TAIPEI (AFP) - - Taiwan plans to restrict Chinese stock investment in strategic sectors, as it seeks to keep control of its economy amid rapidly growing ties with the mainland, local media said Monday. More »
TAIPEI (AFP) - - Taiwan plans to restrict Chinese stock investment in strategic sectors, as it seeks to keep control of its economy amid rapidly growing ties with the mainland, local media said Monday. More »
* Absence of a bond auction this week supports prices
* Rupee gains boosted by the dollar's fall versus majors
MUMBAI, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Indian shares rose 0.4 percent early trade on Monday, led by gains in Reliance Industries <RELI.BO> that made an offer to buy controlling interest in U.S.-based bankrupt petrochemicals company LyondellBasell Industries. [ID:nN21473364]
* Q3 GDP shows second quarterly growth after recession
MUMBAI, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Leading Indian outsourcers such as Tata Consultancy <TCS.BO>, Infosys <INFY.BO> and Wipro <WIPR.BO> stand to gain contracts worth about $1 billion in the next one or two years as U.S. banks emerge from the troubled asset relief programme, the Economic Times reported on Monday.
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's defense ministry is moving toward selecting Lockheed Martin Corp's <LMT.N> F-35 jet as the mainstay of its next-generation fighter force, Kyodo news agency reported on Monday, citing ministry sources.
* NPS gets investment proposal for Sydney building -official
WELLINGTON, Nov 23 (Reuters) - New Zealand consumers' confidence eased for the first time in five months in November, but most expressed optimism about future conditions, a survey showed on Monday.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Malaysia will sell 3 billion ringgit ($886.5 million) of government bonds on Nov. 30, the central bank said late on Friday.
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SEOUL, Nov 23 (Reuters) - The South Korean won was little changed on Monday, with positive trade data and a new foreign construction order offset by investors' preference for safe assets such as the dollar.
* KOSPI rangebound; foreign buying continues
SEOUL, Nov 23 (Reuters) - South Korean government bonds fell early on Monday after a state-run research agency called on the authorities to gradually exit from emergency policy measures on a robust growth outlook for next year.
SYDNEY, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Sales of new motor vehicles in Australia rose 3.7 percent in October from the previous month, a show of consumer resilience that could bode well for retail spending.
TOKYO - Japanese financial markets were closed Monday due to a public holiday.
SEOUL, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Seoul shares rose on Monday as foreign investors continued buying into a fifth consecutive session, with KEB <004940.KS> gaining on strengthening hopes for Hana Financial's <086790.KS> interest in the bank.
NEW DELHI, NOV. (Reuters) - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Sunday there was no substitute to the U.S. dollar for replacement as the global reserve currency.
NEW DELHI, NOV. 22 (Reuters) - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Sunday there was no substitute to the U.S. dollar for replacement as the global reserve currency.
BAGHDAD, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Executives from a consortium led by Japan's Nippon Oil Corp <5001.T> met officials from the Iraqi Oil Ministry on Sunday to iron out an $8 billion deal to develop the Nassiriya oilfield, an Iraqi official said.