Archive for the December 30, 2005
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Sales of existing US homes fell 1.7 percent in November to a 6.97 million unit annual rate as inventories climbed, indicating a rally in the US housing market has begun to wane, a trade group
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Taiwan stocks hit a 20-month high on Thursday, led by flat panel makers such as Chi Mei Optoelectronics Corp on optimism that demand for LCD TVs would continue to be strong next year. Adding to
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China's shares ended at their highest level in more than three months on Thursday after materials firms rallied on news that Morgan Stanley had agreed to invest in the country's top cement maker, Anhui Conch.
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Hong Kong stocks retreated from earlier gains to end lower on Thursday as investors took profits on some Chinese stocks following their recent strength. The benchmark Hang Seng index, which opened 0.30 percent higher, finished
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US stocks edged higher on Wednesday as a jump in crude oil prices boosted Exxon Mobil Corp and the energy sector, while an index showed consumer confidence rose to a four-month high. The slightly higher
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US Treasury debt prices trickled lower in thin trade on Wednesday as a two-week rally that had taken benchmark yields to two-month lows appeared to run out of steam. In the process, benchmark 10-year notes
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US Treasury debt prices trickled lower in thin trade on Wednesday as a two-week rally that had taken benchmark yields to two-month lows appeared to run out of steam. In the process, benchmark 10-year notes
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Indian share prices rose 0.71 percent on Thursday, putting in another strong performance on the back of sustained foreign fund buying in leading benchmark index companies, dealers said. The Mumbai stock exchange's 30-share Sensex was
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Singapore share prices closed 0.32 percent higher on Thursday as investors snapped up select blue chips on hopes of a year-end rally, dealers said. They said oil and gas plays helped move the index higher
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Philippines share prices closed 1.39 percent higher on Thursday, finishing the year on a positive note on the back of investor window-dressing, dealers said. They said that after two days of successive declines, a bounce
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