US stocks ended higher on Monday after oil prices settled below $60 a barrel, easing concerns about higher energy costs and renewing investors' enthusiasm for the technology and banking sectors. But the drop in crude

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US Treasuries rose on Monday as investors took a pause from three weeks of heavy selling and prepared to digest $44 billion in new debt. Some analysts hoped the recent slump in government bonds would

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US Treasuries rose on Monday as investors took a pause from three weeks of heavy selling and prepared to digest $44 billion in new debt. Some analysts hoped the recent slump in government bonds would

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China's shares closed 0.86 percent higher on Tuesday after institutional funds sought bargains among large caps such as top Asian refiner Sinopec Corp. The benchmark Shanghai composite index closed at 1,110.147 points after rising just

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Thai share prices closed 0.73 percent lower on Tuesday after authorities ordered that shares in Thai Petrochemical Industry could only be acquired with cash, dealers said. They said the new rule, ordered by the Thailand

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Singapore share prices closed 0.66 percent higher on Tuesday, lifted by Wall Street's overnight gains and weaker oil prices, dealers said. The Straits Times Index climbed 14.91 points to 2,271.99. Volume reached 848 million shares

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The Nikkei average edged down 0.18 percent on Tuesday as profit-taking hit banks, but buyers flocked to steel makers such as Sumitomo Metal Industries Ltd on earnings optimism, boosting trading volume to a record high.

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Indian share prices closed up 1.35 percent on Tuesday in volatile trade led by software companies, dealers said. The Mumbai stock exchange's 30-share Sensex index rose 110.97 points to 8,317.8 on trading volumes of 28.74

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Philippine share prices closed up 0.83 percent on Tuesday, hitting five-month highs after market-leader Philippine Long Distance Telephone (PLDT) posted record results which helped confirm the recent more positive tone, dealers said. The Philippine Stock

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Interbank buy/sell rates for the taka against the dollar on Tuesday. 65.75 (previous 65.75). Call Money Rates: 7.00-16.00 percent (previous 10.50-25.00 percent). Copyright Reuters, 2005