JAPANESE shares staged a modest 0.38 per cent rebound by noon Tuesday on bargain-hunting after crude futures fell during early Asia trade, amid fears high oil prices will hit global growth.
The Nikkei index of the Tokyo Stock Exchange rose 40.42 points to 10,545.44.
SHANGHAI
The Shanghai Composite Index eased 0.4 per cent to 2,984.1, falling for the first time in three days but holding comfortably above its February peak at 2,940 that market players see as near-term support.
HONG KONG
Hong Kong stocks rose 0.23 per cent by the break on Tuesday, helped by a slight easing of oil prices in Asian trading hours.
The benchmark Hang Seng Index climbed 53.83 points to 23,367.02.
KUALA LUMPUR
At 12.30pm on Tuesday, there were 264 gainers, 286 losers and 282 counters traded unchanged on the Bursa Malaysia.
The FBM-KLCI was at 1,517.16 up 1.42 points, the FBMACE was at 4,031.23 up 5.32 points, and the FBMEmas was at 10,321.42 up 10.83 points. -- AFP, BERNAMA, REUTERS
