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Print - 2004-10-05
Thai rubber up

Thai rubber up

Thai rubber futures closed higher on Monday as players bought contracts on concerns about tight supply due to rain, brokers said. Overall volume surged as 120 contracts of ribbed smoked sheet number three (RSS3) were traded compared to 23 on Friday.
Published 05 Oct, 2004 12:00am
Oil eases on Nigeria peace pact but stays near $50

Oil eases on Nigeria peace pact but stays near $50

Oil prices slipped slightly on Monday after a threat to Nigerian crude flows receded, but lingering concerns of a possible severe disruption to supplies ahead of winter held the market close to $50 a barrel.
Published 05 Oct, 2004 12:00am
Tokyo rubber mostly up, eyes on oil and China

Tokyo rubber mostly up, eyes on oil and China

Most Tokyo rubber futures contracts settled firmer on Monday on buying inspired by a weaker yen, although the benchmark contract was shy of testing the upside as a rally in the oil market took a breather, brokers said.
Published 05 Oct, 2004 12:00am
Asian gold down on dollar, oils; reacts little to IMF

Asian gold down on dollar, oils; reacts little to IMF

Spot gold drifted lower in Asia on Monday on the dollar's slight recovery and falls in oil prices, while markets showed little reaction to a suggestion to revile the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) massive gold holdings.
Published 05 Oct, 2004 12:00am
Abidjan cocoa exports up

Abidjan cocoa exports up

Cocoa beans declared for export by shippers at Ivory Coast's main port of Abidjan since the start of the 2003/04 (October-September) season reached 855,477 tonnes by September 26, official data showed on Monday.
Published 05 Oct, 2004 12:00am
Ukraine raises sunseed prices

Ukraine raises sunseed prices

Ukraine is raising indicative sunflower seed export prices to $295 per tonne in October from $245 per tonne in September, the Economy Ministry said on Monday.
Published 05 Oct, 2004 12:00am
Malaysian palm oil off two-week high

Malaysian palm oil off two-week high

Malaysia's crude palm oil futures touched a two-week high on Monday before profit taking erased some of the gains.
Published 05 Oct, 2004 12:00am
Russia to privatise metals giant MMK this year

Russia to privatise metals giant MMK this year

The Russian government has decided to sell its 17.8 percent stake in steel giant Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK) before the end of this year, Itar-Tass news agency reported on Monday.
Published 05 Oct, 2004 12:00am
PeopleSoft sees quarterly revenue above estimates

PeopleSoft sees quarterly revenue above estimates

PeopleSoft Inc, fresh from firing its chief executive amid a hostile take-over bid from Oracle Corp on Monday said quarterly revenue would exceed Wall Street's expectations, helped by an increase in customers making larger orders for its business software
Published 05 Oct, 2004 12:00am
PeopleSoft sees quarterly revenue above estimates

PeopleSoft sees quarterly revenue above estimates

PeopleSoft Inc, fresh from firing its chief executive amid a hostile take-over bid from Oracle Corp on Monday said quarterly revenue would exceed Wall Street's expectations, helped by an increase in customers making larger orders for its business software
Published 05 Oct, 2004 12:00am
Siebel sees revenue beating estimates

Siebel sees revenue beating estimates

Business software maker Siebel Systems Inc on Monday said third-quarter revenue would beat Wall Street estimates, sending its shares up 17 percent in pre-market trade.
Published 05 Oct, 2004 12:00am
Siebel sees revenue beating estimates

Siebel sees revenue beating estimates

Business software maker Siebel Systems Inc on Monday said third-quarter revenue would beat Wall Street estimates, sending its shares up 17 percent in pre-market trade.
Published 05 Oct, 2004 12:00am
South Africa's new vehicle sales surge to September record

South Africa's new vehicle sales surge to September record

South Africa's new vehicle sales reached an all-time peak for September, powered by fleet buying, setting the scene for the industry to record its highest full-year volume in 20 years, officials said on Monday.
Published 05 Oct, 2004 12:00am
Air China takes stake in Hong Kong's CNAC

