P246 CEEFAX 246 Thu 28 Oct 21:19/48 1/3 FAR EAST STOCKS Tokyo (Close): A tumbling JR East share price propelled the general market sharply lower. The Nikkei average finished 359.33 points (1.8%) lower at 19,479.45 in thin volume of around 220m shares. JR East fell Y75,000 to Y525,000, after dipping as low as Y510,000. Honk Kong (Close): Shares breached the 9,p00-point level as the market recorded its fourth straight rise. The Hang Sing index finished 107.07 points higher at 9,010.27. World indices 243 Headlines 201 Forex World Indices London ExchangesP246 CEEFAX 246 Thu 28 Oct 21:01/40 2/3 FAR EAST STOCKS Australia (Close): Revived overseas demand was cited, as stocks closed comfortably higher on balance. The all ordinaries index ended 8.0 points ahead at 2,076.3. Lind Lease rose 20c to A$18.86 and CUB 30c to 15.74. Singapore (Close): Volume soared to an all-time high of 717.8m shares in trading marked by a late bout of profit-taking. The Straits Times industrial index finished 5.68 lower at 2,101.73. World indices 243 Headlines 201 Forex World Indices London ExchangesP246 CEEFAX 246 Thu 28 Oct 21:17/48 G EUROPEAN STOCKS Frankfurt (Close): German shares closed mixed to lower as investors feared further interest rate cuts would bj delayed. The DAX index finished 4.62 points lower at 2,038.46. Paris (Close): The CAC 40 index closed 3.96 higher at 2,195.98. Stocks made a late recovery in response to Wall Street's rally. Bond futures rebounded as the franc stabilisjd against a deutschmark pressured bz strong US GDP data. World indices 243 Headlines 201 Forex World Indices London Exchanges