Singapore Shares End Slightly Higher On SPH Media Deal
79238
SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)--Singapore shares ended slightly higher Friday after reversing an early dip, aided by gains in Singapore Press Holdings after it announced plans to merge some operations with a state-owned broadcaster.
101309
Singapore shares ended higher Wednesday led by selected blue chips, with investors expecting the market rally to continue, traders said.
194289
The blue-chip Dow average ended slightly higher on Monday and the tech-driven Nasdaq also gained as declining crude-oil prices made equities aside from energy names attractive.
482477
Singapore shares ended higher Tuesday boosted by modest overnight gains on Wall Street and easing oil prices, traders said. The United States is a major trading partner and the local stock market traditionally
564284
Singapore&#39;s largest broadcaster MediaCorp and Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) on Friday signed agreements to merge their mass-market television and free newspaper operations in a bid to stem losses.
513286
The FTSE 100 closed slightly higher, despite a negative opening session by Wall Street which was triggered by a fall in US crude stocks.
426182
Shares in Hong Kong were mostly higher Thursday as gains by mainland stocks outweighed losses in property issues. The Hang Seng Index added 16.
325392
Tokyo&#39;s Nikkei average finished slightly higher on Monday as gains in liquid crystal display-related firms (LCD), such as Nitto Denko Corp.
250522
Asian stock markets ended broadly higher on Thursday as investors took their cue from a late rally on Wall Street.
510304
TOKYO, Japan -- Asian stocks closed mainly higher Tuesday, led by Japanese banks and insurers. Taiwan and Singapore did best in the region.
179933
Asian shares ticked higher on Tuesday  as oil paused in its near-daily record climb, providing  investors a chance to buy banks and some semiconductor shares  such as NEC Electronics Corp.
362195
Singapore: Oil prices were marginally higher in Asian trade today as the market absorbed a mixed report on US inventory levels, dealers said.
541545
Leading shares closed firmer, ending near the day's peak gaining a boost in the afternoon from an early rally on Wall Street thanks to some positive earnings news, and a retreat by crude prices, dealers said.
424408
U.S. stocks finished slightly higher  on Thursday as lower crude oil prices offset the impact of  China's first rate increase in nine years.
550564
Asia&#39;s biggest stock exchange finished its final day of trading for the year yesterday on a high note, with stocks rallying to cap a year, during which the benchmark gained 7.6 percent on hopes Japan&#39;s economy is on a rebound.
122597
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.
422312
U.S. stocks closed slightly higher on  Wednesday, as better-than-expected quarterly results from  investment bank Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. LEH.N helped to  offset a two-week high in crude oil prices.