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Asian-Pacific Benchmarks Closed Generally Higher |
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9:03 AM EST November 01 2005 |
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Asian-Pacific Benchmarks ended mostly higher, awaiting the U.S. Fed Reserve decision on interest rate, expected to be increased by a quarter of a percentage point to 4%. In Japan trading in stocks and convertible bonds was suspended because of a computer glitch, but when trading was resumed at mid-afternoon, the Nikkei jumped 1.9%, reaching a four-year peak. Other regional gainers were South Korea’s Kospi, up 2.7% and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng, up 1.3%. Shanghai closed down. |
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