Xinhua summary of Asia-Pacific stocks news at 1100 GMT, Aug. 30
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BEIJING -- China's major stock indices closed lower Friday, with telecom service sector leading the decline.
The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index lost 0.16 percent to 2,886.24 points while the Shenzhen Component Index closed 0.35 percent lower at 9,365.68 points.
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JAKARTA -- Indonesian shares closed higher by 39.35 points, or 0.63 percent, to a level of 6,328.47 on Friday.
Some 510,966 transactions were booked, involving 17.8 billion copies of shares with a value of 9.6 trillion rupiah (about 676.2 million U.S. dollars).
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MUMBAI -- Indian markets closed higher Friday. Among sectors, except energy and infra, other indices ended higher led by the pharma, metal, PSU banks, auto, FMCG and IT.
The benchmark S&P, BSE Sensex closed at 37,332.79, 263.86 points or 0.71 percent up compared to its previous close at 37,068.93.
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BANGKOK -- The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) index Friday moved up 15.78 points, or 0.96 percent to close at 1,654.92 points.
Some 20.14 billion shares worth 63.14 billion baht (about 2.07 billion U.S. dollars) changed hands.
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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 984.06 points on Friday, up 5.47 points, or 0.56 percent against the previous trading day.
Over 143.16 million shares worth more than 3.82 trillion Vietnamese dong (166.09 million U.S. dollars) changed hands at the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange. Specifically, foreign investors bought 13.51 million shares totaling 472.21 billion Vietnamese dong (20.53 million U.S. dollars), and sold 14.15 million shares totaling 440.50 billion Vietnamese dong (19.15 million U.S. dollars).
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HANOI -- The stock market index of Vietnam's capital Hanoi, HNX-Index, closed at 102.32 points on Friday, up 0.38 point or 0.37 percent from the previous trading session.
Over 24.4 million shares worth 296.1 billion Vietnamese dong (12.9 million U.S. dollars) were traded at the Hanoi Stock Exchange on Friday. Specifically, foreign investors bought 907,700 shares valued at more than 9.9 billion Vietnamese dong (431,043 U.S. dollars), and sold 615,200 shares valued at over 9.4 billion Vietnamese dong (409,696 U.S. dollars).
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VIENTIANE -- The lao stock market closed on Friday with a decrease of 0.35 percent compared to the previous trading day.
The Lao Securities Exchange composite index decreased by 2.69 points, reaching 760.04 points after closing.
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SINGAPORE -- Singapore stocks closed higher on Friday, with the benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) going up 0.8 percent, or 24.69 points, to close at 3,106.52.
A total of 1.06 billion shares changed hands with a turnover of 1.17 billion Singapore dollars (about 842.82 million U.S. dollars). Gainers outnumbered Losers by 218 to 175.
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KUALA LUMPUR -- The Malaysian stock market ended higher here on Friday.
The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (KLCI) was at 1,612.14, up 16.96 points or 1.06 percent, and the Emas was at 11,348.50, up 125.35 points or 1.12 percent.
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WELLINGTON -- New Zealand stock market's indicator, the S&P/NZX 50 index, jumped by 1.67 percent to 10,757 on Friday.
The jump was led by Barramundi Limited, a New Zealand based listed investment company that invests in growing Australian companies. It went up by 25 percent to 0.025 NZ dollars (0.016 U.S. dollars), while Future Mobility Solutions Limited, which manufactures amphibious marine craft, dropped by 46.43 percent to 0.03 NZ dollars.
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HONG KONG -- Hong Kong stocks closed up 21.23 points, or 0.08 percent, to 25,724.73 points on Friday.
The benchmark Hang Seng Index traded between 25,536.15 and 26,011.64. Turnover totaled 87.35 billion Hong Kong dollars (about 11.14 billion U.S. dollars).
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PHNOM PENH -- Cambodia's stocks finished higher on Friday, with the Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX) Index up 2.19 points, or 0.34 percent, to close at 646.88.
A total of 28,852 shares worth 211.4 million riel (51,710 U.S. dollars) were traded, the CSX said, adding that 78 percent of the traded shares belonged to the Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority (PWSA).
Among the five trading stocks, the price of Sihanoukville Autonomous Port (PAS), Phnom Penh Autonomous Port (PPAP), and garment manufacturer Grand Twins International (GTI) rose to 15,000 riel (3.67 dollars), 9,580 riel (2.34 dollars) and 4,420 riel (1.08 dollars), respectively.
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TOKYO -- Tokyo stocks closed higher Friday with the benchmark Nikkei stock index reaching a one-week high as concerns over global trade issues escalating further eased on hopes for discussions.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average added 243.44 points, or 1.19 percent, from Thursday to close the day at 20,704.37.
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MANILA -- Philippine shares closed 1.10 percent higher on Friday.
The benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange index increased by 86.85 points to 7,979.66. The all-share index went up by 43.71 points, or 0.92 percent, to 4,809.48.
Trading volume reached 1.31 billion shares worth 9.74 billion pesos (186.04 million U.S. dollars).
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SEOUL -- Seoul shares ended higher Friday.
The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) soared 34.38 points, or 1.78 percent, to settle at 1,967.79. Trading volume stood at 302 million shares worth 4.2 trillion won (3.5 billion U.S. dollars).
South Korea's currency finished at 1,211.2 won against the greenback, up 5.2 won from the previous close.
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SYDNEY -- The Australian share market finished sharply higher on Friday, with all sectors improving and consumer staples leading gains.
At the market close, the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index was up 96.80 points or 1.49 percent at 6,604.20, while the broader All Ordinaries index was up 92.90 points or 1.41 percent at 6,698.60. Enditem
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