Oil rally continues as Brent tops US$50 a barrel

Oil prices continued to rally on Thursday with Brent oil topping US$50 a barrel following data showing lower US crude stockpiles.Brent North Sea crude for delivery in October rose US$1.04 to US$50.89 a barrel in London,...

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Gold holds biggest jump since Brexit vote on lower Fed rate bets

Gold held the biggest daily increase since June and traded near the highest in almost three weeks as the dollar weakened amid diminishing bets on an interest-rate rise in September.Bullion for immediate delivery traded...

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Oil prices up in Asia on Russia-Saudi talks

Crude prices rose in Asia on Tuesday after Russia and Saudi Arabia pledged to work on addressing a global supply glut, but analysts said gains would likely be limited after the two sides provided scant detail about their...

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Gold holds gain on speculation Federal Reserve won't raise rates this month

Gold held an advance after the US reported weaker-than-expected jobs data, reducing speculation the Federal Reserve may increase interest rates as soon as this month.Bullion for immediate delivery was 0.1 per cent lower...

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Gold treads water as all eyes on US Jobs data for Fed clues

Gold headed for a second weekly decline ahead of a key US payrolls report that's expected to give investors direction on the Federal Reserve's tightening path.Bullion for immediate delivery was little changed at US$1,314.40...

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Gold holds monthly drop as payrolls in focus for data-driven Fed

Gold held last month's decline as investors await US jobs data due Friday for further clues on the timing of an interest rate increase.Bullion for immediate delivery was little changed at US$1,309.70 an ounce at 9:15am...

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Oil falls near US$47 a barrel as US crude rig count unchanged

Oil fell near US$47 a barrel as the number of US rigs drilling for oil remained unchanged and Royal Dutch Shell Plc said production isn't affected by storm preparations in the Gulf of Mexico.Futures in New York dropped...

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Stocks Edge Higher After Fed Minutes

U.S. stocks rose slightly after minutes from the Federal Reserve’s July meeting shed little light on when the central bank might next raise interest rates.The minutes showed Fed officials are seeking to keep their options...

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Stocks to watch: Singtel, Epicentre, Sin Heng Heavy Machinery

SINGAPORE Telecommunications (Singtel): The telco said on Thursday it plans to buy a 21 per cent stake in Intouch Holdings PCL and a 7.39 per cent stake in Bharti Telecom from Temasek for S$2.47 billion in cash.It said...

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Ex-BSI Asia CEO Brunner settles Singapore bonus suit with bank

Hanspeter Brunner, BSI SA's former Asia chief who was referred to Swiss and Singapore regulators over the bank's ties with a Malaysian state firm, has settled a lawsuit seeking deferred payments, according to the bank's...

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Natural-gas futures pare gains after EIA says U.S. supplies up 29 billion cubic feet

Natural-gas futures pared their gains to trade nearly flat on Thursday after the U.S. Energy Information Administration reported that supplies of the commodity rose 29 billion cubic feet for the week ended August 5....

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Singapore stocks trade higher on Monday

SINGAPORE'S stock markets opened higher on Monday with the benchmark Straits Times Index up 23.15 points or 0.82 per cent at 2,851.32 by 9.04am. This followed gains from the US on Friday and Tokyo markets on Monday.Tokyo...

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Singapore shares open lower on US stocks slip

SINGAPORE shares on Wednesday opened lower following Wall Street's overnight loss as shares of retailers and carmakers tumbled.The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) opened 0.98 per cent or 28.01 points lower at 2,828.66.As...

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Stocks to watch: A-Reit, OUE H-T, OKP, China Star

AFTER oil weakness led a Wall Street retreat overnight, trading here is expected to stay muted, except for certain rotational plays. Counters that may see some active trade on Tuesday morning include Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust (A-Reit), OUE Hospitality Trust (OUE H-T), OKP and China Star Food Group. Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust:...

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Singapore shares open lower on Tuesday

SINGAPORE shares opened lower on Tuesday, extending a retreat on Wall Street on the back of oil price weakness. At 9.01am, the benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) was down 20.97 points or 0.7 per cent at 2,871.55. Some...

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SINGAPORE MARKET CLOSING UPDATE OF 27th JULY'2016

Singaporeshares close 0.3 per cent up Singapore equities ended 0.3 per cent higher on Wednesday, with the Straits Times Index gaining 8.05 points to 2,941.49. Volume was relatively weak, though. About 991.1...

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FTSE‬ Value-Stocks ASEAN strongest of the FTSE Value-Stocks Indices in 1H16

The FTSE Value-Stocks ASEAN Index was the strongest performer of the six Asia focused FTSE Value-Stocks Indices in the first half of 2016 with an 8.2% gain compared to an average decline of 13.0% for the five FTSE Value-Stocks Indices covering China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea and Taiwan. Singapore maintains 12 constituents within the FTSE Value-Stocks...

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OCBC cuts target price for SIA Engineering

OCBC Investment Research has cut its target price for SIA Engineering (SIA Engg) on the firm's weak core earnings. It lowered the company's fair value from S$3.70 to S$3.63, but kept its "hold" rating on the stock. SIA...

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Gold Market Update : Epic Research Singapore

Gold futures finished lower on Monday, extending losses from the previous session, as expectations for a U.S. Federal Reserve interest-rate increase later this year grow. The Fed will conclude a two-day policy meeting...

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Gold Market Update : Epic Research Singapore

Gold futures managed to settle with a modest gain Thursday, during a rocky trading session that saw prices touch their lowest levels in about a month. Weakness in the dollar and U.S. equities and expectations of accommodative...

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