Asian ADRs edge up; energy shares down

HONG KONG, Feb 8 (Reuters) Asian stocks listed on Wall Street <.bkas> edged up 0.09 percent as strong gains in global miner BHP Billiton helped offset weakness in energy firms.

PetroChina and CNOOC both fell after oil prices slid 2 percent, while Taiwan's UMC eased 0.28 percent after posting its smallest operating profit in three quarters.

US tech stocks rose on Wednesday thanks to upbeat results and outlook from Cisco Systems , but blue chips ended barely changed. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index <.ixic> climbed 0.77 percent while the Dow <.dji> was steady.

MSCI's measure of Asian stocks excluding Japan <.msciapj> climbed 0.48 percent to an all-time closing high on Wednesday.

Markets in Australia <.axjo>, India <.bsesn> and Singapore <.sti> all ended at record highs.

-- HEADLINES: *Cisco lifts Nasdaq, S&P; oil takes shine off Dow [.N] *Oil falls 2 percent despite US deep freeze [O/R] *News Corp sales rise on ''Borat'', ''X-Men'' [nN07450136] *SingTel Q3 net profit up 10% on Asian mobile growt[nSFA003801] *Taiwan's UMC posts smallest op profit in 3 qtrs [nTP276728] *BHP Billiton to pay out bln, CEO to step down [nSYD93686] *Blackstone wins control of EOP for bln [nN07390411] *Australia's Worley says buys Canada's Colt group [nSYD196207] *Esprit H1 net jumps, eyes global expansion [nHKG326627] *Roche profits soar 34 percent yet outlook cautious[nL07222679] *Japan's Kirin says sees 4 pct profit rise in 2007 [nT276853] *Yen under pressure; market sees no tough talk from G7 [USD/] *ADRs rise on news of BHP Billiton stock buyback [ADR/] -- ASIAN ADR ACTION: pct change Bank of New York Asia ADR index <.bkas> +0.09 5 most actively traded: price change/pct TSMC +1.73 UMC -0.28 BHP Billiton +5.56 Infosys Tech +3.01 Mitsubishi UFJ -0.26 -- Top 5 performers: price change/pct BHP Billiton +5.56 Internet Initiative +4.63 NTT Docomo +3.93 NTT +3.59 Infosys Tech +3.01 -- Bottom 5 performers: price change/pct Kubota Corp. -5.13 Advantest -3.80 Nidec Copal -3.43 PT Indosat -2.23 NEC Corp. -2.00 -- TOP ASIA EVENTS: For more Asian company earnings, see [ASIA/EQTY] JAPAN - Earnings: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.

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