HONG KONG - Asian stocks closed mostly down Friday with India tumbling over three percent after its inflation rate surged, but China rallied following a sudden government fuel price hike.

May 2 (Bloomberg) -- The jump in the Standard & Poor's 500 Index above 1,400 for the first time since January indicates U.S. stocks may extend their seven-week rally, say analysts who make predictions based on trading patterns.

June 26 (Bloomberg) -- German stocks dropped to the lowest in three months as concern deepened that slowing economic growth will curb companies' earnings.

Sam Stovall, the chief investment strategist for Standard & Poor's, said it all when he titled his second-quarter stock market report "A Summary of the Slaughter."

KUALA LUMPUR: Share prices on Bursa Malaysia are expected to remain subdued on lack of interest from investors in the absence of major impetus in the domestic and external front, market experts say.