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BANGKOK, May 7- Following is some company-related and market news that could affect the local market. SE ASIA STOCKS-Mostly up; Malaysia at record high after election. >Political risk box on Thailand.
JAKARTA, May 7- Following is some company-related and market news that could have an impact on the local market. ,an Indonesian car rental provider, booked a net profit of 22.3 billion rupiah in the first quarter, up 355 percent from 4.7 billion rupiah a year earlier, driven by revenues that grew 49 percent to 239.4 billion rupiah.
TAIPEI, May 7- Taiwan stocks rose 0.1 percent on Tuesday, but smartphone maker HTC. The Taiwan dollar climbed T $0.052 to stand at T $29.547 to the U.S. dollar. ASIA-PACIFIC STOCK MARKET REPORTS: Japan..........
SE ASIA STOCKS-Mostly up; Malaysia at record high after election STOCKS TO WATCH-- DYNAMIC COLOURS LTD, INTRACO LTD- Intraco Ltd. ,a trading company that owns 39.48 percent of Dynamic Colours, has made a mandatory conditional cash offer for all of DCL's issued ordinary shares at S $0.185 per share.
SYDNEY, May 7- Australian shares slipped 0.1 percent on Tuesday as investors remained cautious ahead of a central bank rate meeting later in the day and as financials dragged on the market, but strength in metals prices helped limit losses.
TAIPEI, May 7- Following are news items and media reports that may affect the Taiwan stock market. -Taiwan's cabinet is likely to raise the limit for China's QDII to invest in Taiwan stocks by an unidentified amount from $1 billion currently. For the most recent Taiwan stock report, click on.
Following is a list of events in Malaysia as well as news company-related and market news which could have an influence on the local market. WHAT IS HAPPENING IN MALAYSIA, IN TIMES LOCAL FOLLOWED BY GMT:. *Telekom Malaysia Bhd holds AGM at TM Convention Centre, Menara TM, Jalan Pantai Baru, Kuala Lumpur at 1000 am.
SYDNEY, May 7- Australian shares are set to open firmer on Tuesday after Wall Street closed at another record high and metals prices gained, although investors may be cautious ahead of a central bank rate setting meeting.
WASHINGTON, May 6- China is using state-sponsored industrial and economic espionage to acquire technology fueling its fast-paced military modernization program and cut its reliance on foreign arms makers, the Pentagon said on Monday.
NEW YORK, May 6- The World Health Organization's ability to police the new strain of bird flu that has killed 27 people in China is being jeopardized by budget cuts, according to a top U.S. official. Thomas Frieden, director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, told the Reuters Health Summit in New York on Monday.
*Copper refiners gain, tracking strength in metal. MUMBAI, May 6- Indian shares rose on Monday to close near a three-month high hit on Thursday, led by gains in stocks beaten down earlier, such as Tata Consultancy Services. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan.
SINGAPORE, May 6- More spot supply emerged from Taiwan and India, adding to already abundant supply from South Korea and Japan and pushing margins down to a three-day low on Monday. Taiwan's CPC Corp has sold 300,000 barrels of jet fuel for June loading to an unidentified buyer between a slight discount and parity to Singapore quotes, industry sources said.
TAIPEI, May 6- The table below shows the daily net trading in Taiwan stocks by three major categories of institutional investors, in millions of Taiwan dollars. A negative figure indicates net selling.
TAIPEI, May 6- Taiwan's foreign exchange reserves stood at $405.19 billion at end-April, the central bank said on Monday. Taiwan's reserves are the world's fourth-largest after China, Japan and Russia.
SEOUL, May 6- South Korea's benchmark index slipped 0.2 percent on Monday as a stronger won and profit-taking dragged auto and tech shares lower, but analysts said they expected a rebound soon as valuations remained low. lost 1.5 percent and Kia Motors shed 1.4 percent.
TAIPEI, May 6- Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC Corp. posted a 37 percent fall in April sales from a year earlier. >Nokia says awarded injunction against HTC One.
SYDNEY, May 6- Australian shares rose 0.5 percent on Monday, buoyed by Wall Street's record highs after a surprisingly robust U.S. jobs report, but weak Chinese data and caution ahead of the central bank's board meeting capped gains. Mirabela Nickel climbed 50 percent to A $0.165 reversing a near-uninterrupted decline since early February.
SYDNEY, May 6- Australian shares rose 0.5 percent on Monday, buoyed by Wall Street's record highs after a surprisingly robust U.S. jobs report, but weak Chinese data and caution ahead of the Australian central bank's board meeting capped gains.
TAIPEI/ SINGAPORE, May 05 Fitch Ratings has assigned Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A., Taipei Branch National ratings of Long-Term' AA-' and Short-Term' F1+'. BBVA Taipei's ratings and Outlook are in line with those of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, of which BBVA Taipei is a branch and part of the same legal entity.
*China April exports seen up 10.3 pct y/y. *China April imports seen up 13.9 pct y/y. "Recent data including Korea's exports data and global leading indicators have been indicating weaker external demand growth momentum," said Yu Song, China economist at Goldman Sachs, in a note to clients.