Update 1: Singapore Shares End Higher
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Singapore shares ended higher Wednesday led by selected blue chips, with investors expecting the market rally to continue, traders said.
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Leading shares have closed modestly higher, after a volatile afternoon session, with the FTSE 100 just hanging on to the 5,900 level.
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European equity moved higher by mid-morning on Wednesday as positive momentum built after a cautious start on Wednesday following the military coup in Thailand, which sparked overnight losses in Asian markets.
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Investors welcomed the end of Oracle Corp.'s 18-month battle to take over PeopleSoft Inc., pushing stocks higher Monday. A better-than-expected survey of retail sales also helped the markets.
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U.S. stocks ended higher on Thursday  as investors hoping for a year-end rally bought shares.
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Leading shares closed stronger, just off late session highs with Wall Street posting good gains as above-forecast headline US PPI data proved mainly to be due to fuel price rises, with a benign inflation picture seen overall.
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Philippine shares finished higher for the seventh straight session Thursday on follow-through buying anchored by improved investor sentiment, traders said.
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Hong Kong stocks closed higher Monday, with investors shrugging off the government&#39;s decision not to list its US$3 billion (euro2.2 billion) real investment trust on the stock exchange.
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Leading shares closed higher after a late afternoon rally in response to an uptick in the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) as crude prices slipped back in New York.
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The Australian sharemarket finished sharply higher today as resource giant BHP Billiton helped lead the market to a recovery from yesterday&#39;s falls.
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Shares finished higher Thursday as investors set aside concerns about downbeat economic reports and focused on Oracleâs strong profits statement.
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HONG KONG, Sept 7  - Asian share markets closed higher Tuesday as contined soft oil prices helped dispel fears of a significant global economic slowdown.
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Leading shares finished the session comfortably higher, at their best levels in almost 2-1/2 years, boosted by positive news from BSkyB and a broadly positive morning on Wall Street, dealers said.
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SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)--Singapore shares rose Monday to fresh highs for the year, with market sentiment buoyed by Wall Street&#39;s broad gains on Friday, traders said.
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Leading shares closed higher Wednesday after a volatile session, reflecting a firm showing on Wall Street, with miners helping to pull UK-listed blue chips higher amid ongoing sector consolidation talk.
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Asian stock markets closed mostly higher Friday, with the key indexes edging higher both in Tokyo and Hong Kong. Tokyo&#39;s Nikkei Stock Average of 225 issues rose 80.
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Prices on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange closed slightly higher Monday on bargain hunting, traders said. The key Hang Seng Index rose 39.