Air China takes stake in Hong Kong's CNAC

Air China, which is preparing for a stock exchange listing, will hold 69 percent of Hong Kong-listed China National Aviation Co Ltd (CNAC), the Hong Kong firm said on Monday.
Published 05 Oct, 2004 12:00am
Air China takes stake in Hong Kong's CNAC

Air China takes stake in Hong Kong's CNAC

Air China, which is preparing for a stock exchange listing, will hold 69 percent of Hong Kong-listed China National Aviation Co Ltd (CNAC), the Hong Kong firm said on Monday.
Published 05 Oct, 2004 12:00am
Shams elected APSA chief

Shams elected APSA chief

Sohail Shams has been elected Chairman and Mumtaz Subzwari Vice-Chairman of All Pakistan Shipping Association (APSA) for 2004-05.
Published 05 Oct, 2004 12:00am
Russian oil production hits new post-Soviet high

Russian oil production hits new post-Soviet high

Russian oil output hit a new post-Soviet high of 9.42 million barrels per day in September as continued output rises by most companies compensated for flat production at oil major Yukos.
Published 05 Oct, 2004 12:00am
Freddie to shut broker-dealer unit

Freddie to shut broker-dealer unit

Freddie Mac, the No 2 US mortgage finance company, on Monday said it will shutter its broker-dealer business unit in a step back from the US multi-trillion-dollar mortgage bond market.
Published 05 Oct, 2004 12:00am
US economic growth seen robust, but slower in 2005

US economic growth seen robust, but slower in 2005

US economic growth should slow over the coming year as consumers cut back on spending but improved business confidence should help beef up hiring, a wide-ranging survey of forecasters found.
Published 05 Oct, 2004 12:00am
Mandelson confident of EU case in Boeing, Airbus row

Mandelson confident of EU case in Boeing, Airbus row

Incoming European Union trade chief Peter Mandelson said on Monday he was confident the EU would have a strong counter-case if the United States brought a claim to the World Trade Organisation over aircraft subsidies.
Published 05 Oct, 2004 12:00am
US top court lets stand Visa, MasterCard ruling

US top court lets stand Visa, MasterCard ruling

The Supreme Court on Monday let stand a ruling that the Visa and MasterCard credit card associations violated federal antitrust law by barring their member banks from issuing credit and charge cards on the rival American Express and Discover Card networks
Published 05 Oct, 2004 12:00am
US factory orders dip as aircraft dive

US factory orders dip as aircraft dive

New orders at US factories fell unexpectedly in August after a sharp drop in demand for civilian aircraft, government data showed on Monday. But excluding transport, the data showed reasonable strength.
Published 05 Oct, 2004 12:00am
German jobless up 27,000

German jobless up 27,000

German unemployment adjusted for seasonal factors rose by a bigger-than-expected 27,000 in September, a source with knowledge of official data due to be released on Tuesday told Reuters.
Published 05 Oct, 2004 12:00am
Bush signs tax cut

Bush signs tax cut

US President George W. Bush on Monday signed into law a 146-billion-dollar tax cut bill in this up-for-grabs state, one month before the hotly-contested election that pits him against Democrat John Kerry.
Published 05 Oct, 2004 12:00am
Judge challenges EU position on Microsoft

Judge challenges EU position on Microsoft

A top European Union judge challenged the EU executive's reasoning in its antitrust court battle with Microsoft Corp on Friday, questioning why it opposed the US software giant's setting industry standards.
Published 05 Oct, 2004 12:00am
Eurozone retail sales fall, producer inflation up

Eurozone retail sales fall, producer inflation up

Eurozone retail sales were far weaker than expected in August as producer prices rose at their fastest annual rate since May 2001, Eurostat data showed on Monday.
Published 05 Oct, 2004 12:00am
BP relies on Russia for higher third quarter production

