Hong Kong shares were flat by midday on Tuesday, with strength in defensive sectors offsetting weakness in Chinese banking majors in a sign investors are opting for safety, expecting the euro zone debt debacle to worsen in the near term. The Macau gaming

Singapore's manufacturing output recovered at a faster than expected pace in May, data from the Economic Development Board showed Tuesday. Manufacturing output rose 6.6 percent in May from a year ago, reversing the prior month's 0.2 percent drop. The

China Knowledge quoted according to figures from the National Development and Reform Commission, China total logistics expense grew 12% YoY to CNY 3.4 trillion in the first five months of this year. The growth rate was 0.2 percentage points higher than

India's overnight cash rates fall to 8.05/8.10 percent versus 8.15/8.25 percent last close following cash inflows of Rs 112.88 billion from the RBI's open market operations on Friday. Traders say cash conditions have also improved as some of the advance

China’s stocks fell for a fifth day, the longest losing streak in six months, after HSBC Holdings Plc cut its China economic growth forecast and concern grew European leaders will fail to tame the region’s debt crisis. Yanzhou Coal Mining Co. (600188)

Hong Kong stocks inched up in early trade, climbing 0.09 percent, despite falls on Wall Street and in Europe amid worries over the eurozone debt crisis. The benchmark Hang Seng Index was up 17.03 points to 18,914.48 in the first few minutes of trad

The markets could drift lower in trade today tracking global cues. On the domestic front, the measures announced by the government on Monday to stem the rupee’s fall and boost sentiment had failed to meet market expectations. This, coupled with the F&O

Share prices on Bursa Malaysia remained bearish at mid-morning today with the benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) in negative territory. The FBM KLCI was down 1.93 points to 1,601.19 at 11.08am. Dealers said growing scepticism that the European

Brazil's consumer confidence deteriorated for the second consecutive month in June, data released by the Getulio Vargas Foundation showed Monday. The consumer confidence index dropped to 123.5 in June from 127.1 in May, which was lower than April's

Asian stocks fell for a fourth day on concern a meeting of European Union leaders this week will fail to tame the region’s debt crisis. BHP Billiton Ltd. (BHP), the world’s largest mining company, slid 1.2 percent as investors sold shares with earnings

Indian equity benchmarks remained in a narrow range around their previous closing values. The market seemed to be priced in weak global cues and yesterday's less than expected measures announced by the RBI. It may still be hoping that the government will

The BSE Sensex on Tuesday closed flat amid choppy trade ahead of the expiry of the June Futures and & Options series on Thursday. The 30-scrip index of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) closed at 16,906.58 points, up 0.14 per cent, or just 24.42 points,

China shares ended at a 23-week low as Asian stock markets were weighed down by investors' doubts about whether European leaders will take effective action against debt problems at a summit later this week. The China Shanghai Composite dropped 1.6% to