Archive for February 2005
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US stocks fell Thursday, as concerns about rising interest rates, increased geopolitical worries and mixed economic data weighed on equities. The decline ended a five-day rally on the S&P and pushed the Dow back into
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Indonesian share prices closed 0.88 percent higher Friday to another record on the back of positive sentiment after Moody's Investors Service raised Indonesia's sovereign and corporate ratings to stable from positive, dealers said. The Jakarta
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Thai share prices closed 0.38 percent higher Friday on a technical rebound, as investors shrugged off a deadly car bomb in the country's south and speculated on fourth-quarter corporate earnings, analysts said. The Stock Exchange
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US Treasury debt prices were lower on Thursday but trimmed losses after traders concluded that the Philadelphia Fed's survey of factory activity was not as strong as initially thought. The index of US Mid-Atlantic factories
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US Treasury debt prices were lower on Thursday but trimmed losses after traders concluded that the Philadelphia Fed's survey of factory activity was not as strong as initially thought. The index of US Mid-Atlantic factories
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Sri Lanka stocks closed slightly higher on Friday, boosted by a dividend announcement and foreign and small investor buying across the board, brokers said. The key Colombo all-share index rose a provisional 0.1 percent or
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Chinese shares closed down 1.4 percent on Friday as investors locked in profits from gains by the likes of Wuhan Steel and Minsheng Banking Corp. The benchmark Shanghai composite index slid to 1,258.969 points in
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Japanese share prices closed 0.67 percent higher Friday on bargain-hunting after recent losses on hopes the economy will pick up despite weak growth data released this week, dealers said. They said retail investors have turned
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Seoul stocks rose 1.2 percent on Friday to their highest close in over five years, as hopes that domestic demand was on the road to recovery fuelled investors' appetite for blue chips such as Samsung
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Philippines share prices are expected to correct next week after testing fresh five-year highs despite economic and security concerns, dealers said. They said a series of bomb attacks, including one in the Makati business district
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