Asian Stocks Mixed

Posted September 13th, 2011 at 4:30 am (UTC-5)
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Asian stock markets closed mixed Tuesday.

Tokyo's Nikkei index gained one percent to finish at 8,617.

Share prices were higher in Sydney and Wellington, but lower in Manila, Shanghai and Taiwan.

Indexes in Hong Kong and Seoul were closed Tuesday.

In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 77.01 yen, a loss of nearly one-quarter of a yen from Monday.