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...The Nikkei 225 Average closed 0.4 per cent lower at 9,694.49 while the broader Topix index slid 0.2 per cent to 839.95....
...Property stocks were hit by worries that the People’s bank of China might raise lenders’ reserve requirements later this year....
...In Singapore, the Straits Times index fell 0.8 per cent to 2,694.50 as property developer CapitaLand sank 2.9 per cent to S$4.30 after reporting a 33 per cent drop in third-quarter net profits....
...ENRC put on 6.1 per cent to 694½p, while Antofagasta added 6.3 per cent to 624½p and Kazakhmys moved up 5.1 per cent to 662p....
...The Hang Seng closed 3.1 per cent higher at 11,694.05, while the main sub-index of mainland Chinese shares traded in Hong Kong gained 2.3 per cent to 6,880.67. HSBC rallied 13.9 per cent to HK$37.60....
...In South Korea, the Kospi managed to curb some of its earlier losses to close down just 0.2 per cent at 1,694.77....
...Property-related stocks were volatile after house prices in August dropped for the eighth consecutive month, according to the S&P/Case Shiller index....
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