BP relies on Russia for higher third quarter production

BP Plc's oil and gas production rose 11 percent on the year in the third quarter but analysts expect strong earnings for the quarter to be mainly due to runaway oil prices rather than BP's record in finding oil.
Published 05 Oct, 2004 12:00am
Despite booming economy, no concrete move on debt relief

Despite booming economy, no concrete move on debt relief

Senior finance officials on Sunday hailed a robust global economic recovery, albeit one threatened by surging oil prices, but made little headway pushing China toward currency reform and took no firm steps to ease the debt of the world's poorest nations.
Published 05 Oct, 2004 12:00am
Malaysia chalks up strong trade surplus

Malaysia chalks up strong trade surplus

Malaysia in August chalked up its 82nd consecutive trade surplus and its highest since December 1999 with a total of 8.06 billion ringgit (2.12 billion dollars), the trade ministry said Monday.
Published 05 Oct, 2004 12:00am
Iran to redraft economic reform plan

Iran to redraft economic reform plan

Iran's reformist government said on Monday it would draft a revised plan for development of the economy after conservative parliamentarians in August voted down key sections of an earlier blueprint.
Published 05 Oct, 2004 12:00am
Bangladesh's Western-style mall opens

Bangladesh's Western-style mall opens

Bangladesh's first shopping and entertainment mall attracted huge crowds when it opened Monday seeking to serve a burgeoning, cash-rich middle class in one of the world's poorest countries.
Published 05 Oct, 2004 12:00am
Taiwan stocks surge on banks and Wall Street

Taiwan stocks surge on banks and Wall Street

Taiwan stocks jumped 2.23 percent to end at a 4-month high on Monday, as banks like Chang Hwa continued to benefit from a local interest rate hike and sharp gains in US stocks fuelled broad buying.
Published 05 Oct, 2004 12:00am
Frankfurt stock exchange to change rules

Frankfurt stock exchange to change rules

Deutsche Boerse, the company that operates the Frankfurt stock exchange, said Monday it would chang the rules for calculating the daily opening levels of its various indices later this month.
Published 05 Oct, 2004 12:00am
Jakarta shares jump on cabinet hopes

Jakarta shares jump on cabinet hopes

Jakarta stocks ended at fresh closing highs on Monday, powered by expectations Indonesia's incoming president will appoint a strong cabinet.
Published 05 Oct, 2004 12:00am
Indian shares near six-month high

Indian shares near six-month high

India's key share index leapt to a five-and-a-half-month high on Monday on optimism about corporate profits and expectations of rising foreign investment in an economy which grew 7.4 percent last quarter.
Published 05 Oct, 2004 12:00am
Seoul shares soar to five-month high on strong techs

Seoul shares soar to five-month high on strong techs

South Korean shares jumped more than 4 percent to their highest close in over five months on Monday, with technology stocks shooting up following a surge in their US peers and banking shares gaining on earnings optimism.
Published 05 Oct, 2004 12:00am
Australian stocks set new peak

Australian stocks set new peak

Australian stocks set a new peak on Monday after strong oil and metal prices sent BHP Billiton to a record high, while a healthy economic outlook lifted banks and media group News Corp.
Published 05 Oct, 2004 12:00am
Malaysian shares rally on foreign buys

Malaysian shares rally on foreign buys

Malaysian shares ended at its highest in nearly two-weeks on Monday, as foreign investors bought blue chips like power firm Tenaga Nasional Bhd and phone firm Telekom Malaysia Bhd.
Published 05 Oct, 2004 12:00am
Thai stocks finish firmer as funds buoy mood

Thai stocks finish firmer as funds buoy mood

Thai stocks rose 2.7 percent to their highest close in more than five months on Monday as gains on Asia stocks and the imminent launch of long-term mutual funds buoyed optimism and triggered buying of blue chips.
Published 05 Oct, 2004 12:00am
New Zealand shares up

New Zealand shares up

The New Zealand share market closed on a high on Monday for the seventh consecutive session, in patchy trading by cash-rich investors.
Published 05 Oct, 2004 12:00am
Sri Lankan stocks climb

