Monday, September 17, 2007

HK retreated on Profit Taking

Asian shares closed mixed, with Hong Kong property firms dropping on profit-taking, while Shanghai reached another record close on strong gains from airlines and insurers.

Market Indices
Australia All Ordinaries 6283.70 - 0.51%
Bombay Sensex* 15504.43* - 0.64%
Hong Kong Hang Seng 24599.34 - 1.20%
Japan Nikkei** 16127.42** + 1.94%
Shanghai Composite 5421.39 + 2.06%
Singapore STI 3476.31 - 1.70%
South Korea Composite 1871.68 + 0.09%
Taiwan Weighted 8899.91 - 1.46%

* Intraday trading
** As of Sept. 14. Martkets were closed in Japan for a national holiday.

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