Posts Tagged ‘stocks’
Hong Kong stocks open sharply higher in broad-based rally; Hang Seng Index up 1.1%
Hong Kong stocks open sharply higher in broad-based rally; Hang Seng Index up 1.1%
Hong Kong stocks open sharply higher in broad-based rally; Hang Seng Index up 1.1%
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China pulls Asia stocks up for 5th day; euro dips
China pulls Asia stocks up for 5th day; euro dips
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Asian equities climbed a fifth consecutive session on Monday, led by Chinese stocks, though the euro turned lower after ratings agency S&P warned that any rollover of Greek’s …
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Asia Markets: Asian stocks fall, but end off lows on Japan hopes
Asia Markets: Asian stocks fall, but end off lows on Japan hopes
Most Asian markets end lower in nervous trading as Japan struggles to deal with the aftermath of a devastating earthquake, although hopes that authorities may bring a radiation-leaking nuclear facility under control help to trim stock losses.
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Asia Stocks, South Korea Won Gain on Global Recovery Confidence; Oil Drops
Asia Stocks, South Korea Won Gain on Global Recovery Confidence; Oil Drops
Asian stocks advanced, erasing the benchmark index’s losses this year, and South Korea’s won rose as investor confidence in the global recovery increased. Crude fell after Saudi Arabia’s oil minister signaled OPEC may bolster production to meet rising fuel demand.
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Global stocks steady ahead of US data
Global stocks steady ahead of US data
LONDON — Global stock markets traded in narrow ranges Thursday as volumes dried up ahead of the Christmas break and a raft of U.S. economic data that could provide traders with some last-minute direction.
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Korean Stocks Hit Three-Year High
Korean Stocks Hit Three-Year High
Computer-driven stock purchases helped drive South Korea’s benchmark Kospi index to a three-year high yesterday, the exchange said, a month after program trades caused the measure’s biggest slump since May.
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