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Asian stocks close mainly higher on bargain hunting

AFP, Hong Kong
Asian stocks closed mainly higher Monday with bargain hunters dominating trade, however, broader fears over the state of the United States economy continued to weigh on sentiment.
Business remained subdued with some markets still closed for Easter but dealers said Wall Street advances last Thursday before the break added a touch of optimism that the worst of the housing and credit crisis may be over.
A multi-pronged offensive by the Federal Reserve to keep the financial system functioning and slash interest rates aggressively appears to have calmed troubled markets for now, even though many investors remain cautious.
Taipei, up 3.99 percent, led gains after the outcome of Saturday's election raised the prospect of improved ties with China. Singapore surged 3.64 percent Seoul rose 0.6 percent, and Kuala Lumpur was 1.0
percent higher.
Mumbai was 1.96 percent higher, Manila gained 1.8 per cent, Bangkok rose 0.49 percent and Jakarta rose 0.7 per cent while Tokyo finished the day steady.
However, Shanghai bucked the trend with a dramatic 4.49 percent plunge as fund managers slashed their positions in banks and PetroChina.
Sydney, Hong Kong, and Wellington were closed for public holidays.
TOKYO: Japanese share prices ended mixed as investors awaited fresh clues on the health of the global economy following a long holiday weekend for major overseas markets.
The Nikkei-225 index ended down a marginal 2.48 points at 12,480.09.
SHANGHAI: Chinese share prices closed 4.49 percent lower on massive sales by fund managers of PetroChina shares and other large-cap issues.
The Shanghai Composite Index, which covers both A and B shares, shed 170.39 points to
3,626.19 on turnover of 88.5 billion yuan (12.6 billion dollars).
PetroChina, the biggest index component, closed down 5.71 percent or 19.83 yuan, after hitting an all-time low of 19.80.
SEOUL: South Korean shareprices closed 0.6 percent higher, with investors hopeful that the worst of the US credit crisis has passed.
The KOSPI index ended 9.61 points higher at 1,655.30. Volume was 254 million shares worth 3.8 trillion won (3.81 billion dollars).
SINGAPORE: Singapore share prices closed 3.64 percent higher on bargain hunting after the market's recent sharp losses amid fears of a recession in the United States.
The Straits Times Index jumped 102.88 points to 2,927.79 on volume of 1.22 billion Singapore shares worth 1.49 billion Singapore dollars (1.1 billion US).
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian share prices closed
1.0 percent higher due to bar gain hunting in selected bluechips such as financial, construction and mining-related stocks.
The composite index closed up 11.96 points at 1,201.02 on volume of 513 million shares, valued at 909 million ringgit (285 million dollars).
BANGKOK: Thai share prices closed 0.49 percent higher as small investors chased gains after losses last week, tracking other markets in the region.
The composite index rose 3.96 points to 807.28 on turnover of 1.80 billion shares worth 8.70 billion baht (275.87 million dollars).
MUMBAI: Indian share prices rose 1.96 percent after global oil prices fell from recent record highs.
Dealers also said bank stocks led the gains as investors saw value after last week's US Federal Reserve 75 basis point cut in its key lending rate. The Sensex index rose 294.57 points to 15,289.4.