However, a campaign to curb "blind expansion" at small steelmills has not been successful, with May output at 46.46 milliontonnes, up 7 percent compared with 2008 (Reporting by Coco Li; Editing by Jacqueline Wong). China has been trying to rein in steel producers with the aimof capping total output at 460 million tonnes this year. We will have to observe marketconditions for the next 1-2 months," AU's Vice Chairman H.B. TAICHUNG, Taiwan, June 19 (Reuters) - Taiwan's AU Optronics(2409.TW) (AUO.N), the world's third-largest LCD maker, said onFriday it was considering building an 8.5-generation LCD plantthat could cost around $3 billion."We already have the land The construction of the plant isstill under consideration.

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The Colombo All-Share Price Index rose 2.2 percent or 50.51points to 2342.92, its sixth straight rise and the highestclose since Sept 12, with foreign funds seen going out of thecountry. John Keells Holdings JKH.CM gained 3.64 percent to 128.25rupees to its highest close since Nov 22, 2007, on a weightedaverage. "The market was buoyant on Keells shares," said MohandasThangarajah, a stockbroker at First Guardian Equities. Analysts said both foreign and local investors were heavilybuying Keells shares due to expected post-war economic growthin the transport, cargo-handling and tourism sectors, in whichthe conglomerate has interests. The central bank's confidence that a delayed loan from theInternational Monetary Fund would be approved by the end of themonth also helped to boost market confidence, analysts said. The central bank on June 10 said Sri Lanka's request for a$1.9 billion IMF loan is expected to be approved by the end ofJune, though IMF has yet to comment. [ID:nCOL430797] On Wednesday, a local paper, 'Daily Mirror' reported the$40 billion economy is to receive a $2.5 billion loan from IMFthis month, quoting an anonymous top central bank official.

Two central bank officials on Tuesday told Reuters thecentral bank had only asked for $1.9 billion, but said the IMFcould increase the amount to $2.5 billion before finalising thepackage. Shares in top mobile phone firm Dialog Telekom DIAL.CMclosed flat at 5.25 rupees, before its Malaysia-based parentcompany Axiata (AXIA.KL) said it was expected to post foreignexchange gains in April and May. [ID:nSIN448350] Turnover was 1.02 billion rupees ($8.87 million), more thandouble of last year's daily average of 464 million rupees. Net foreign inflows had been 1.4 billion rupees before theend of war, but turned to a net outflow of 389.6 million rupeeson Wednesday.------------------------------------------------------------ For Q+A on post-war foreign share buying see [ID:nCOL8675]------------------------------------------------------------ The central bank cut its policy rates by 50 basis points onTuesday to their lowest levels in more than two years to boostaccess to credit and spur economic growth. [ID:nCOL436423] Sri Lanka's economic growth in the first quarter of 2009hit a 7-year low of 1.5 percent, while unemployment rate alsohas seen a rise for the first time in more than five years dueto global recession, the government said on Tuesday.[ID:COL190950] The rupee closed flat at 114.90/95 a dollar as a state bankbought dollars at a flat rate of 114.90 rupees, dealers said.