HONG KONG. June 5: Asian stock markets closed mostly higher Monday, with the main indexes rising in Japan for the third straight day. reports AP.

Tokyo's 225-issue Nikkei Slock Average rose 48.19 points, or 0.30 per cent, closing at 15.897.32. The average now has gained a total of 460-13 points in three jradlng days. Including Friday's 254-56 points gain.

The Tokyo Stock Price Index of all issues listed on the first section was up 1.64 points or 0.13 per cent, to 1.279.63. It had climbed 17.39 points, or 1.38 per cent, on Friday.

The Hang Seng Index, the Hong Kong market's key indicator of blue chips, rose 10.63 points, or 0.1 per cent, closing at 9.570.37. On Thursday,’ the Index had surged 152 points.

The Hong Kong market was closed Friday for the Chinese dragon Boat Festival

TAIPEI: Share prices closed lower ending a' four-day rise. The market s Weighted Price Index fell 43.15 points to 5.671.18.

MANILA: Share prices

closed higher after a late flurry of blue-chip buying. The Philippines’ PSE index of 43 selected issues rose 15.87 points, closing at 2.840.54.

SEOUL: Share prices closed higher on continued buying by Institutional Investors. The Korea Composite Stock Price Index rose 8.96 points to 899.04.

SYDNEY: Australian share prices closed slightly higher In languid trading. The All Ordinaries Index rose 5.0 points to 2.011.7.

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian share prices closed mostly higher in selective trading. The KLSE Composite Index rose 6 96 points to 1,085.04.

SINGAPORE: Share prices closed higher In thin trading. The 30-share Straits Times Industrials Index rose 9.52 points to 2.218.03.

BANGKOK: Thal shares closed slightly higher in moderate trading. The Stock Exchange of Thailand Index rose 1.38 points to 1.408.26.

JAKARTA: The stock exchange s Composite Index rose 3.839 points, closing at 497.261.