Hong Kong blue chip stocks eased 0.15 percent on Tuesday following a pull back in regional markets, but property stocks underperformed despite a strong result for the city's first commercial land auction in three years.

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Sri Lankan stocks rose on Tuesday as investors bought shares in the bourse's largest listed company, conglomerate John Keells Holdings, on expectations of upbeat full-year earnings, brokers said. The key Colombo all-share index rose a

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China's shares rose 1.93 percent on Tuesday to end at their highest levels for more than two months as investors, cheering the first entry of an insurer into domestic stock markets, bought blue chips such

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The Bangladeshi taka eased on Tuesday as dealers sought dollars to pay for imports after a two-day market holiday, dealers said. The taka was quoted at 63.15/63.65 per dollar, compared with 63.15/63.60 on Saturday. The

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The yuan ended one notch weaker at 8.2765 per US dollar on Tuesday, near the stronger end of its managed trading range. The one-year non-deliverable dollar forward discount versus the yuan was at 3,300 points,

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The Swiss franc rose to six-week highs against the dollar in early European trade on Tuesday, tracking a sharp rise in the euro overnight as dealers took profits from a recent wave of dollar buying.

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The dollar fell to a five-week low against the euro on Tuesday as profit-taking on carry trades and the break of key technical levels triggered waves of buying in the yen and the single European

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The South Korean won hit a seven-year high and the Taiwan dollar a four-year high on Tuesday as foreign investors piled into their stock markets and bought the currencies to pay for shares. The South

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Australia passed over out-of-form Mark Philippoussis when they released their squad on Tuesday for next month's opening Davis Cup tennis tie with Austria on grass here. Philippoussis' tennis career has been in free-fall with his

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Steve Bucknor is set to become the first umpire to stand in 100 Tests when he officiates during next month's series between India and Pakistan. The West Indian, known for his lengthy deliberation and distinctive

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