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Stocks rise in ROK, Taiwan; fall in other Asian markets
HONG KONG. Nov 19: Share «rices in South Korea rose Wednesday as investors awaited government m^sures to stabilize the country's quavering financial markets, but Tokyo boomeranged down. All other Aslan markets fell, except for Taiwan, reports AP.
South Korea's Composite Index rose 1.6 per cent, or 7.93 points, to 502.59.
The South Korean government dismissed two senior economic ministers blamed for the country's financial troubles, and appointed a new finance and economy minister and chief economic adviser.
The new minister. Lim Chang-ryul, waited until after the stock market closed to announce a package of measures. Including nearly tripling South Korea's bad-debt fund and opening the medium — and longterm guaranteed corporate bond market to foreign investors.
Lim also said mergers and acquisitions will be allowed among weak banks and merchant banks, and the central bank will ask foreign banks for around dlrs 10 billion In loans this year.
The market rose as the ex-
pected announcement of the financial market measures signals the new finance and economy minister's strong intention to tide over the current financial crisis." said Han Suk-chul. a senior analyst at KFB Securities Co.
In Tokyo, the Nikkei stock average tumbled 884.11 points or 5.3 per cent to 15.842.46 in the largest point fall this year.
Fears over Japan's economic health returned following the dashing of hopes for an injection of public money into the baking system, which is burdened by bad debt.
The Nikkei had gained 11 per cent on Monday and Tuesday on growing hopes the government would take action on Japan's bad debts.
But Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto said after the market closed Tuesday that a comment he'd made, seeming to suggest public money would go to bad debts, had been misinterpreted. That, triggered waves of selling of financial sector stocks.
Hong Kong stocks dipped, but the fall was cushioned by a bet-ter-than-expected land auction that helped allay worries over
interest rates and the region's weak currencies and stock markets.
The blue-chip Hang Seng Index fell 0.88 per cent, or 90.82 points, closing at 10,154.36.
Investors seemed somewhat heartened by robust bidding at a government land auction, where property market sentiment Is often gauged.
BANGKOK: Thai shares slid 5.76 points, or 1.3 per cent, to 434.37, as Investors stuck to the sidelines amid regional currency turbulence and gloomy corporate earnings reports.
JAKARTA: Indonesian shares fell 4.9 per cent, or 21.382 points, to 412.827, with investors concerned Indonesia's high foreign debt could weaken Its currency.
KUALA LUMPUR: Shares In Malaysia dived to its lowest level since October 1992, to close down 18.6 points, or 3 per cent, at 603.49.
MANILA: Shares in the Philippines fell 5.76 points to close at 1.872. with investors hanging back amid volatility in regional currency markets.
SINGAPORE: Shares closed lower In Singapore, dropping 8.04 points to 1,680.97.