Australia: Shares rebound on Fed Governor's dovish comments

Australian shares rebounded on Tuesday, boosted by materials and healthcare, after Federal Reserve Board Governor Lael Brainard's comments on the US economy strengthened the view that the central bank would leave interest...

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Seoul: Won, stocks recover as Fed Sept hike talk ebbs

The South Korean won and shares rebounded early on Tuesday after US Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard's comments made it more likely that the Fed will stand pat in September.The won stood at 1,109.5 as of 0203 GMT,...

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Hong Kong, Shanghai: Stocks open higher

HONG KONG Shares rallied in Hong Kong Tuesday morning after a top Federal Reserve official tempered comments from two colleagues on the possibility of a US rate hike this month.The Hang Seng Index added 1.17 per cent,...

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Singapore shares open 1.37% lower on Tuesday

A STEEP Wall Street rebound overnight on dovish Federal Reserve comments failed to bring cheer to the Singapore stock market when it started trading on Tuesday, after a one-day public holiday.At 9.02am, the benchmark...

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Stocks to watch: GLP, CWT, Vard, ISDN, AusGroup

STOCKS to watch on Tuesday include:Global Logistic Properties (GLP): The second-largest owner of US industrial real estate agreed to buy US$1.1 billion of warehouses from Hillwood Development Co. It expects to complete...

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Singapore dollar forwards drop as traders see MAS policy on hold

The currency market has shifted to signal expectations the Monetary Authority of Singapore will refrain from easing next month, with a measure of the local dollar's potential direction sliding to a four-year low.Six-month...

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Stocks to watch: Yoma Strategic, Oceanus, Del Monte Pacific

THE following stocks made announcements after Thursday's market close that could affect its trading on Friday:Yoma Strategic said its subsidiary, Convenience Prosperity Company Ltd (CPCL), has been appointed by J C Bamford...

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Taiwan: Stocks flat, hover at 14-month highs

Taiwan stocks stayed flat near 14-month highs on Thursday, in line with other overseas markets, with TSMC and other suppliers of Apple Inc remaining little changed following the launch of new iPhones. As of 0343 GMT,...

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Seoul: Won edges down on government warnings, stocks flat

The South Korean won eased on Thursday as traders grew cautious about prospects for further gains after the government issued verbal warnings about the market's moves for the second day in a row.The won was quoted at...

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Singapore shares open little changed on Thursday

SINGAPORE shares opened almost flat on Thursday, with the Straits Times Index down by 1.61 points or 0.06 per cent to 2,892.04 points as at 9.01 am, after US stocks ended little changed on Wednesday.The Dow Jones Industrial...

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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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Australia shares up, aided by solid GDP data; NZ hits a record

Australian shares rose on Wednesday, tracking Wall Street, while data at home showing the economy last quarter expanded at its fastest annual pace in four years helped buoy sentiment.The S&P/ASX 200 index was 10.8...

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Asia: Stocks hit 1-year high as soft US data quells Fed hike talk

The US dollar took a tumble and Asian stocks rose to one-year highs on Wednesday after surprisingly weak US services sector activity put paid to already slim chances of an interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve as...

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Hong Kong, Shanghai: Stocks flat in opening trade

Hong Kong stocks opened flat Wednesday as investors took a breather after four days of gains while a surprisingly weak reading on the US services sector further doused expectations for an interest rate hike.The Hang Seng...

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Singapore shares open 0.4% higher on Wednesday after firmer Wall Street

SINGAPORE stocks opened 0.41 per cent higher on Wednesday, with the Straits Times Index adding 11.74 points to 2,908.29 as at 9.01am.Nasdaq hit a fresh record, jumping 0.5 per cent to 5,275.91 points on Tuesday, up about...

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Taiwan: Stocks up with some overseas markets, foreign buying

Taiwan stocks rose on Tuesday tracking gains in some overseas markets and supported by foreign investors buying shares.As of 0158 GMT, the main Taiex index rose 0.6 per cent to 9,144.96, after closing up 1.1 in the previous...

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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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AIG raises HK$1.49b by selling remaining PICC P&C shares

American International Group has raised about HK$1.49 billion (S$261.34 million) by selling its remaining shares in Chinese insurer PICC Property and Casualty Co Ltd, IFR reported.AIG sold 111 million shares at HK$13.46...

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Singapore shares open 1.13% higher on Monday after weak US job data

SINGAPORE stocks opened 1.13 per cent higher on Monday, with the Straits Times Index adding 31.63 points to 2,835.55 as at 9am.This followed weaker-than-expected US August jobs data released on Friday, which reports have...

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Stocks to watch: Vallianz, Jasper, CIT, Nico Steel

THE following companies made material announcements before the opening of Monday's market:Vallianz Holdings has requested for a halt in the trading of its shares, before the opening of Monday's market, citing "pending...

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