China: Stocks decline as hopes for policy easing fade

China stocks slipped on Wednesday, pulled down by financial shares amid receding expectations of aggressive monetary easing, while property shares also declined.The CSI300 index, which tracks the largest listed companies...

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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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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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China home prices rise 7.9% year on year in July

Average new home prices in China's 70 major cities rose 7.9 per cent in July from a year earlier, an official survey showed on Thursday.That compared with a 7.3 per cent increase in June.Home prices in Shenzhen and Xiamen...

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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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Gasoline Market Update : Epic Research Singapore

Back on Nymex on Monday, August gasoline RBQ6, +0.04%  fell 2.8 cents, or 2.1%, to $1.334 a gallon and August heating oil HOQ6, +0.49%  lost 3.4 cents, or 2.5%, to $1.323 a gallon. August natural gas NGQ16, -1.20%...

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Oil Market Update : Epic Research Singapore

Oil futures settled Monday at their lowest level in three months as the prospect of more oil-drilling activities in the U.S., a glut of petroleum-product supplies and an expected slowdown in domestic refining activities...

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Platinum Market Update : Epic Research Singapore

Other metals traded on Comex settled mixed. October platinum PLV6, -0.10%  ended flat at $1,088.40 an ounce, while September palladium PAU6, -0.80%  added $2.70, or 0.4%, to $688.75 an ounce. September copper...

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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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Oil Market Update : Epic Research Singapore

Oil futures lost more than 2% on Thursday, pressured by ample U.S. stockpiles of gasoline, as well as recent slowdowns in domestic crude production declines. Meanwhile, prices for natural-gas recouped about half of what...

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Silver Market Update : Epic Research Singapore

Meanwhile, September silver SIU6, -0.63% tacked on 20.2 cents, or 1%, to $19.815 an ounce to recoup about half of what it lost on Wednesday, when it ended at $ 19.613—the lowest settlement since July 1, according to FactSet. Among...

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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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Natural Gas Market Update : Epic Research Singapore

Back on Nymex, August gasoline RBQ6, +0.24%  fell nearly a penny, or 0.6%, to end at $1.355 a gallon, with futures prices at their lowest since March. August heating oil HOQ6, +0.39%  fell 3.5 cents, or 2.5%,...

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Oil Market Update : Epic Research Singapore

Oil futures lost more than 2% on Thursday, pressured by ample U.S. stockpiles of gasoline, as well as recent slowdowns in domestic crude production declines. Meanwhile, prices for natural-gas recouped about half of what...

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Silver Market Update : Epic Research Singapore

Meanwhile, September silver SIU6, -0.10% tacked on 20.2 cents, or 1%, to $19.815 an ounce to recoup about half of what it lost on Wednesday, when it ended at $19.613—the lowest settlement since July 1, according to FactSet. Among...

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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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Gasoline Market Update : Epic Research Singapore

On Nymex, August gasoline RBQ6, +0.18%  lost 1.2 cents, or 0.9%, to $1.364 a gallon, while August heating oil HOQ6, +0.27%  added 2.1 cents, or 1.5%, to $1.405 a gallon. August natural gas NGQ16, -0.45%  ended...

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Oil Market Update : Epic Research Singapore

Oil futures finished higher Wednesday, after data from the U.S. government revealed that crude stockpiles fell for a ninth week in a row, and by more than the market expected. August West Texas Intermediate crude CLQ6,...

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Silver Market Update : Epic Research Singapore

Silver is correcting “more violently as gold, as the white metal historically trades more volatile than its yellow counterpart,” said Pantelis. “We don’t see precious metals entering a big correction, but mostly consolidation...

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