Sri Lankan stocks climb

Sri Lankan stocks rose slightly on Monday on select retail buying in small counters including hotel shares, brokers said.
Published 05 Oct, 2004 12:00am
Nikkei ends up 2.68 percent, powered by techs

Nikkei ends up 2.68 percent, powered by techs

Tokyo's Nikkei ended up 2.68 percent on Monday, its biggest one-day rise in four months, as semiconductor-related stocks such as Advantest Corp mirrored a rally by their US peers while banks and brokerages extended recent gains.
Published 05 Oct, 2004 12:00am
Indian rupee higher for third day

Indian rupee higher for third day

The Indian rupee recovered to close higher for a third straight session on Monday, helped by dollar inflows which had bunched up over the weekend and a stock market rally which could attracted more foreign investors.
Published 05 Oct, 2004 12:00am
Australian dollar weakens on USD rebound

Australian dollar weakens on USD rebound

The Australian dollar lost over a third of a cent on Monday having been hit by a broad wave of US dollar buying following Friday's G7 meeting, but held tentatively above 72 US cents.
Published 05 Oct, 2004 12:00am
Dollar firms against yen on post-G7 relief

Dollar firms against yen on post-G7 relief

The dollar firmed against the yen on Monday after financial chiefs from the Group of Seven industrial nations did not push China to revalue the yuan, easing pressure on the dollar against Asian currencies.
Published 05 Oct, 2004 12:00am
South Korean won ends down

South Korean won ends down

South Korea's won softened on Monday as the dollar firmed against major currencies after the Group of Seven nations refrained from pressuring China to loosen its yuan.
Published 05 Oct, 2004 12:00am
Hong Kong dollar edges down on USD short covering

Hong Kong dollar edges down on USD short covering

The Hong Kong dollar edged lower and discounts on forwards tightened on Monday as some players covered short US dollar positions after China gave no indication of a timeframe for liberalising its yuan policy.
Published 05 Oct, 2004 12:00am
Pound hits new two-week low on weak data

Pound hits new two-week low on weak data

The British pound fell to a fresh two-week low versus the dollar on Monday after weak UK manufacturing data last week cemented the view that British interest rates might be near or already at their peak.
Published 05 Oct, 2004 12:00am
Swiss franc eases from six-week highs versus dollar

Swiss franc eases from six-week highs versus dollar

The Swiss franc fell from six-week highs against the dollar in early European trade on Monday, reversing pre-weekend gains, with comments from a meeting of finance ministers and central bankers having little impact.
Published 05 Oct, 2004 12:00am
Taiwan dollar closes firmer

Taiwan dollar closes firmer

The Taiwan dollar closed firmer on Monday as a rally in the stock market sparked demand for the local currency from foreign fund managers, though high oil prices could limit further gains, dealers said.
Published 05 Oct, 2004 12:00am
Cricket lovers throng to buy tickets

Cricket lovers throng to buy tickets

There is great rush for tickets for the October 6 first one-day international between Pakistan and Sri Lanka to be played here at the National Stadium.
Published 05 Oct, 2004 12:00am
Arrangements for ODI finalised

Arrangements for ODI finalised

All arrangements have been finalised for the forthcoming one-day international cricket match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka on October 6 here at National Stadium.
Published 05 Oct, 2004 12:00am
Pakistan take firm 5 points lead over India in golf

Pakistan take firm 5 points lead over India in golf

Pakistani golfers struck outstanding performance and took five points lead over India which managed just one point on the opening day of the 4th Pakistan-India golf competition for the Kirloskar Cup here on Monday at Lahore Gymkhana course.
Published 05 Oct, 2004 12:00am
Former Zimbabwe cricket chief drops race bombshell

Former Zimbabwe cricket chief drops race bombshell

Vincent Hogg, former chief executive of the Zimbabwe Cricket Union, is to drop a bombshell into the International Cricket Council's ICC) investigation of racism within the sport here.
Published 05 Oct, 2004 12:00am
Sri Lanka learning to live without Muralitharan: Atapattu

