Seoul: Stocks, won drop on suspected North Korean nuclear test

South Korean shares and won fell early on Friday following a suspected North Korean nuclear test.South Korea's presidential Blue House will hold a National Security Council meeting at 0200 GMT on Friday after seismic...

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Hot stock: Ezra falls 3.4% amid high volumes, attracts SGX query

SHARES of Ezra Holdings fell 3.4 per cent to 5.6 Singapore cents in Friday early morning trade, as trading volumes of the counter surged.Some 158.3 million shares of the offshore support provider had changed hands as...

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Hong Kong: Stocks extend gains at open

Hong Kong stocks rose in early trade, adding to the previous day's rally on upbeat Chinese trade data, while investors await the release of mainland inflation figures.The Hang Seng Index added 0.20 per cent, or 46.68...

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Malaysia: Shares open lower on Friday

MALAYSIA share prices opened lower on Friday with the FTSE Bursa Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Composite Index down 0.260 points to 1,691.120.Volume was 21.500 million lots worth RM4.936 million.Gainers outnumbered losers 65...

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Singapore shares open 0.82% lower on Friday

SINGAPORE stocks opened 0.82 per cent lower on Friday, with the Straits Times Index losing 23.78 points to 2,870.7 as at 9.05am.About 105.1 million shares worth S$74.8 million in total changed hands. Losers outnumbered...

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Malaysia: Shares open higher on Thursday

MALAYSIA share prices opened higher on Thursday with the FTSE Bursa Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Composite Index up 1.860 points to 1,691.530.Volume was 17.496 million lots worth RM7.794 million.Gainers outnumbered losers 68...

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Seoul: Won rises to 3-week high, stocks firm on weak US data

The South Korean won jumped to a three-week high early on Wednesday as downbeat economic data from the world's biggest economy dented already-low chances of the Federal Reserve raising interest rates as early as this...

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Stocks to watch: CapitaLand Mall Trust, Rickmers, SGX, China Minzhong Food

THE following companies made material announcements before the opening of Wednesday's market:CapitaLand Mall Trust said that the new Funan mall, when ready in the fourth quarter of 2019, will be a platform that "inspires...

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Malaysia: Shares open lower on Wednesday

MALAYSIA share prices opened lower on Wednesday with the FTSE Bursa Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Composite Index down 9.420 points to 1,680.350.Volume was 40.024 million lots worth RM39.73 million.Gainers outnumbered losers...

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Australia: Shares edge down before central bank meeting; NZ flat

Australian shares edged lower on Tuesday, led by losses in the financial sector as markets were largely resigned to the prospect of the Reserve Bank of Australia keeping rates steady at its policy meeting later in the...

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Asia: Shares advance, Australia slips as RBA rate decision awaited

Asian shares edged up on Tuesday as investors awaited the Reserve Bank of Australia's policy meeting in which it is expected to keep interest rates steady.European stocks touched an eight-month high on Monday, then reversed...

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Singapore shares open marginally higher on Tuesday

SINGAPORE stocks opened 0.23 per cent higher on Tuesday, with the Straits Times Index adding 6.51 points to 2,858.25 as at 9am.Wall Street was closed on Monday for the Labour Day holiday. Trading on US markets will resume...

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Hong Kong, Shanghai: Stocks rally at open

Hong Kong shares surged more than one per cent in the first few minutes of trade Monday as a slowdown in US jobs creation last month lowered expectations for an interest rate hike this month.The Hang Seng Index added 1.20...

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Australia, NZ dollars inch higher on positive economic news

The Australian and New Zealand dollars edged higher on Thursday as investors focussed on the positives in domestic economic data, though their longer-term direction remained at the mercy of a looming US jobs report.The...

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South Korea: Stocks near fourth-week low on foreign stock sales

South Korean shares dropped to a four-week intraday low early on Thursday as foreign investors dumped stocks amid uncertainties concerning the US Federal Reserve's next policy decision.The Korea Composite Stock Price...

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Malaysia: Shares open higher on Thursday

MALAYSIA share prices opened higher on Thursday with the FTSE Bursa Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Composite Index up 4.110 points to 1682.350.Volume was 61.3 million lots worth RM43.9 million.Losers outnumbered gainers 86 to...

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Singapore shares open 0.2% down on Wednesday

SINGAPORE stocks opened 0.2 per cent lower on Wednesday, with the Straits Times Index losing 5.1 points to 2,823.29 as at 9am.This came after US stocks fell the night before and the dollar rose amid rate hike worries.About...

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Seoul: Stocks rise as Fed worries ease; won recovers

South Korean shares rose early on Tuesday on easing concerns of an interest rate increase in the United States as early as September, with buying from offshore investors and domestic institutions underpinning the market.The...

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Asia: Markets track Wall St up, US jobs in focus

Asian markets rose on Tuesday, with Tokyo recovering from initial losses as expectations of a US interest rate hike and talk of more Japanese monetary easing pushed the yen down against the US dollar.After Monday's sell-off...

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Singapore shares open 0.6% up on Tuesday

SINGAPORE stocks opened 0.6 per cent higher on Tuesday, with the Straits Times Index rising 15.58 points to 2,845.01 as at 9am.The blue-chip index was buoyed by market sentiment recovering from Fed rate hike fears.About...

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