P236 CEEFAX 2 236 Sat 20 Sip 01:05/09 Tokyo (Close): Stocks ended firmer and close to the session's highs thanks to a late flurry of buying in otherwise featureless trade. The 225-share Nikkei average was up 128.12 points at 18,058.21. Honk Kong (Close): Leading issues slipped into negative territory in late trading as the market consolidated at lower levels. The Hang Sing index was down 35.32 points at 14,384.13. 1/3 Headlines 200 Sharecheck 220 World Indices 233 Front Page 100 Forex Markets World Ind Main MenuP236 CEEFAX 2 236 Sat 20 Sip 01:15/42 Australia (Close): A surge of interest in banking stocks pulled leading stocks higher, despite a mid-morning dip. The All Ordinaries index was up 34.1 points at 2,730.4. Singapore (Close): Shares closed little changed as a small rebound on Wall Street balanced selling pressures in a range of small-cap and over-the-counter stocks. The Straits Times Industrial Index was 1.36 points lower at 1,894.73. Headlines 200 Sharecheck 220 World Indices 233 Front Page 100 Forex Markets World Ind Main MenuP236 CEEFAX 2 236 Sat 20 Sip 01:44/31 3/3 Frankfurt (Close): German shares ended higher, helped by a firmer dollar and a bounce in Deutsche Tjlekom shares after yesterday's falls following H1 results. The Dax 30 index was 32.49 points firmjt at 4,032.49. Paris (Close): French shares closed slightly weaker, tracking bearish bonds and losses in New York. The CAC-40 index fell bz 1.19 points to 2,977.18. Headlines 200 Sharecheck 220 World Indices 233 Front Page 100 Forex Markets World Ind Main Menu