TAIPEI, March 8 - Taiwan stocks closed 0.39 percent higher on Tuesday, with department stores and food companies leading the index, as investors piled up on shares after losses the previous session. Analysts, however, expected...

HONG KONG, March 8 - Hong Kong stocks were set to open slightly higher on Tuesday, helped by a broadly stronger energy sector and gains in Chinese large caps. The benchmark Hang Seng Index <.HSI>...

NEW YORK, March 7 - U.S. stock index futures pared gains and S&P 500 futures turned negative on Monday as crude oil prices continued to rise on supply concerns due to Libya's unrest. S&P 500...

TAIPEI, March 7 - Taiwan stocks closed 0.8 percent lower on Monday, pressured by construction and transport shares on a planned new property tax and high oil prices. Fund managers said the main share index...

MELBOURNE, March 7 - Australian stocks fell 1.4 percent to close at a 5-week low on Monday, with index heavyweights Rio Tinto , BHP Billiton and top banks all posting losses as tensions in oil-producing...

HONG KONG, March 7 - Hong Kong stocks are set to ease lower on Monday as futher gains in oil prices temper risk-taking sentiment and start eating into corporate profitability. The benchmark Hang Seng Index...

TAIPEI, March 7 - Taiwan stocks opened down 0.17 percent on Monday, with property issues weighing down the index after a media report that the Taiwan government might pass a luxury tax on land and...

NEW YORK, March 4 - U.S. stock index futures pared gains and S&P 500 futures turned negative shortly after a government report showed the U.S. economy created more jobs than expected in February. Stronger numbers...

NEW YORK, March 4 - U.S. stock index futures added to gains on Friday after data showed the U.S. economy created more jobs in February than anticipated and the unemployment rate unexpectedly ticked lower. S&P...

TAIPEI, March 4 - Taiwan stocks opened 0.88 percent higher on Friday, with optoelectrical and computer issues among the top gainers. The main TAIEX share index <.TWII> rose 77.17 points to 8,815.52 after closing up...