Europe: Shares rise at open, buoyed by Elekta

European shares rose at the open on Thursday as commodity stocks recovered from recent falls, with a leading index also buoyed by well-received results from Sweden's Elekta to start September on a positive footing.The...

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Australia, NZ: Shares subdued amid mixed earnings reports

Australian shares dipped on Friday and looked set to end the week little changed following a subdued performance by Wall Street and as local earnings reports remained mixed.But trade was cautious ahead of a speech by...

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Epic Research Singapore : Forex Market Update

The pound GBPUSD -0.09%   fell to $1.6871 from $1.6890 late Thursday. The euro EURUSD -0.08%   was at $1.3872 versus $1.3866. The Australian dollar AUDUSD -0.10%  inched down to 92.67 U.S. cents from 92.73...

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Epic Research Singapore : Forex Market Update

The dollar gave up its gain against the yen Friday as the conflict in eastern Ukraine overshadowed U.S. employment data providing strong evidence that a labor-market recovery is underway. The dollar USDJPY -0.10%  ...

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Epic Research Singapore : Market Update

Japan (Nikkei Average) down 2.2%Hong Kong (Hang Seng Index) down 1.1% (at break)Shanghai (Shanghai Composite Index) up 0.7% (at break)Sydney (S&P/ASX 200) down 0.1%Seoul (Kospi) down 0.6%Mumbai (Sensex) down 0.5%Taipei...

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Epic Research Singapore : Panasonic News Update

Panasonic Corp. is considering selling the former site of its plasma television panel development plant in Osaka, as the electronics maker has decided to withdraw from the plasma TV business, Kyodo News reported,...

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Epic Research Singapore : Forex Market Update

The dollar fell against the euro and yen on Wednesday as investors digested data on U.S. private-sector jobs and service-sector expansion in an effort to get a better sense of U.S. growth in 2014.Investors are also...

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Epic Research Singapore : Hang Seng Update

Hong Kong stocks bounced back on Wednesday after the previous day's heavy losses, with the Hang Seng Index HK:HSI -0.02% up 0.6% at 21,534.96. Haitong International Securities Group Ltd. HK:665 +3.29% , the subsidiary...

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Epic Research Singapore : Forex Market Update

U.S. stocks on Tuesday recovered from prior-day losses — the S&P 500 SPX +0.76% and Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA +0.47%  closed Monday with the biggest drops since June 20 — and Treasurys fell. The dollar...

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Epic Research Singapore : U.S Market Update

It came a bit earlier than I anticipated, but nevertheless we’re probably pretty much halfway through the correction. We should see support levels between the 1,710 -1,720 range on S&P. If that were to fail, then...

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Epic Research Singapore : Forex Market Update

The euro EURUSD +0.07% was little changed at $1.3491, compared to $1.3489 at the end of the previous week, while the British pound GBPUSD -0.01% inched lower to $1.6424 from $1.6443. The Japanese yen USDJPY +0.13% traded...

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Epic Research Singapore : SGX Market Update

According to a report by Bloomberg, ASX Ltd. (ASX) will hire staff for a new office in Singapore this year as Australia’s main exchange operator seeks to do more business with Asian hedge funds and proprietary traders.“It...

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Epic Research Singapore : Nikkei Stock

The Nikkei Stock average lost 2.0% to end at 14619.13. That's well down from final day of 2013 trading, when the index hit a six-and-a-half year peak.Japan share trading action typically reflects both the dollar and...

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Epic Research Singapore : Twitter Update

Not only will Dow components Walt Disney Co. DIS -0.83%  and Merck & Co. MRK -1.01%  report quarterly results on Wednesday, but Twitter Inc. TWTR +1.62%  will post its first earnings report since going...

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Epic Research Singapore : Comex Market Update

Oil futures fell on Friday and suffered a loss for the month as a recent selloff in emerging markets and weakness in U.S. equities raised worries about the prospects for energy demand. Natural-gas futures also fell for...

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Epic Research Singapore : Facebook Update

Facebook FB -0.18%  surged 18.4% in premarket trade after its quarterly results topped Wall Street‘s consensus.Shares of Google Inc. GOOG +4.15%  rose 2.5% after the bell on Wednesday following the company’s...

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Epic Research Singapore : U.S Market Update

Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJH4 -0.14%  rose 58 points to 15,755, while the Standard & Poor’s 500 index SPH4 -0.14%  rose 7.6 points to 1,778.80. Futures for the Nasdaq-100 index NDH4 +0.50% ...

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Epic Research Singapore : Microsoft Inc.

Microsoft Inc. MSFT +0.79%  shares rose 1.1% to $37.25 following a report that Satya Nadella, the company’s enterprise and cloud chief, will be named as chief executive.    Yahoo Inc. YHOO -0.09% ...

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Epic Research : Amazon Update

Shares of Amazon AMZN -4.47%  — at one point in the after-hours session down as 12% — declined 4.7% at $389 on heavy volume. The company reported fourth-quarter earnings of 51 cents a share on revenue of $25.59 billion....

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Epic Research: SGX Market Update

 THE Straits Times Index (STI) ended 14.48 points, or 0.47 per cent, lower at 3,047.93 points yesterday. The FTSE ST Mid Cap Index added 0.10 per cent while the FTSE ST Small Cap Index lost 0.37 per cent. Of...

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