Archive for the December 31, 2005
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Malaysian share prices closed flat Friday on the last trading day of the year as selling pressure offset window-dressing activities, dealers said. The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index fell 0.70 points to 899.79 on volume of
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Hong Kong stocks ended lower on the last trading day of 2005, following the lead of other markets in the region, leaving the Hang Seng index with only a modest gain for the year. The
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US stocks fell in light trade on Thursday as investors sold shares in some of 2005's strongest performers, including Apple Computer Inc, before the year draws to a close, while a rebound in oil prices
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Singapore share prices closed little changed on Friday but Singapore Airlines was in focus, drawing support on hopes the carrier may divest its catering and engineering units, dealers said. The Straits Times Index was up
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US Treasury debt prices held modestly lower on Thursday after an auction of new 2-year notes got a warm welcome from primary dealers but a somewhat tepid reception from indirect bidders. That category includes dealers'
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US Treasury debt prices held modestly lower on Thursday after an auction of new 2-year notes got a warm welcome from primary dealers but a somewhat tepid reception from indirect bidders. That category includes dealers'
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Japanese government bond (JGB) yields slipped in the last session of the year on Friday after rising overall in 2005 on expectations that the Bank of Japan will soon end its ultra-easy monetary policy. Anticipation
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Japanese government bond (JGB) yields slipped in the last session of the year on Friday after rising overall in 2005 on expectations that the Bank of Japan will soon end its ultra-easy monetary policy. Anticipation
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Taiwan stocks fell 0.41 percent on Friday, slipping from a 20-month high, with United Microelectronics losing ground after the firm's chairman offered his resignation over a regulatory investigation into share sales by executives. After earlier
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Tokyo's Nikkei share average finished the year on Friday with its biggest annual gain since the 1980s asset bubble, surging 40.24 percent in 2005 on expectations that Japan's once sluggish economy can post steady growth.
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