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SYDNEY, Jan 4 (Reuters) Asian stocks listed on Wall Street <.BKAS> rose 0.36 percent with China plays in solid demand following stellar gains in their local shares that helped lift Hong Kong markets to record highs.
Shares in China's Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp.
<0981.HK> surged 22 percent on speculation the chip maker could become a takeover target. See [ID:nN03443669] U.S. stocks ended modestly higher in the first trading session of 2007 on Wednesday with the blue-chip Dow <.DJI> adding 0.09 percent and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite index <.IXIC> climbing 0.33 percent.
In Asia on Wednesday, MSCI's measure of regional stocks excluding Japan <.MSCIAPJ> slipped 0.36 percent after reaching an intra-day record high, snapping five straight sessions of gains.
Thailand shares fell 3 percent on fears of political instability following bomb blasts in Bangkok on New Year's eve.
-- HEADLINES: *U.S. shares end flat in 2007 debut after Fed's minutes [.N] *Oil plunges 4 percent on mild U.S. weather [O/R] *U.S. group sues Nokia, Samsung over Bluetooth [nL03139406] *GM, Ford December U.S. sales down, Toyota gains [nN03423125] *Kodak sets licensing with Sony, ends patent fight [nN03398292] *U.S. factories rebound, Fed cites growth concerns [nN03391475] *AGL says has made merger approach to Origin [nSYU001447] *EasyJet, Virgin deny AirAsia tie-up talks [nKLR156192] *Hutchison, Essar differ on refusal rights - papers [nBOM72322] *Dollar gains as US Dec ISM beats forecasts [USD/] *Copper ends below ,000 on surplus worries [MET/L] *ADR Report-ADRs rally as shares play catch-up [ADR/] -- ASIAN ADR ACTION: pct change Bank of New York Asia ADR index <.BKAS> +0.36 5 most actively traded: price change/pct TSMC<2330.TW> +0.37 UMC <2303.TW> +0.29 BHP Billiton -2.21 Infosys Tech +2.31 China Unicom <0762.HK> +1.34 -- Top 5 performers: price change/pct Brilliance <1114.HK> +25.89 China Eastern <0670.HK> +21.90 SMIC <0981.HK> +21.89 Metal Storm +15.70 China Life <2628.HK> +10.37 -- Bottom 5 performers: price change/pct Genetic Tech -4.15 POSCO <005490.KS> -3.92 Woori Fin Gp <053000.KS> -3.43 Lihir Gold -3.20 Kookmin Bank <060000.KS> -2.94 -- TOP ASIA EVENTS: For more Asian company earnings, see [ASIA/EQTY] JAPAN - Stock market opens for the first time in 2007 for a half-day session - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe news conference S.KOREA - Dec consumer expectation index S.E ASIA - Singapore Dec. PMI data -- REUTERS SRS PM0446
Shares in China's Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp.
In Asia on Wednesday, MSCI's measure of regional stocks excluding Japan <.MSCIAPJ> slipped 0.36 percent after reaching an intra-day record high, snapping five straight sessions of gains.
Thailand shares fell 3 percent on fears of political instability following bomb blasts in Bangkok on New Year's eve.
-- HEADLINES: *U.S. shares end flat in 2007 debut after Fed's minutes [.N] *Oil plunges 4 percent on mild U.S. weather [O/R] *U.S. group sues Nokia, Samsung over Bluetooth [nL03139406] *GM, Ford December U.S. sales down, Toyota gains [nN03423125] *Kodak sets licensing with Sony, ends patent fight [nN03398292] *U.S. factories rebound, Fed cites growth concerns [nN03391475] *AGL says has made merger approach to Origin [nSYU001447] *EasyJet, Virgin deny AirAsia tie-up talks [nKLR156192] *Hutchison, Essar differ on refusal rights - papers [nBOM72322] *Dollar gains as US Dec ISM beats forecasts [USD/] *Copper ends below ,000 on surplus worries [MET/L] *ADR Report-ADRs rally as shares play catch-up [ADR/] -- ASIAN ADR ACTION: pct change Bank of New York Asia ADR index <.BKAS> +0.36 5 most actively traded: price change/pct TSMC
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