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HONG KONG, Feb 7 (AFP): Asian stocks closed mostly lower on Tuesday with another lackluster performance on Wall Street and the prospect of higher interest rates rattling investors who opted to take profits, dealers said.
They said regional investors had until Monday widely disregarded New York's recent falls but with many of the markets again hovering near all time and multi-year highs, a modest sell-off was not unexpected.
MUMBAI: Share prices gained 1.02 percent to close above the psychological 10,000 level on sustained fund and buying in blue-chip companies.
Dealers said buying was seen across key sectors including banking, software and engineering.
The Sensex index closed up 101.86 points at 10,082.28 on volumes of 41.46 billion rupees (938 million dollars).
TOKYO: Share prices closed narrowly mixed as the market took a breather after reaching a series of more than five-year highs on optimism about the economy.
The Nikkei-225 index lost 26.77 points or 0.16 percent to 16,720.99, a day after closing at the highest level since August 2000, on turnover of 2.35 billion shares.
SEOUL: Share prices closed 0.70 percent lower, with investors cautious due to the uncertainty over the central bank's impending rate decision and this week's options expiry.
The KOSPI index closed down 9.36 points to 1,332.28 with 342 million shares worth 3.9 trillion won (4.0 billion dollars) exchanging hands.
HONG KONG: Share prices closed 0.20 percent weaker as Wall Street's lackluster performance overnight and interest rate worries prompted profit-taking.
The Hang Seng Index (HSI) closed down 31.05 points at 15,517.01 on turnover of 34.43 billion Hong Kong dollars (4.4 billion US dollars).
TAIPEI: Share prices closed flat in active trade, with investors reluctant to push Monday's sharp gains following Wall Street's lackluster performance overnight.
The weighted index added 0.12 points at 6,720.08 on turnover of 117.06 billion Taiwan dollars (3.65 billion US).
SHANGHAI: Share prices closed 0.46 percent lower in heavy trade as investors took some profits after recent solid gains.
The Shanghai A-share Index fell 6.23 points to 1,342.81 on turnover of 19.07 billion yuan (2.35 billion dollars) while the Shenzhen A-share Index was up 0.11 points at 326.23 on turnover of 11.41 billion yuan.
SINGAPORE: Share prices closed 0.31 percent higher led by selected blue chips and despite a lack of fresh leads, dealers said sentiment remains positive ahead of the government's budget announcement set for next week.
The Straits Times Index rose 7.65 points to 2,448.73 on volume of 1.98 billion shares worth 1.21 billion Singapore dollars (742 million US).
KUALA LUMPUR: Share prices closed 0.60 percent lower as investors locked in profits after recent gains.
The composite index shed 5.55 points to 923.84 on volume of 937.14 million shares worth 1.06 billion ringgit (0.28 billion dollars).
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