Sri Lanka learning to live without Muralitharan: Atapattu

Sri Lankan cricket captain Marvan Atapattu said on Monday he is learning to live without world record-holder Muttiah Muralitharan and his side would do its best in both the tri-series and the Tests in Pakistan.
Published 05 Oct, 2004 12:00am
Record-equalling Sohail fires Pakistan to victory over India

Record-equalling Sohail fires Pakistan to victory over India

Penalty-corner specialist Sohail Abbas equalled the field hockey world record for international goals as he starred in Pakistan's 3-1 win over India in the fifth match of an eight-Test series here on Monday.
Published 05 Oct, 2004 12:00am
China urges Israel to end Gaza offensive

China urges Israel to end Gaza offensive

China Monday "strongly urged" Israel to end military operations in the Gaza Strip, where dozens have been killed in a new offensive.
Published 05 Oct, 2004 12:00am
India orders extra troops to north-east

India orders extra troops to north-east

India Monday ordered extra troops to its troubled north-eastern states in a bid to stem a wave of rebel-linked violence which has killed 69 people and injured 210 in the past three days, officials said.
Published 05 Oct, 2004 12:00am
Spain sees French capture of Basques as major victory

Spain sees French capture of Basques as major victory

The Spanish government on Monday hailed as a "historic" victory against armed Basque separatist group ETA the weekend arrest in France of ETA's political leader and 16 associates, the worst blow the underground group has suffered for more than a decade.
Published 05 Oct, 2004 12:00am
'Psycho' star Janet Leigh dies at 77

'Psycho' star Janet Leigh dies at 77

Actress Janet Leigh, whose dozens of starring roles were eclipsed by a single movie moment - the motel shower stabbing scene in Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho," has died at the age of 77, a family spokeswoman said on Monday.
Published 05 Oct, 2004 12:00am
Hundreds march to protest against Nepal king

Hundreds march to protest against Nepal king

Hundreds of slogan-shouting supporters of Nepal's opposition parties marched through Kathmandu on Monday to demand an all-party government to end long-running political turmoil in the Himalayan kingdom.
Published 05 Oct, 2004 12:00am
South Koreans stage anti-North rally

South Koreans stage anti-North rally

About 100,000 South Koreans staged an anti-Communist rally on Monday, clashing with police and burning North Korean flags to press their calls for an end to the Pyongyang regime and its suspected nuclear arms programmes.
Published 05 Oct, 2004 12:00am
Fresh peace bid in Sri Lanka

Fresh peace bid in Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga invited Tiger rebels on Monday to start talks on establishing a federal state to end ethnic bloodshed but the opposition boycotted her latest peace initiative.
Published 05 Oct, 2004 12:00am
US scientists of smell sniff out Nobel prize

US scientists of smell sniff out Nobel prize

Two US scientists won the 2004 Nobel prize for medicine on Monday for showing how sense of smell enables people to recall, for instance, the scent of spring lilac in winter or the stench of rotten food eaten long ago.
Published 05 Oct, 2004 12:00am
Poland and France mend fences after Iraq split

Poland and France mend fences after Iraq split

France and Poland put behind them splits over Europe and the US-led war in Iraq on Monday, and said they wanted to forge a new axis with fellow large EU states Germany and Spain.
Published 05 Oct, 2004 12:00am
Bird flu kills Thai girl

Bird flu kills Thai girl

Asia's bird flu epidemic, which experts fear could spawn a human pandemic, has claimed its 31st victim, a nine-year-old Thai girl who had contact with infected chickens at home.
Published 05 Oct, 2004 12:00am
Retrial of Gujarat murder suspects opens

Retrial of Gujarat murder suspects opens

The retrial of 21 Hindus acquitted of killing 12 Muslims in an arson attack during religious riots that swept India's Gujarat state in 2002 opened amid tight security on Monday.
Published 05 Oct, 2004 12:00am
Syria reshuffles cabinet

