Singapore shares extended gains from the previous day to the highest in about one-and-a-half months, led by energy, water and marine group Sembcorp Industries which gained as much as 2.8 percent.
The Straits Times Index rose as much as 1 percent to 2,869.29 points, the strongest level since May 16. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan added 0.3 percent.
The top traded stock by both value and volume in the Singapore market was motor vehicle firm Tan Chong International after 158.6 million shares were transacted at S$2.60 in a block deal. Tan Chong shares jumped 16 percent to S$2.20.
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Gold price opens lower in Hong Kong
The gold price in Hong Kong went down 180 HK dollars to open at 12,720 HK dollars per tael on Thursday, according to the Chinese Gold and Silver Exchange Society.
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Market Cap Indices Turn Red at Qatar Exchange
The QE index spending almost the entire session below the break even line witnessed a bearish trend on Thursday 23rd May 2013. The index dropping 37.28 points or 0.41 percent reached at 9,048.62 leve
Small Cap and Large Cap Push ADX Index Lower
The ADX General Index sustained its downward march and finished the session with a decline of 1.23 percent on Thursday 23rd May 2013 . The index dropped 43.02 points, closing at 3,460.36.
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WEF to focus on challenges
Leaders from the Middle East and North Africa in business, economics and politics will focus on the aftermath of the Arab Spring as they gather for the World Economic Forum in Jordan this weekend.