Top News Australia shares end flat as rally pauses ahead of earnings SYDNEY : Australian shares finished flat on Tuesday, pausing near the 5,000 mark as investors awaited a slew of cor Published 12 Feb, 2013 07:26am
Top News India IT sector exports to grow 12-14pc in FY14: Nasscom MUMBAI: Exports from India's IT outsourcing sector are expected to grow between 12 and 14 percent in the fiscal year s Published 12 Feb, 2013 07:17am
Top News Yen off lows vs dlr, Asian shares ease in subdued trade TOKYO: The yen recovered from lows against the dollar and Tokyo stocks jumped closer to a 33-month high on Tuesday aft Published 12 Feb, 2013 07:14am
World US intelligence agencies evaluating North Korea ‘seismic event’ WASHINGTON: US intelligence agencies are aware of a ‘seismic event,’ which North Korea has claimed was a nuclear test, Published 12 Feb, 2013 07:11am
Markets Kumba year earnings fall in line with expectations JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's Kumba Iron Ore, a unit of global mining company Anglo American, on Tuesday posted a 28 pe Published 12 Feb, 2013 07:10am
World Russia condemns North Korean nuclear test MOSCOW: Russia ‘decisively condemned’ North Korea's nuclear test on Tuesday as a violation of Pyongyang's internationa Published 12 Feb, 2013 06:52am
Top News Britain's Hague 'strongly' condemns North Korean nuclear test LONDON: British Foreign Secretary William Hague ‘strongly’ condemned the North Korean nuclear test on Tuesday and said Published 12 Feb, 2013 06:52am
Top News Magnitude of North Korea seismic event bigger than in 2009 test: CTBTO VIENNA: The magnitude of an unusual seismic event in North Korea was 4.9 on the Richter scale, an international nuclea Published 12 Feb, 2013 06:46am
Markets Australia nudges up wheat estimate after crop avoids heat damage SYDNEY: Australia, the world's second-largest wheat exporter, raised its production estimate for the current marketing Published 12 Feb, 2013 06:36am
Top News Norway's DNO Q4 net profit surges above expectations OSLO: Norwegian oil company DNO posted a fourth-quarter net profit well above forecasts on Tuesday and said it aimed t Published 12 Feb, 2013 06:36am
Top News Euro rebounds on Weidmann comment; yen plunges NEW YORK: The euro rallied from nearly three-week lows against the dollar on Monday after a European Central Bank poli Published 12 Feb, 2013 06:33am
Markets Seoul shares tread water in thin trade; Samsung Elec gains SEOUL: Seoul shares traded nearly flat on Tuesday morning as nvestors awaited events such as the US President's State Published 12 Feb, 2013 06:31am
World Seismic activity detected in North Korea: USGS SEOUL: Seismic activity has been detected in North Korea with an earthquake measuring 4.9 registered by the US Geologi Published 12 Feb, 2013 06:26am
Top News Gold falls to 1-month low, Tokyo pulls back from record SINGAPORE: Gold extended losses to hit its weakest in more than a month on Tuesday as the Lunar New Year break in Asia Published 12 Feb, 2013 05:19am
Markets Yen nurses losses after drop on Treasury official comment TOKYO: The yen wallowed close to recent lows in Asian trading on Tuesday after a US Treasury official implied toleranc Published 12 Feb, 2013 05:19am
Top News Nikkei jumps 2.4pc on weak yen; financials, exporters lead TOKYO: Japan's Nikkei share average climbed 2.4 percent on Tuesday, boosted by financials and exporters as the yen wea Published 12 Feb, 2013 05:09am
Top News Aussie & kiwi dlrs resume yen rise, wallow near lows on USD WELLINGTON/ SYDNEY: The Australian and New Zealand dollars resumed their climb against a soggy yen on Tuesday after a Published 12 Feb, 2013 05:02am
Markets Copper steady in holiday-thinned trade, China outlook supports SINGAPORE: London copper was stuck in a holding pattern on Tuesday with traders reluctant to take big positions due to Published 12 Feb, 2013 05:02am
Top News Brent stays above $118, North Korea seismic activity in focus TOKYO: Brent crude futures rose to stay above $118 a barrel on Tuesday in thin trade due to Lunar New Year holidays in Published 12 Feb, 2013 05:02am
Top News Brent stays above $118, North Korea seismic activity in focus TOKYO: Brent crude futures rose to stay above $118 a barrel on Tuesday in thin trade due to Lunar New Year holidays in Published 12 Feb, 2013 05:02am