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Asian stocks tumble

AFP, Hongkong
Concerns for the future of the US auto industry as well as fears over a global recession saw shares in Asia tum-bleWednesday.
As heads of the Big Three US car-makers appealed for a government handout in Washington, the outlook for world economies weighed on investors.
Tokyo lost 0.66 percent, while Hong Kong slid 0.77 percent as dealers were unable to find any recent positive news as the worst financial crisis in decades dragged on.
"A strong sense of caution lingers," said Motoki Ichikawa, investment information chief at SM BC Friend Securities in Toky o.
The market lacks a clear direction," he said, adding investors were watching for additional economic stimulus measures in the United States as well as a possible rescue for the Big Three: General Motors, Ford and Chrysler.
Sydney was 0.7 percent off, Seoul lost almost two percent, Taipei ended 0.49 percent down and Singapore dived 1.59 percent.
However, Shanghai soared 6.05 percent on bargain-hunting a day after plummeting 6.31 percent.
US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson warned there was no immediate relief in sight for the American econ-
omy, but ruled out using a giant Wall Street bailout package to help automakers.
GM boss Rick Wagoner warned the US economy faces "catastrophic collapse" if the government does not step in, while Chrysler's chief said the firm could run out of cash without "immediate" help.
"Investors are increasingly wary about the situation because the likely aftermath would be significant if the (US) carmakers collapse," Yukio Takahashi, market analyst at Shinko Securities, told Dow Jones New'S wires.
Japan's Nissan Motor chief executive Carlos Ghosn warned the company was likely to make "zero” profits in the second half of the current fiscal year.
Japan, Hong Kong and Germany are already in recession, while it is widely expected the United States and Britain will follow.
The financial crisis continued to pressure shipping firms and airlines. Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) said it would cut about 1,000 jobs, blaming an "unprecedented" industry downturn, and Air New Zealand announced 200 layoffs.
Hong Kong pumped 600 million US dollars into the forex market to defend the local currency's peg to the greenback. South Korea said its corporate bankruptcies hit a three-year high in
October.
The Asian losses came despite modest gains overnight on Wall Street, which finished 1.83 percent higher.
TOKYO: Japanese stocks lost 0.66 percent.The Nikkei-225 index benchmark lost 55.19 points to 8,273.22.
HONG. KONG: Hong Kong shares lost 0.77 percent. The benchmark Hang Seng Index ended 100.09 points lower at 12,815.80.
SHANGHAI: Chinese , share prices surged 6.05 percent. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index, which covers A and B shares, rose 115.04 points to 2,017.47.
SEOUL: South Korean share prices closed 1.9 percent lower. The benchmark KOSPI ended down 19.34 pointsat 1,016.82.
SINGAPORE: Singapore shares closed 1.59 percent lower. The blue-chip Straits Times Index closed down 26.96 points at 1,665.59.
BANGKOK: Thai share prices closed 2.73 percent lower. The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) composite index lost 11.46 points to close at 408.51 points.
JAKARTA: Indonesian shares ended 0.8 percent lower. The Jakarta Composite Index fell 9.5 points to 1,180.36.
MUMBAI: Indian shares fell 1.83 percent. The benchmark 30-share Sensex fell 163.42 points to 8,773.78, at a near three-year low.