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Portfolios are being reshaped with equities in the country’s online giants sidestepped, while shares in solar energy firms and chipmakers are preferred
India will have a bumper crop of IPOs this month with the largest offering from digital payments and e-commerce company Paytm.
Investors were in cautious mood on Tuesday with the Federal Reserve poised to begin rolling back the cash support it has given the pandemic-hit US economy, and Covid resurfacing in China
Investors may "become pawns, or even financial hostages, in the fight between China and the US,'' says Enodo Economics analyst Fraser Howie.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida secured a healthy majority in Japan’s weekend poll encouraging hopes of a new spending push but China’s slowdown hauled back the Hang Seng
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's Liberal Democratic Party lost seats in the election, but the LDP still retains a parliamentary majority. The result was cheered by investors.
Hong Kong and Shanghai markets got some support after news that troubled property giant China Evergrande had made an overdue interest payment, but other markets were subdued on Friday.
Bonds surge to seven times the intended level. Economists say the RBA could drop yield targeting programme on Tuesday, when monetary policy board is due to meet.
State Council move applies to corporate income tax and domestic value-added tax, domestic consumption tax and other levies.
Group makes offer for all the shares of SPH via a scheme of arrangement and at S$2.10 per share in cash.
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