* Q3 EBIT 55 million eur vs Reuters poll avg 190 million * Q3 net profit 78 million vs poll avg 118 million * Cautiously optimistic about market recovery in 2010 * Shares fall 6.2...
HONG KONG, Nov 3 - China's red-hot property market is a concern for its sovereign credit rating because of the threat of worsening asset quality in the banking system, Fitch Ratings said on Tuesday. "China...
* NZ wage growth lowest in eight years * NZ labour market weak with fewer jobs * Data suggests Q3 jobless rate to rise modestly (Adds detail, analyst and market reaction) WELLINGTON, Nov 3 -...
TOKYO, Nov 2 - Japanese Finance Minister Hirohisa Fujii said on Monday he was watching bond market moves "very carefully". Fujii made the remark at a lower house budget committee meeting when asked by an...
TAIPEI, Nov 2 - HSBC Holdings, Europe's biggest bank will focus its Asia acquisitions strategy on China and other expanding markets, Sandy Flockhart, chief executive of Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corp said on Monday....
* Oil and corn down nearly 4 pct; copper loses over 2 pct * RJ/CRB index down more than 2 percent * Dollar may outperform commodities if recovery is robust (Recasts, updates prices, market activity...
LONDON, Oct 30 - Investors are fixated about when stimulative monetary policy will come to an end, expecting it to be the finale for a sweet period on financial markets that has seen world stocks...
* Q3 profit doubles to 2.46 bln yuan on market recovery * Commission income from brokerage services nearly triples * Prospects could be muted by weakening market (Adds detail) SHANGHAI, Oct 30 - Citic Securities...
SHANGHAI, Oct 30 - Citic Securities Co <600030.SS>, China's biggest listed brokerage, said its third-quarter profit doubled as a stock market recovery boosted trading commissions and underwriting fees. The company, a unit of China's biggest...
TOKYO, Oct 30 - Daiwa Securities Group, Japan's second-largest brokerage, reported a second straight quarterly profit, helped by a rebound in the stock market and demand for investment trusts from retail investors. Daiwa posted a...