Asia: Markets struggle, oil resumes losses on glut woe

Most Asian markets slipped on Wednesday as traders trod water ahead of a key speech by Federal Reserve boss Janet Yellen this week, while oil suffered fresh losses on persistent glut worries.With speculation growing that...

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Asia: Most stocks rise after Fed minutes show caution

Most Asian stocks ticked up Thursday, tracking gains on Wall Street after minutes from the Federal Reserve's July meeting showed caution about raising interest rates, supporting markets.But Tokyo's main index sank as...

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SGX opening update shares open 0.1% up on Friday

SINGAPORE shares opened 0.1 per cent higher on Friday, with the Straits Times Index advancing 2.47 points to 2,540.75 as at 9am.The blue-chip index inched up after US Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen said she was not...

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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 : U.S Market Update

The ADP data triggered a choppy session for Wall Street on Wednesday, and the S&P 500 SPX +1.24%  closed down 3.56 points, or 0.2%, at 1,751.64. The index is 5.2% below a peak reached on Jan. 15, after a bout...

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Epic Research Singapore : Twitter Update

Twitter Inc. TWTR -17.92% shares tumbled late Wednesday after the company reported weaker than expected user growth and timeline views. Twitter said it had 241 million monthly active users in the fourth quarter, lower...

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Epic Research Singapore : U.S Market Update

Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJH4 -0.12%  rose 58 points, or 0.4%, to 15,355, while those for the S&P 500 index SPH4 -0.18%  gained 9.7 points, or 0.6%, to 1,742.50. Futures for the Nasdaq...

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Epic Research Singapore : STI

Singapore shares hit their lowest in five months on Monday, pressured by concerns over a slowdown in China’s economy after growth in the country's services sector slowed to a five-year low in January.The benchmark Straits...

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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 : U.S Market Update

The Nasdaq Composite COMP -0.47%  lost 19.25 points, or 0.5%, to 4,103.88. The tech-heavy index is down 0.6% over the week, its second-straight week of declines and 1.7% lower over the month.  Stocks endured...

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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 : Forex Market Update

The Australian dollar AUDUSD -0.44% declined 0.6% against the greenback, buying 87.49 compared with 87.88 cents late Thursday. On the radar for the Aussie is China’s official manufacturing-sector report for January,...

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Epic Research Singapore : Forex Market Update

But economic data in developed economies managed to differentiate between the currencies typically seen as havens. An unexpected drop in euro-zone inflation helped push the euro EURUSD -0.50% down 0.5% to $1.3489 from...

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Epic Research Singapore : Google Market Update

Namely, its Class A common shares GOOG -0.07%  , which are traded publicly every day. Remember when Apple’s AAPL +0.08%  market cap was more than $600 billion, and bulls said it was going to $1 trillion? It’s...

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Epic Research Singapore : U.S Market Update

The S&P 500 index SPX -0.65%  is barely hanging on to positive territory for the week, and looking at a close-to-3% drop for the month.   The losses for stock futures come a day after Wall Street indexes...

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Epic Research Singapore : U.S Market Update

Extending earlier losses, futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJH4 -0.93%  fell 160 points, or 1%, to 15,574, while futures for the Standard & Poor’s 500 index SPH4 -0.24%  dropped 17 points, or...

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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 : Comex Market Update

Gold futures dropped on Thursday, with a climb in U.S. equities and strength in the dollar dulling investment demand for the metal. April gold GCJ4 +0.06% shed $19.70, or 1.6%, to settle at $1,242.50 an ounce on the Comex...

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