TAIPEI, Nov 19 - Taiwan stocks were almost flat on Thursday as investors shunned financial shares, but switched their focus to small-cap chip designers that are riding on growing demand for consumer electronics products. Taiwan's...
MELBOURNE, Nov 19 - Australian shares crawled higher in thin trade on Thursday, underpinned by the banks and property stocks after the top miners gave up early gains, while Insurance Australia Group Ltd <IAG.AX> climbed...
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HONG KONG, Nov 19 - Hong Kong stocks are set to open up 0.24 percent on Thursday, as local developers gain, while market debutants Longfor Properties and China Tontine Wines were up. The benchmark Hang...
MELBOURNE, Nov 19 - Asian stocks are seen trading steady on Thursday, following a dip on Wall Street after weak home building data and cautious outlooks from...
The key stock index rose 0.62 percent to a fresh three-month closing high in active trade yesterday as investors bought energy stocks on optimism over rising demand for power to fuel the country's economic recovery. The Shanghai Composite Index finished at 3,303.234 points after also touching a t...
NEW YORK, Nov 18 - U.S. stocks fell on Wednesday as investors turned cautious following data showing new U.S. home construction fell unexpectedly in October and a worrying outlooks from major software makers. * The...
NEW YORK, Nov 18 - U.S. stocks opened lower on Wednesday after data showed U.S. housing starts fell unexpectedly in October, offsetting strength in the natural resources sectors amid U.S. dollar weakness. The Dow Jones...
NEW YORK, Nov 18 - U.S. stock index futures dropped on Wednesday after data showed housing starts unexpectedly fell in October to their lowest level in six months. Earlier, futures traded slightly higher as weakness...
* World stocks rise to near 2009 high * Gold hits record high, oil prices gain * Dollar struggles on view Fed will keep interest rates low LONDON, Nov 18 - Gold prices hit a...