US stocks edged lower on Tuesday as a report showed consumer confidence fell unexpectedly in October, while warnings about future financial results from companies, including Texas Instruments Inc, and a jump in oil prices hurt

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Indonesian share prices closed flat on Wednesday with banking stocks extending losses on concerns that further rate hikes will hit earnings while gains in nickel miner Inco provided support, dealers said. The Jakarta Stocks Exchange

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US Treasury debt prices fell sharply on Tuesday as worries about looming interest rate hikes added to technical pressures, pushing benchmark yields to six-month highs. A spotty auction of five-year inflation-protected debt first triggered the

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US Treasury debt prices fell sharply on Tuesday as worries about looming interest rate hikes added to technical pressures, pushing benchmark yields to six-month highs. A spotty auction of five-year inflation-protected debt first triggered the

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Thai share prices closed 1.21 percent higher on Wednesday as foreign investors purchased big-cap shares including energy as world oil prices eased, dealers said. The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) composite index rose 8.20 points

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Philippines share prices closed 0.37 percent higher on Wednesday thanks to last-minute bargain hunting in selected stocks, dealers said. They said trade continued cautious, however, with investors divided between chasing cheaper stocks and keeping on

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Singapore share prices closed slightly firmer on Wednesday, adding 0.10 percent on gains in selected stocks, dealers said. The Straits Times Index rose 2.33 points to 2,228.79. Volume traded totalled 859 million shares worth 765

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Japan's Nikkei share average rose 0.86 percent on Wednesday as investors bought Tokyo Electron Ltd and other companies with bright profit outlooks with the earnings reporting season shifting into full gear. Toyota Motor Corp advanced

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China's benchmark share index dipped below a crucial support level on Wednesday, depressed by heavy losses in companies that had joined an unpopular programme to float non-traded state shares, including Minsheng Banking Corp. The Shanghai

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Interbank buy/sell rates for the taka against the dollar on Wednesday. 65.75 (previous 65.75). Call Money Rates: 5.00-12.00 percent (previous 5.00-12.00 percent). Copyright Reuters, 2005