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Asian stocks close mixed

AFP, Hong Kong
Asian stocks closed mixed Thursday but China shone as the Shanghai market rocketed nearly 10 percent after the government slashed stamp duty to shore up share prices.
The Shanghai bourse closed up 9.29 percent, its biggest one-day rise in more than six years, following the Chinese government's decision to cut stamp duty on stock transactions from 0.3 percent to 0.1 percent.
The move was announced late Wednesday when Chinese stocks were languishing around 46 percent off an all-time high hit in October 2007. Investors took the decision as a sign the government wanted to support the stock market.
(The rally in mainland China boosted Hong Kong, where share prices rose more titan 1.5 percent. But some other major m&rkets ended down, including Japan, Taiwan and Singapore.
(Investors in Japan were digesting a slew of corporate comings statements from key firms such as Canon and Nintendo, hoping to find clues
9 about economic prospects amid a US-led world economic slowdown.
The US economy, a key buyer of Asian goods and services, is battling to recover from a house price downturn and default crisis among subprime, or riskier. mortgages.
The crisis has led to a global credit crunch with the US expected to drag world growth lower as it slips into a recession this year.
In Europe, Credit Suisse revealed Thursday that it had plunged into a 2.11-billiondollar loss for the first three months of the year following losses linked to the subprime crisis.
Global concern about inflation also persisted, with oil prices still within sight of record levels at around 120 dollars per barrel.
TOKYO: Japanese share prices ended slightly weaker as investors turned cautious ahead of a volley of domestic corporate earning results, dealers said.
The benchmark Nikkei-225 index fell 38.29 points or 0.28 percent to close at 13,540.87. The broader Topix index of all
first-section shares lost 6.82 points or 0.52 percent to 1,307.57.
HONG KONG: Hong Kong share prices closed up 1.55 percent, dealers said. The I lang Seng index closed up 391.54 points at 25,680.78. Turnover was 130.26 billion Hong Kong (16.70billionUS).
SHANGHAI: Chinese share prices surged to close up 9.29 percent, dealers said. The benchmark Shanghai Composite index, which covers A and B shares, closed up 304.70 points at 3,583.03 on turnover of 189.6 billion yuan (27.1 billion dollars).
Many major stocks soared by the 10 percent daily limit.
Investors took the stamp duty cut from 0.3 percent to 0.1 percent as a clear signal that the government wanted to shore up the market following its near 50 percent slide since its peak last October.
TAIPEI: Taiwan share prices closed 0.20 percent lower, dealers said. The weighted index closed down 18.16 points at 8,990.33. Turnover was 149.60 billion Taiwan dollars (4.94 billion US).
SEOUL South Korean shares
closed little changed, dealers said. The KOSPI index ended down 1.45 points or 0.08 percent al 1,799.34. Volume was 491 million shares worth 6.4 trillion won (6.4 billion dollars).
SINGAPORE: Singapore shares closed 0.5 lower, dealers said. The Straits Times index closed down 16.29 points at 3,177.55. Turnover was 2.4 billion dollars (1.77 billion US).
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian share prices closed 0.4 percent higher, dealers said. The Kuala Lumpur Composite index (KLCI) was up 4.92 points at 1,293.08.
BANGKOK: Thai share prices closed 0.40 percent lower, dealers said. The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) composite index fell 3.35 points to 834.31 while the bluechip SET 50 index lost 2.49 points to 600.23.
JAKARTA: Indonesian shares closed 1.9 percent lower, dealers said. The Jakarta composite index closed down 44.32 points at 2,269.98.
MUMBAI: Indian shares closed up 0.14 percent, dealers said. The benchmark Mumbai Sensex rose 23.04 points to 16,721.08.