Hong Kong Shares Close Higher
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Hong Kong stocks closed at a fresh eight-month high Friday, boosted by a cut in local interest rates and overnight gains on Wall Street.
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The Nikkei average rose 1.06 percent on  Monday and was on track to record its highest close in nearly a  month, as Canon Inc. (7751.T) and others with strong profit  prospects rose after a Bank of Japan survey showed improved  Japanese business sentiment.
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UK blue chips closed higher Thursday, reversing earlier losses, with higher commodity prices aiding the oil and mining sectors and investors encouraged by steady gains on Wall Street.
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HONG KONG (Dow Jones)--Hong Kong shares ended up Monday to close at their highest level in nearly 45 months, led by gains in property counters and blue-chip Hutchison Whampoa.
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UK blue chips closed higher, just short of midday highs, thanks to strength from oil and mining sectors.
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Blue chips closed comfortably higher, lifted in late afternoon trade by a positive early performance by Wall Street, while a firm media sector and recovering oil stocks also boosted the FTSE 100, dealers said.
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Leading shares closed higher, at session highs, aided by a strong rise on Wall Street in anticipation of a rate cut tomorrow, while miners underpinned Footsie gains as production worries pushed base metals higher.
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SINGAPORE : Singapore shares prices closed 0.21 percent higher Wednesday, with investors cautious as record high oil prices prompted a round of quick profit-taking on any gains, dealers said.
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Hong Kong's Hang Seng share index finishes the year up 39%, its biggest annual rise since 1999.
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Tokyo's Nikkei average rose for the first  time in three sessions to close 0.62 percent higher on  Wednesday after investors found positive signs in revised  Japanese economic growth figures that were sluggish overall.
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Leading shares closed higher Tuesday, but off peaks, buoyed by a resilient mining sector and ongoing buying interest among pharmaceuticals although early strength on Wall Street petered out as weak housing data heightened economic woes.
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UK blue chips closed higher, reflecting a strong start on Wall Street and ahead of the Independence Day holiday, with investors shrugging of nerves ahead of Thursday&#39;s UK interest rate decision.
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Leading shares closed markedly higher, encouraged by gains on Wall Street where investors cheered a flurry of M-and-A deals at home and abroad, and solid economic data, although rising oil prices remained under scrutiny, dealers said.
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Asian stock markets ended broadly higher on Thursday as investors took their cue from a late rally on Wall Street.
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Tokyo stocks closed moderately higher Thursday as investors welcomed US President George W. Bush&#39;s re-election to a second four-year term.
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Leading shares closed higher, boosted by a solid rally on Wall Street and strength in mining and media stocks, offsetting yet another spike in the London price of oil, dealers said.
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Hong Kong stocks finished higher Wednesday, but investors remained cautious ahead of the outcome of the US presidential election. The Hang Seng Index climbed 88.