Singapore share prices closed 0.25 percent lower on Tuesday on profit taking amid a dearth of fresh leads, dealers said. The Straits Times Index fell 5.66 points to 2,302.88. Volume was 574 million shares worth

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Longer-dated US Treasury debt prices rose on Monday after a larger-than-expected decline in October existing home sales bolstered hopes for an end to the Federal Reserve's interest rate increases. Housing has been a primary driver

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Longer-dated US Treasury debt prices rose on Monday after a larger-than-expected decline in October existing home sales bolstered hopes for an end to the Federal Reserve's interest rate increases. Housing has been a primary driver

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Indonesian share prices closed 0.11 percent higher Tuesday as gains in market heavyweight Bank Mandiri offset selective profit-taking sparked by weaker regional markets, dealers said. The Jakarta Stock Exchange composite index added 1.218 points to

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China's shares closed down 1.25 percent on Tuesday as investors sold companies that have joined Beijing's unpopular scheme to float $250 billion of non-traded state shares in listed firms, such as Shandong Dinghy Seeds. The

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Seoul shares ended lower on Tuesday for the first time in five sessions, as worries the market had overreached amid a record-setting rally pulled Samsung Electronics and Kookmin Bank lower. Lenders came under further pressure

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Japan's Nikkei share average fell back from its highest point in nearly five years on Tuesday as concern about the strength of the US holiday shopping season helped drive down exporters such as Sony Corp.

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Malaysian share prices closed 0.17 percent lower Tuesday, slipping below the psychologically important 900-point level as investors kept to the sidelines ahead of key economic data, dealers said. They said the overnight easing of prices

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Interbank buy/sell rates for the taka against the dollar on Tuesday. 65.85-65.88 (previous 65.85). Call Money Rates: 5.40-13.50 percent (previous 5.75-13.50 percent). Copyright Reuters, 2005

China's yuan closed at a post-revaluation closing high of 8.0796 to the dollar on Tuesday after the dollar tumbled on global markets overnight. The yuan, which was revalued by 2.1 percent on July 21 to

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