The session was marked by caution in the wake of violent clashes between pro and anti-government demonstrators in Egypt, as well as sluggish overnight leads from Wall Street. Markets in China, Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Vietnam were shut for the Lunar New Year holidays. Japan's Nikkei Stock Average fell 0.3%. Weak third-quarter earnings hit Panasonic Corp. and Ricoh Co. which fell 3.2% and 9.9%, respectively. Consumer lender Acom Co. also dropped 6.8% on sluggish third-quarter earnings.
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Another good year for capital raising
KUCHING: OSK Investment Bank Bhd (OSK Investment) expects 2011 to be another good year for capital-raising through the equity market. In a recent online interview with The Borneo Post, the group’s director and head of equity capital markets, Gan Kim Khoon shared his views revealing that 2010 saw a total of 29 new listings which raised about RM23 billion from the market. Read More...
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Oil prices are high enough to “derail” the global economic recovery, Fatih Birol of the International Energy Agency said this week. Saudi Arabian Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi said last week prices nearer $75 would be “appropriate.” Goldman Sachs Group Inc. says the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries has already raised output. Read More...
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