Author: Elena Todorova
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Last Update: 11:29 AM EST January 11 2006


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Asian-Pacific markets closed mostly strong on upbeat economic data from China with the Nikkei in the lead, rising 1.5% to 16.363.59. Among the losers, China Shanghai Composite dropped 0.8% and South Korean Kospi dropped 0.2%. European shares advanced at mid-day supported by merger-and-acquisition activity, led by the DAX 30, up 0.6%.