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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Singapore shares open 0.4% down on Monday

SINGAPORE stocks opened 0.4 per cent lower on Monday, with the Straits Times Index shedding 10.95 points to 2,846.7 as at 9am.The blue-chip index was dented by indications from Fed officials that a rate hike is on the...

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Oil holds losses near one-week low after surprise stockpile gain

Oil held losses near the lowest close in a week as US crude stockpiles unexpectedly increased, keeping supplies at the highest in at least three decades with the peak summer demand period approaching its end.Futures were...

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Singapore stocks open 0.1% lower on Wednesday

SINGAPORE stocks opened lower on Wednesday, with the Straits Times Index shedding 0.1 per cent or 2.93 points to 2,847.50 as at 9.04am.Gainers outnumbered losers 80 to 51, or more than three up for every two down, with...

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SGX MARKET UPDATE OF 12th AUG'2016

The Straits Times Index (STI) ended 5.75 points or 0.20% lower to 2869.82, taking the year-to-date performance to -0.45%.The top active stocks today were Singtel, which gained 1.67%, UOB, which declined 1.00%, DBS, which...

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Singaporesharesopen 0.43% higher on Friday

SINGAPORE share prices opened higher on Friday, with the Straits Times Index up 12.22 points or 0.43 per cent to 2,882.04 as at 9.01am, after Wall Street hit record highs overnight.Top gainers in early-morning trade...

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COMEX UPDATE 11th AUG'BY EPIC RESEARCH

Oil edged further above $45 a barrel on Tuesday as forecasts for a drop in U.S. inventories and speculation of produceraction to prop up prices countered concern about a supply glut.Total U.S. crude inventories were...

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Epic Research Singapore : Comex Market Update

Gold futures closed higher on Wednesday, recouping some of what they lost a day earlier as the U.S. dollar edged lower and U.S. equities traded mostly lower following a weaker-than-expected ADP employment report. April...

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Epic Research Singapore : Comex Market Update

March natural gas NGH14 -1.67%  climbed 47 cents, or 9.6%, to settle at $5.375 per million British thermal units on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The strong gain followed three-straight sessions of declines and...

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Epic Research : SGX Update

SGX CNX Nifty Index futures for February delivery declined 0.5 percent to 6,075.5 at 11:01 a.m. in Singapore. The underlying CNX Nifty Index on the National Stock Exchange of India Ltd. rose 0.3 percent to 6,089.50...

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Epic Research Singapore : Comex Market Update

New York-traded oil and natural-gas futures lost ground in electronic trade Monday, with a slightly firmer U.S. dollar among the factors weighing on the contracts. Benchmark U.S. crude oil for March delivery CLH4 -0.42%...

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Epic Research Singapore : U.S Market Update

Japan share trading typically reflects both the dollar and prior Wall Street indexes, and so Friday’s U.S. share selloff following poor earnings reports from Amazon.com and Chevron--combined with a selloff in the dollar--hurt...

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Epic Research Singapore : Forex Market Update

Against the yen, the greenback USDJPY -0.69% fell 0.7% to ¥102.04 from ¥102.72, as the Japanese currency gained on positive data. Japanese consumer prices rose at their fastest pace in over five years, adding to optimism...

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Epic Research Singapore : Comex Market Update

Gold for April delivery GCJ4 +0.24%  fell $2.70, or 0.2%, to settle at $1,239.80 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange Friday.   Gold futures gained roughly 3.1% since the end...

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Epic Research Singapore : Forex Market Update

Dollar strength was visible in most major crosses, with the euro EURUSD -0.03%  dropping to $1.3556 from $1.3662 late Wednesday in North America. The pound GBPUSD -0.05%  also fell to $1.6488 from $1.6561 late...

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Epic Research Singapore : Comex Market Update

March natural gas NGH14 -2.32% , which became the front-month contract after the February contract expired on Wednesday, dropped 45 cents, or 8.3%, to settle at $5.01 per million British thermal units. The March contract...

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Epic Research Singapore : Google Market Update

Google GOOG +4.15%  shares rose 4.2% to $1,183 on heavy volume, with much of that boost coming as the Q&A period on the company’s earnings conference call started. Read MarketWatch’s blog covering Google’s analyst...

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Epic Research Singapore : U.S Market Update

Wall Street finished Tuesday’s session with the best gains in two weeks. The S&P 500 closed up 0.6% to 1,792.50, and the Dow industrials DJIA -1.19%  ended the session up 0.5% to 15,928.56, breaking a five-day...

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Epic Research Singapore : Yahoo Market Update

Shares of Yahoo YHOO +0.03% fell more than 4% in premarket after its results disappointed late Tuesday, prompting concerns that Chief Executive Officer Marissa Mayer still doesn’t have a grip on turning around the Internet...

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Epic Research Singapore : U.S Market Update

After a gain of some 83 points futures for the Dow industrials DJH4 +0.19%  were down 127 points at 15,749. Those for the S&P 500 index SPH4 +0.25%  lost 14 points to 1,774.30, while futures for the Nasdaq-100...

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