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Asian Benchmarks Close Mostly Higher |
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9:18 AM EST March 06 2006 |
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Asian-Pacific benchmarks closed mostly higher. The Nikkei surged 1.5% to 15901.16, boosted by upbeat data showing 9.5% rise in capital spending. Across the region, South Korea’s Kospi climbed 1.2%, Singapore Straits Times rose 0.8% to reach a new six-year high, while Shanghai Composite lost 0.4%. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng traded flat ahead of global bank HSBC earnings release. |
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