
Trading volume reached 801.20 million shares worth 4.24 billion pesos (82.01 million U.S. dollars). (Philippines-Stocks)
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SEOUL -- Seoul shares ended higher Friday.
The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) added 3.22 points, or 0.16 percent, to settle at 2,072.33. Trading volume stood at 357.5 million shares worth 4.2 trillion won (3.6 billion U.S. dollars).
South Korea's currency finished at 1,181.4 won against the greenback, down 2.8 won from the prior close. (South Korea-Stocks)
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TOKYO -- The benchmark Nikkei stock index closed higher on Friday after inheriting a firm lead from Wall Street overnight, with investor sentiment bolstered by expectations Washington may delay slapping tariffs on Mexican imports.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average gained 110.67 points, or 0.53 percent, from Thursday to close the day at 20,884.71.
The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, meanwhile, gained 7.48 points, or 0.49 percent, to finish at 1,532.39. (Japan-Stocks)
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WELLINGTON -- New Zealand stock market's indicator, the S&P/NZX 50 index, rose slightly by 0.61 percent to 10,048 on Friday.
The rise was led by New Talisman Gold Mines, which went up by 16.67 percent to 0.007 NZ dollars (0.0046 U.S. dollars), while SeaDragon Limited, a producer of refined New Zealand fish oils, dropped by 50 percent to 0.001 NZ dollars. (New Zealand-Stocks) Enditem
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