Indian shares ended firm on Thursday, with sentiment bolstered by a drop in crude oil prices and parliament's approval of a federal budget which aims to foster growth and encourage foreign investment. But federal bonds

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Singapore shares ended only a touch higher on Thursday after hitting a three-week high in early trade, as a spike in oil prices exaggerated profit-taking in blue chips that had recently gained. The Straits Times

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Sri Lankan stocks fell on Thursday after a government deputy minister's reported comments added to worries about the outlook for a cease-fire with Tamil Tiger rebels, brokers said. The key Colombo all-share index fell 17.52

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Philippines stocks climbed on Thursday as players bought battered shares, including phone firm Globe Telecom Inc, after the market fell to a one-month low early this weak. Analysts said that assurances by government officials that

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Thai stocks rose 1.54 percent on Thursday to their highest close in three weeks as a rating agency upgraded Thailand's long-term foreign currency sovereign credit rating and bank stocks rose after an interest rate rise.

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Tokyo's TOPIX stock index closed up for the eighth straight session on Thursday, supported by growing confidence in Japan's economic outlook and a fall in oil prices, but gains were limited as profit-taking hit recent

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Jakarta stocks ended higher on Thursday after late buying pulled the index out of negative territory amid concern over the government's ability to finance its fuel subsidy bill, dealers said. The Jakarta Composite Index finished

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The Bangladeshi taka ended steady on Thursday, supported as dollar supplies flowed from remittances sent by Bangladeshis working abroad, dealers said. Dealers said there was no price reaction to a call by the opposition Awami

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The yuan ended one notch weaker at 8.2767 per US dollar on Thursday, near the stronger end of its managed trading range. The one-year non-deliverable dollar forward discount versus the yuan was at 1,830 points

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The Swiss franc lost ground to the dollar in early trading on Thursday as the US currency rebounded from a sell-off following disappointing economic data during the previous session and weak Swiss data weighed. The

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