Syria reshuffles cabinet

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad reshuffled his cabinet on Monday, naming eight first-time ministers to key posts such as interior, economy and information in an apparent bid to revive the country's staggering reforms.
Published 05 Oct, 2004 12:00am
Egypt refuses to recognise moderate party

Egypt refuses to recognise moderate party

Egypt has rejected a request to set up a moderate Islamist party, a decision the group's founders said on Monday showed government talk about political reform was not serious.
Published 05 Oct, 2004 12:00am
Yudhoyono wins Indonesia's presidential election run-off

Yudhoyono wins Indonesia's presidential election run-off

Retired general Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was Monday confirmed as Indonesia's next leader as final counting from the country's first direct presidential polls gave him a landslide victory over his predecessor.
Published 05 Oct, 2004 12:00am
New poll shows Bush, Kerry in dead heat

New poll shows Bush, Kerry in dead heat

President George W. Bush is now in a statistical dead heat with Democratic challenger Senator John Kerry for the November 2 election, in a tightening of the race after the first debate last week, a poll on Monday showed.
Published 05 Oct, 2004 12:00am
22 die as boat sinks off Tunisia

22 die as boat sinks off Tunisia

Twenty-two would-be immigrants drowned and 42 were missing after a boat that was to have carried them across the Mediterranean broke up and sank off the Tunisian coast at the weekend, according to the latest official figure on Monday.
Published 05 Oct, 2004 12:00am
UK's top court to rule on 'Britain's Guantanamo'

UK's top court to rule on 'Britain's Guantanamo'

Nine foreign terror suspects held indefinitely without charge in what critics have dubbed "Britain's Guantanamo" began a legal challenge against their detention at the UK's highest court on Monday.
Published 05 Oct, 2004 12:00am
New York cotton

New York cotton

Monday's closing prices of New York cotton in US cents/lb.
Published 05 Oct, 2004 12:00am
New York cotton

New York cotton

Monday's closing prices of New York cotton in US cents/lb.
Published 05 Oct, 2004 12:00am
LME ends mixed after erratic session

LME ends mixed after erratic session

Base metals traded haphazardly in late Monday open-outcry sessions on the London Metal Exchange (LME), ending mixed, traders said.
Published 05 Oct, 2004 12:00am
New York cotton quietly mixed

New York cotton quietly mixed

NYBOT cotton futures finished mixed Monday in subdued trade, with the market waiting for several government reports to provide direction on the next move, analysts said.
Published 05 Oct, 2004 12:00am
Platinum drops sharply in Europe

Platinum drops sharply in Europe

Precious metal platinum dived to its lowest in more than nine weeks on Monday in Europe as the market ignored comments from the world's biggest producer saying that strike action was affecting output, dealers said.
Published 05 Oct, 2004 12:00am
World oil eases from record highs

World oil eases from record highs

Oil prices eased on Monday after rebels in Nigeria withdrew a threat to target oil operations, but lingering concerns over stretched supplies ahead of winter kept prices close to $50 a barrel.
Published 05 Oct, 2004 12:00am
Commodity markets bulge as investors gorge

Commodity markets bulge as investors gorge

Compared to the vast currency, stock and bond markets, commodities are small potatoes. But that has not deterred investors from plowing money into raw materials and related derivatives to diversify portfolios.
Published 05 Oct, 2004 12:00am
Bonds: high-yield names gain

Bonds: high-yield names gain

High-yield names Rhodia, Ahold and Corus all gained in the European corporate bond market on Monday while investment-grade credit started the week in sluggish trade, cooling down after a strong start in the morning.
Published 05 Oct, 2004 12:00am
Bonds: high-yield names gain

Bonds: high-yield names gain

High-yield names Rhodia, Ahold and Corus all gained in the European corporate bond market on Monday while investment-grade credit started the week in sluggish trade, cooling down after a strong start in the morning.
Published 05 Oct, 2004 12:00am
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