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Tuesday, 1 August 2017 NEW YORK: The Dow Jones Industrial Average hit a record closing high on Monday, helped by Boeing, while selling in Facebook, Alphabet and other technology companies checked the S&P 500 and pulled the Nasdaq lower. The S&P 500 information technology dipped 0.53%, with Facebook falling 1.86% …

Thursday, 27 July 2017   SYDNEY: Stocks, bonds and commodities were all on a roll in Asia on Thursday as bulls scented a softening in the Federal Reserve’s confidence on inflation that promised to keep U.S. interest rates low for longer. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan climbed …

Monday, 24 July 2017 SINGAPORE: Asian stocks slipped on Monday as demand for riskier assets ebbed after recent strong gains, while the euro’s near-two-year high on the European Central Bank’s seeming lack of concern about its strength left the dollar languishing near a 13-month low. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific …

Monday, 24 July 2017 SINGAPORE: Asian stocks slipped on Monday as demand for riskier assets ebbed after recent strong gains, while the euro’s near-two-year high on the European Central Bank’s seeming lack of concern about its strength left the dollar languishing near a 13-month low. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific …

Thursday, 20 July 2017 SINGAPORE: Asian shares scaled near-decade peak on Thursday, bolstered by a surge in global stocks to a record high on strong U.S. corporate earnings, while investors awaited the Japanese and European central bank meetings for clues on their policy outlooks. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares …

Monday, 3 July 2017 TOKYO: Asian stocks held two-years highs on Monday, starting the new month on a solid footing after two quarters of gains while expectations of credit tightening by the world’s central banks kept global bond markets under pressure. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose …

Saturday, 1 July 2017 NEW YORK: Major U.S. stock indexes ended a volatile week on a modestly high note on Friday, led by a surge in Nike shares, and the S&P 500 scored its biggest gain for the first half of the year since 2013 while the Nasdaq Composite’s first-half …

Monday, 22 May 2017 HONG KONG: Asian stocks are set to edge higher on Monday following cautious gains on Wall Street, though the dollar is set to come under pressure as Washington’s political turmoil undermines confidence in U.S. economic policy. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan edged up …

Tuesday, 25 April 2017 KUALA LUMPUR: Tenaga Nasional, Telekom and CIMB powered the FBM KLCI higher early Tuesday as investor sentiment was galvanised by the strong overnight close on Wall Street. At 9.07am, the FBM KLCI was up 8.62 points or  0.49% to 1,764.67 —  adding to the over 14 …

Monday, 3 April 2017 TOKYO: Asian shares started the week on a steady footing on Monday after a bumper quarter as investors look to the shape of U.S. trade and economic policies and how they could affect global growth. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was little changed …