Higher
US: Wall St opens higher as growth stocks recover
WALL Street’s main indexes gained at the open on Wednesday (Mar 27) as chipmakers and growth stocks rebounded in light trading ahead of crucial economic data, commentary from the...
Singapore stocks close higher on Wednesday; STI up 0.6%
SINGAPORE stocks inched higher for the second consecutive day on Wednesday (Mar 27), as regional bourses ended mixed.The Straits Times Index (STI) rose 0.6 per cent or 18.38 points...
Europe: Shares end higher on financials boost; Rubis shimmers
EUROPE’S Stoxx 600 ended a choppy session at a record closing high on Tuesday, driven primarily by banks, while French liquid products distributor Rubis marked its best day in...
US: Wall St opens higher as chipmakers, megacap growth stocks rebound
WALL Street’s main indexes opened higher on Tuesday (Mar 26) as most megacap growth stocks and chipmakers advanced, while investors awaited more economic data in a holiday-shortened week to...
Oil settles higher as Russia orders output cuts, geopolitical tensions persist
OIL prices settled higher on Monday (Mar 25) as orders from the Russian government to curb oil output, and attacks on energy infrastructure in both Russia and Ukraine offset...
Sumitomo Life Insurance forecasts higher overseas earnings
SUMITOMO Life Insurance expects to hit a target of earning 100 billion yen (S$891 million) from overseas operations this fiscal year, helped by its acquisition of Singapore Life Holdings....
Bank mergers face higher hurdle for FDIC approval under plan
US BANKS would have to clear steeper regulatory hurdles to merge with another lender under a plan by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp (FDIC). The FDIC on Thursday (Mar...
Higher CPO prices, low stockpiles only a brief reprieve for regional palm oil stocks
THE mini rally in palm oil prices and current low stockpiles have given regional palm oil companies some respite in light of the broader volatility-ridden agri commodities sector, but...
