Hong Kong Shares Close Higher
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The blue-chip Hang Seng Index rose 171.88 points, or 1.22 percent, to 14,066.91. On Friday, the index had slipped 31.58 points, or 0.2 percent.
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MELBOURNE (Dow Jones)--Australian shares closed slightly higher Wednesday, as money flowed into News Corp. on news of its addition to the US benchmark Standard &amp; Poor 500 Index next month.
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UK blue chips closed higher, just off the late afternoon peak after rallying from earlier falls in tandem with an jump on Wall Street as the latest weekly US jobless claims numbers eased worries over the health of the world&#39;s largest economy.
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The Nikkei share average rose 0.12  percent to a 7-1/2-month closing high on Tuesday, supported by  gains in financial shares as investors saw chances of more  industry consolidation and on optimism over Japan's economy.
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Philippine shares closed higher Friday for the fifth straight session, with the main index setting a new 53-month closing high on the country&#39;s improving macroeconomic and corporate fundamentals.
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Share prices in Hong Kong rose Wednesday, led by airline stocks, on falling oil prices. The key Hang Seng Index jumped 155.70 points, or 1.2 percent, to end at 13,672.
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Prices on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange closed slightly higher Monday on bargain hunting, traders said. The key Hang Seng Index rose 39.
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SHANGHAI, Jan. 23 -- Most stock exchanges in Asia closed up several percentage points on Wednesday after a turbulent day of trading, although they remained significantly off highs earlier this year.
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U.S. stocks closed higher on  Wednesday, as the dollar strengthened and shares of Merck & Co.  MRK.N helped lift the Dow after the drugmaker gave a forecast  that was not as bad as some expected.
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TOKYO - Tokyo stocks closed sharply higher Monday, driving the key Nikkei index to a five-week high on buying in a wide range of issues after a solid gain in US shares Friday.
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Asia stock exchanges close up as investors respond to yesterday's Federal Reserve interest rate cut.
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Tokyo's Nikkei average ended higher for  the third straight session on Tuesday amid a growing consensus  that Japanese shares would catch up with gains in overseas  stock markets despite recent poor news on the economy.
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Hong Kong's Hang Seng share index closes at a new high, helped by an overnight rally on Wall Street.
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Hong Kong stocks surged to a seven-month high Monday as investors took their cue from gains on Wall Street. The key Hang Seng Index rose 239.
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Hong Kong stocks hit a six-year high   on Friday, but other major Asian markets struggled to gain   ground as investors fretted about the health of the U.S.   economy ahead of the release of closely watched jobs data.
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Leading shares closed higher, with further gains across the miners and fresh M&amp;A talk among financials giving the FTSE 100 a leg-up towards the 6,000 level in thin Labor Day volumes, dealers said.
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TOKYO, Japan -- Asian stocks closed mainly higher Tuesday, led by Japanese banks and insurers. Taiwan and Singapore did best in the region.