Asian stock markets april 27 2012

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Indonesia stock info - Asian stock markets april 27 2012 ; Asian stock markets made only limited headway Friday as traders weighed positive U.S. company earnings and home sales against growing signs of recession in Europe.

Japan's Nikkei 225 index slipped 0.1 percent to 9,551.12 ahead of the Bank of Japan's policy-setting meeting. Investors are hoping the central bank will increase its bond-buying program to support the country's economy.

Hong Kong's Hang Seng rose 0.3 percent to 20,876.34 and South Korea's Kospi rose 0.5 percent to 1,972.71.

Australia's S&P/ASX 200 fell 0.2 percent to 4,365.70 amid signs of a weakening consumer market. Retailers JB Hi-Fi fell 5.3 percent and Harvey Norman lost 3.6 percent.

Samsung Electronics Co., the world's largest consumer electronics firm by revenue, jumped 2.8 percent after reporting a record-high quarterly profit.

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