Jakarta shares finished higher on Monday, helped by blue chips as investors started to selectively buy shares ahead of the second round presidential election next month, analysts said. The Jakarta Composite Index finished 0.84 percent

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Manila stocks ended a touch lower on Monday as the market largely shrugged off better-than-expected economic growth data, still concerned that high inflation may cut second-half growth and dent corporate profits. The Philippine stock index

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Singapore shares fell by more than half a percent on Monday to their lowest close in about a week, as a spike in oil prices sparked a selloff in select blue chips that had gained

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Australian stocks shed 0.1 percent on Monday after coming within a whisker of setting a new high, hindered by a batch of stocks including market heavyweight BHP Billiton which traded ex-dividend. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200

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Malaysian shares shrugged off early losses to finish at a three-week high on Monday, boosted by market heavyweight Malaysia International Shipping Corp Bhd. The benchmark Composite Index rose 0.79 percent to 827.98 points on volume

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The Tokyo stock market's broad TOPIX index rose for the 10th straight session on Monday, its longest winning streak in 14 years, helped by confidence in Japan's economic recovery and strength in banking stocks. But

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The Bangladesh taka ended weaker on Monday as importers bought dollars for capital machinery purchases, despite an opposition strike that paralysed life across the country, dealers said. The taka was quoted at 59.33/59.40 per US

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The Indian rupee lost ground on Monday on routine month-end dollar demand from importers, though the weak spell was not expected to last with global oil prices easing. The unit closed at 46.3650/3750 per dollar,

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The Swiss franc slipped against the dollar in early European trade on Monday as US economic data on Friday eased concerns the world's business engine might be stalling. The dollar rose to 1.2833/37 francs, compared

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The dollar rose to a three-month high against the sterling on Monday after US economic data eased concerns that surging oil prices threatened growth, underpinning expectations of more rises in US interest rates. The dollar

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