Taiwan: Stocks hit near two-month lows

Taiwan stocks hit their lowest in almost two months on Tuesday in volatile trading, tracking declines in some other regional markets, with a recovery in some heavyweights such as TSMC limiting the falls.The main Taiex...

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Taiwan: Stocks near one-week low as Apple suppliers drag

Taiwan stocks fell to about a one-week low on Friday as TSMC and other Apple Inc suppliers tracked losses in Apple shares after the iPhone 7 failed to impress Wall Street.As of 0326 GMT, the main Taiex index fell one per...

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Asia: Stocks decline as Korean shares fall, investors weigh ECB

Asian stocks fell as investors weighed the outlook for monetary policy in the US and Japan after the European Central Bank downplayed the need for more economic stimulus. South Korean shares dropped amid concern North...

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Australia shares dragged down by banks, basic materials; NZ lower

Australian shares fell to their lowest in close to two months on Thursday as many investors were edgy about global economic prospects, and some encouraging trade data from China did not lift spirits.All sectors, led...

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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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Stocks to watch: TEE, Keppel, Marco Polo Marine

THE following listed companies made material announcements before the opening of the Singapore market on Thursday:TEE International, together with its subsidiaries and associated companies, was awarded new engineering...

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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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Seoul: Stocks, won hold steady; Hanjin Shipping rallies

South Korean stocks and won held steady on Tuesday, with early trade in equities dominated by a jump in shares of Hanjin Shipping Co Ltd after the government stepped in with partial financial support for the collapsed...

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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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Stocks to watch: SMRT, Sim Lian, Yangzijiang

THE following companies made material announcements before the opening of Tuesday's market:SMRT Corporation said that a scheme meeting will be convened on Sept 29, 3.30pm, at The Star Theatre, Level 5 - same day and venue...

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Asia: Markets rally as US rate expectations fade

Asian stock markets rallied on Monday as a slowdown in US jobs creation doused expectations for an interest rate hike this month while at the same time showing the world's top economy was still improving.The much-anticipated...

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Hong Kong: Stocks open higher

Hong Kong stocks rose in the first few minutes of trade Friday as investors brushed off a shock dip in US manufacturing activity and looked ahead to the release of jobs data later in the day.The Hang Seng Index added 0.33...

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Asia: Markets mostly down but Tokyo soars on weak yen

Tokyo stocks resumed a rally on Wednesday as the yen fell against the dollar on US interest rate talk but most other Asian markets struggled as investors were spooked by the prospects of higher borrowing costs in the...

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South Korea's July factory output rebounds, focus turns to trade

South Korea's industrial output unexpectedly grew in July but the improvement was mainly due to temporary factors, spurring investors to hone in on trade data out on Thursday for further clues on the health of the economy.In...

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Taiwan: Stocks fall on weaker overseas markets, technical selling in TSMC

Taiwan stocks fell on Monday tracking weakness in overseas markets and on technical selling in heavyweight chipmaker TSMC.Most Asian shares slipped in early trade on Monday after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen indicated...

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Seoul: Won, stocks fall on growing chance of Fed rate hike soon

The South Korean won plunged more than 1 per cent against the dollar early on Monday after Janet Yellen's comments on Friday raised the chance the Federal Reserve may raise US interest rates soon, and even twice, by year-end.The...

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China, US still in talks on trade pact despite challenges: Chinese commerce official

China and the United States are still in frequent discussion about a bilateral trade pact, despite a challenging global trade environment, a Chinese commerce official said on Thursday.China is keen to maintain open markets...

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China's yuan firms vs dollar, focus on Yellen's Jackson Hole speech

China's yuan firmed on Thursday, underpinned by a modest pullback in the dollar index in Asian morning trade though activity remained subdued.Trading was cautious ahead of the global central bankers' gathering in Jackson...

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