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Asian markets boosted by US Fed's upbeat outlook

AFP, Hong Kong
Asian markets rebounded Thursday as the US Federal Reserve gave a positive outlook for the world's biggest economy, spurring investors to pounce on stocks that had tumbled the previous day.
TOKYO: Up 0.79 percent. The Nikkei-225 climbed 82.19pointsto 10,517.19.
But stocks seemed to be caught in a tug-of-war between optimists who think the current rally has further to run and others who are concerned that the market might be overheating, dealers said.
HONG KONG: Up 2.08 percent. The Hang Seng Index closed up 426.06 points at 20,861.30.
Tracking gains in US financials, heavyweight HSBC gained 2.9 percent to 84.30 dollars.
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing jumped 2.9 percent to 150.30 dollars after it posted a 64 percent rise in second-quarter net profit compared with the first quarter, on the back of increased turnover.
Cheung Kong and Hutchison Whampoa, both controlled by tycoon Li Ka-shing, rose after they reported better-than-expected first-half profit Thursday. Cheung Kong jumped 2 percent to 97.90 dollars and Hutchison advanced 2.3 percent to 58.15 dollars.
SYDNEY: Up 2.14 percent. The S&P/ASX 200 gained 92.8 points to close at 4,435.9.
The Fed comments lifted resources stocks, said CMC Markets analyst David Taylor.
Commonwealth Bank's above-guidance results on Wednesday also revitalised the entire financial sector, with analysts offering positive sentiment on its prospects, he added. The bank rose 4.88 percent to 47.53.
SHANGHAI: Up 0.89 percent. The Shanghai Composite Index, which covers A and B shares, was up 27.84 points at 3,140.56.
Late-session bargain hunting after a big fall in the morning and previous session offset worries about a possible tightening in monetary policy.
Banks rose on bargain hunting following sharp falls this week.
SEOUL: Flat. The KOSPI
lost 0.71 points to close at 1,564.64.
"Investor sentiment improved after the (US Federal Reserve) decided to extend the duration of a programme to buy longterm government debt and indicated confidence about the US economic recovery," Oh Tae-Dong of Taurus Investment and Securities said.
Samsung Electronics gained 1.3 percent to 702,000 won and LG Display rose 3.6 percent to 36,000 won.
Hyundai Motor gained 2.8 percent to 92,900 won, while Ssangyong Motor surged by the daily limit of 15
percent to 4,040 won.
POSCO lost 1.6 percent to 471,000 won.
TAIPEI: Up 1.97 percent. The weighted index rose 136.06 points to 7,034.96.
KG1 Securities trader Randy Chang said tourism and financial sectors led the rally on bargain hunting after recent sharp falls.
The financial sector was up 2.90 percent, with Fubon Financials 1.70 percent higher at 32.15 Taiwan dollars.
SINGAPORE: Up 1.67 percent. The Straits Times Index advanced 42.87 points to2,614.18.
DBS Group led gains in banking stocks, rising 18 cents to 12.80 dollars while United Overseas Bank was up 20 cents to 16.60.
JAKARTA: Up 2.09 percent. The Jakarta Composite Index gained 49.13 points to 2,396.49.
Coal miner Bum! rose 8.6 percent to 3,175 rupiah, palm oil company Bakrie Sumatra added 12 percent to 1,000 and Astra Agro Lestari gained 2.5 percent to 22,450.
KUALA LUMPUR: Up 0.48 percent. The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index gained 5.65 points to 1,186.19.
Among gainers, builder UM Land added 10.0 percent to 1.98 ringgit while plantation giant 1OI Corp was up 1.60 percent to 5.25.
On the downside, Bumiputra-Commerce bank lost 0.20 percent to 10.78 ringgit and AMMB was down 1.40 percent at 4.22.
MANILA: Up 0.97 percent. The composite index rose 27.54 points to 2,856.06.
"(The market) was influenced in a way by markets abroad, specially after the (US Federal Reserve) statement on the economy," Jose Vistan of AB Capital Securities said.
WELLINGTON: Up 1.60 percent. The NZX-50 rose 49.16 points to 3,128.85.
The market was led for a second day by Fletcher Building after the company reported better-than-expected results, dealers said.
Fletcher Building added 32 cents to 7.90 dollars, extending Wednesday's 56 cent gain.
Market leader Telecom rose four cents to 2.80 dollars.
MUMBAI: Up 3.32 percent. The 30-share Sensex index rose 498.33 points to 15,518.49.