Friday, March 12th, 2010

Singapore shares hit new highs on institutional buying – UPDATEForbes, NY - 36 minutes agoThe Hong Kong market is closed today for a public holiday. Chinese stocks listed on the Singapore Exchange climbed as China started allowing its citizens to …

Taipei shares outlook – Higher on follow-through interest …Forbes, NY - 28 minutes ago… some profit-taking and technical pressure cannot be ruled out later in the day. The Hong Kong and Shanghai bourses are shut today for China's National Day.

Global mutual funds head for emerging hotspotsEconomic Times, India - 52 minutes agoMost fund managers are placing their bets on stocks listed on high-return emerging markets like Mexico, Brazil, Hong Kong, Poland and Korea. …

Bain Capital shells out $2.2B for 3ComeChannelLine, Canada - 42 minutes agoCitigroup Global Markets Asia Limited, UBS AG, The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, ABN AMRO Bank NV and Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited …

US rate-cut optimism propels Asia higherTaipei Times, Taiwan - 39 minutes agoShare prices closed at yet another record high as China stocks drew strong interest in late trading, helping the market finish the third quarter on a strong …