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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Taiwan: Stocks fall; tech, shipping counters help limit losses

Taiwan stocks fell on Friday in keeping with nervousness in some overseas markets, but losses were limited as key technology and shipping stocks rose.Some Asian shares were weak on uncertainty over the potential for...

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Seoul: Won, stocks tread water; major economies' data awaited

The South Korean won and shares made only small moves early on Wednesday, with many investors staying on the sidelines as views on how soon US interest rates will rise changing often. The won stood at 1,116.7 as of 0214...

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Oil heads for biggest monthly gain since April before Opec talks

Oil is poised for the biggest monthly advance since April amid speculation informal talks among Opec members in Algeria next month may result in action to stabilise the market.Futures slid 0.3 per cent in New York, trimming...

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Australia shares bounce on Wall Street, financials lead; NZ stocks up

Australian shares bounced on Tuesday, supported by overnight strength on Wall Street and upbeat US consumer spending data, with gains in the financial sector leading the way.The S&P/ASX 200 index rose 28.2 points,...

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Stocks to watch: IHH, Croesus Retail Trust, Sim Lian

EARNINGS dominated overnight news heading into Friday's market opening.IHH Healthcare's second-quarter net profit rose 8 per cent to RM246.1 million (S$82.2 million) on the back of gains from a divestment and foreign...

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New Silkroutes responds to SGX trading query

NEW Silkroutes Group said on Tuesday it is not aware of any information not previously announced that triggered the unusual movements in its shares.In response to Singapore Exchange's (SGX) query earlier in the day,...

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SGX issues trading queries to Magnus Energy, New Silkroutes

SINGAPORE Exchange (SGX) on Tuesday issued trading queries to two listed companies, Magnus Energy and New Silkroutes Group, for "unusual movements" in their counters.The movements in Magnus Energy's shares prompted a...

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Australia shares gain on strong earnings; NZ hits another record

Australian shares climbed 0.8 per cent on Tuesday aided by broad-based gains across all sectors as sentiment was buoyed by better-than-feared results from several large companies in the earnings season so far.The S&P/ASX...

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SINGAPORE I-FOREX UPDATE BY EPIC RESEARCH

EUR/USD is currently trading with a bullish bias. Yesterday, the pair traded perfectly long aspreviously forecasted but is yet to reach our set target resistance level at 1.1239. The dailycandle is still pretty much bullish...

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Epic Research Singapore : Sony Market News Update

Sony Corp. said Friday there is a risk batteries on its new Vaio personal computers overheating and catching fire, in the latest product glitch to hit the Japanese electronics and entertainment giant.  Sony...

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Epic Research Singapore : BlackBerry Market News Update

Struggling Canadian smartphone maker BlackBerry said it will not renew an accord allowing T-Mobile to sell its phones in the United States.    When the current license expires April 25, T-Mobile, a unit of...

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Epic Research Singapore : S&P Market News Update

Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 lost 0.5%, after data showed that Australian firms had scaled back on investments in the fourth quarter as the resources boom that has powered the economy over the last decade slowed. ...

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Epic Research Singapore : U.S Market Update

Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJH4 +0.09%  were last up 27 points, or 0.2%, at 15,396, while those for the S&P 500 index SPH4 +0.03%  had gained 2.3 points, or 0.3%, to 1,746.60. Futures for...

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Epic Research Singapore : Sony Update

He shares closed with a 1.5% gain, moments ahead of the company’s quarterly results, in which Sony JP:6758  said it was lowering its fiscal-year outlook from a profit to a loss and confirmed plans to sell its Vaio...

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