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Roundup: HK stocks end 0.54 % lower

Roundup: HK stocks end 0.54 % lower

Hong Kong stocks fell 126.66 points, or 0.54 percent, to close at 23,366.37 on Tuesday.

Singapore stocks close 0.30 % lower

Singapore stocks close 0.30 % lower

Singapore stocks finished lower on Tuesday, with the benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) down 10. 33 points, or 0.30 percent, to close at 3,443.90.

Gold price closes higher in Hong Kong

Gold price closes higher in Hong Kong

The gold price in Hong Kong moved up 320 HK dollars to close at 12,930 HK dollars per tael on Tuesday, according to the Chinese Gold and Silver Exchange Society.

Singapore stocks close 0.14 pct higher

Singapore stocks close 0.14 pct higher

Singapore stocks finished higher on Monday, with the benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) up 4.93 points, or 0.14 percent, to close at 3,454.23.

Chicago corn, soybeans rise while wheat falls

Chicago corn, soybeans rise while wheat falls

Chicago agricultural commodity futures were traded mixed Friday, with corn and soybeans prices up while the wheat price down on weather concerns.

Oil prices rise on encouraging economic data

Oil prices rise on encouraging economic data

Oil prices extended rally Friday on upbeat US economic data as well as positive performance in US commodity markets.

NZ eyes expanding trade links with US

NZ eyes expanding trade links with US

New Zealand trade minister Tim Groser will travel to Washington on Saturday to help forge links for exporters and discuss with US officials progress on the controversial Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade agreement.

Extreme poverty rate in Bolivia down to 20 percent

Extreme poverty rate in Bolivia down to 20 percent

The Bolivian government said Thursday the country’s extreme poverty rate has fallen to 20 percent of the total population, as more people continued to benefit from an extended pension program.

Funding boosts New Zealand’s frontline military capability: defense minister

Funding boosts New Zealand’s frontline military capability: defense minister

Increases to the New Zealand Defense Force (NZDF) budget and cost savings are helping to improve military capability across all three services, Defense Minister Jonathan Coleman said Friday.

Singapore stocks close flat

Singapore stocks close flat

Singapore stocks finished almost flat on Friday with the benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) down 2.98 points, or 0.09 percent, to close at 3,449.30.