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Singapore The FTSE Straits Times Index (STI) ended -61.20 points lower or -1.77% lower to 3,393.17, taking the year-to-date performance to +7.14%. The FTSE ST Mid Cap Index declined -2.89% while the FTSE ST Small Cap Index declined -3.00%. The top active stocks were ComfortDelgro (-11.70%), DBS (-0.75%), Singtel (-2.22%), GLP (-3.05%), and UOB (-0.69%). [...]
Samsung PINK:SSNLF sold 10-M Galaxy S4s in less than 1 month
Samsung PINK:SSNLF sold 10-M Galaxy S4s in less than 1 month AAPL Samsung Electronics, the world’s largest smartphone maker, said Thursday that it has sold more than 10-M units of Galaxy S4, the latest flagship smartphone model, in less than a month since its debut. Global sales of the Galaxy S4 smartphone surpassed the 10-M [...]
Tokyo Stocks Back to Reality
Tokyo Stocks Back to Reality Tokyo share prices plunged more than seven percent Thursday on record volumes as investors rushed to take profit following weak Chinese data and after months of climbing. The Nikkei 225 index at the Tokyo Stock Exchange closed down 7.32 percent, or 1,143.28 points, to 14,483.98, while the Topix index of [...]
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Australian resource investment at record levels
Australian resource investment at record levels Australia’s total amount of resource investment remains at record levels, Resources and Energy Minister Gary Gray said in a statement Thursday. According to him, the investment has increased 1,200% since Y 2003 to A$268-M (US$262.59) . Although the number of resource projects in Australia has declined during the past [...]
Ford NYSE:F to Shut Australia
Ford NYSE:F to Shut Australia GM, TM Ford NYSE:F said it would stop producing cars in Australia in Y 2016, foreshadowing hefty job losses in a setback for a government that has invested heavily in propping up the country’s automobile industry. The US company said it would end more than 90 yrs of car production [...]
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ASEAN Stock Exchange Preview Indonesia Indonesian private equity company, Saratoga Capital, will have two of its units go public this year — Saratoga Investama Sedaya and Mitra Pinasthika Mustika. SIS, an Indonesian private equity fund, said in a press statement on Wednesday that it would not expand its investment portfolio into different sectors. Co-founded by [...]
AirAsia Profits Fall
AirAsia Profits Fall Technical Outlook Short Term: Overbought Intermediate Term: Bullish Long Term: Bullish AirAsia is currently 8.2% above its 200-period moving average and is in an upward trend. Volatility is Our volume indicators reflect volume flowing into and out of AIRA.KL at a relatively equal pace (neutral). Our trend forecasting oscillators are currently bullish [...]
Australia’s Mining Magnates Lose A$11-B as Commodities Fade
Australia’s Mining Magnates Lose A$11-B as Commodities Fade Hardest hit is the richest Australian of all time, mining heiress Gina Rinehart, with slumping iron-ore prices paring more than A$7-B from her net worth. Ms. Rinehart’s wealth has tumbled 25% to A$22.0-B from last year, according to the BRW Rich 200, a list compiled by Fairfax [...]
Thai edible insect farming creates US$30-M income per year
Thai edible insect farming creates US$30-M income per year The farming production of edible insects in Thailand generates approximately US$30-M in income per year, revealed the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Tuesday. Currently, there are approximately 20,000 registered Cricket farms, mainly in the Northeast region, according to the book entitled “6-legged [...]
ASEAN Stock Exchange Preview
ASEAN Stock Exchange Preview Singapore The FTSE Straits Times Index (STI) ended -10.33 points lower or -0.30% lower to 3,443.90, taking the year-to-date performance to +8.74%. The FTSE ST Mid Cap Index declined -0.27% while the FTSE ST Small Cap Index declined -0.18%. The top active stocks were Kep REIT (-2.49%), Singtel (-2.21%), UOB (-0.45%), [...]
Australian Dollar Reflects Weak Global Economy
RBA Says Mining Slowdown Drove Rate Cut BHP Australia’s central bank cut its benchmark interest rate to record lows at the beginning of May to give the resource rich economy a jolt as a rapid cooling in mining investment and a high Australian Dollar slowed growth and eroded business confidence. Tame inflation readings and the [...]
USD/JPY Headed Under 100
USD/JPY Headed Under 100 USD/JPY intraday: under pressure. Pivot: 102.90. Our preference: SHORT positions below 102.9 with targets @ 102.05 & 101.85. Alternative scenario: The upside penetration of 102.9 will call for 103.3 & 103.7. Comment: Monday’s bearish gap maintains a downside pressure. Opinion published is an intraday view. Green Lines Represent Resistance | Red [...]
ASEAN Stock Exchange Preview
Singapore The FTSE Straits Times Index (STI) ended +4.93 points higher or +0.14% higher to 3,454.23, taking the year-to-date performance to +9.07%. The FTSE ST Mid Cap Index gained +0.18% while the FTSE ST Small Cap Index gained +0.53%. The top active stocks were JSH 500US$ (-1.62%), Singtel (+1.24%), Kep Corp (+1.28%), DBS (+0.29%), and [...]
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