-- 亚洲股市在一定程度上摆脱了中东动荡的影响，科技股因盈利预期而上涨，而北京方面发布的一份报告显示，举步维艰的房地产行业可能正在走强，带动中国房地产股走高。 日本股市因假日休市。 香港和上海股市收涨，其他地区股市涨跌互现。 香港恒生指数高开高走，最终收涨1.7%，房地产板块领涨。 恒生指数上涨432.06点，收于26,111.84点，上涨个股数量超过下跌个股，比例为77比13。恒生科技指数当日上涨1.7%，而内地房地产指数上涨4.5%。 领涨的股中海外置地上涨8.9%，而猪肉供应商万洲国际下跌5.8%。 中国大陆方面，上证综指上涨0.7%，收于4107.51点。 经济新闻方面，国务院新闻办公室报道称，中国房地产市场呈现复苏迹象，3月份主要城市成交量上升，价格跌幅收窄，“表明购房者信心逐步恢复，市场流动性改善”。 其他地区交易所方面，韩国综合股价指数（KOSPI）上涨0.8%；台湾加权指数（TWSE）下跌0.5%；澳大利亚ASX 200指数下跌0.3%；新加坡海峡时报指数下跌0.6%；泰国S10指数上涨0.8%。孟买Sensex指数尾盘上涨0.8%。 MSCI亚太地区所有国家指数上涨0.1%。
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