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Indian shares fall on mixed Asia; Karachi rises

Indian shares fall on mixed Asia; Karachi rises Indian shares fell nearly 1 percent on Tuesday to end below the 12,000 mark as investors took profits after five sessions of gains and on mixed Asian markets ahead of a U.S. Federal Reserve meeting on Wednesday. The Federal Reserve is widely expected to keep interest rates unchanged, but investors will look for clues on future rate policy. A slew of U.S. economic data is also expected this week. The key 30-share BSE index ended down 0.84 percent at 11,970.47 points. Losers beat gainers 1,582 to 924 on trade of 230 million shares. Heavyweight Reliance Industries

Asia Roundup: Markets narrowly mixed

Asia Roundup: Markets narrowly mixed Asian stocks closed narrowly mixed yesterday with investors taking to the wings ahead of key economic data due out of the US and possible leads on the future of interest rates. Broadly the mood remained positive with oil prices retreating again in the wake of a ceasefire in Lebanon and the prospect that BP would maintain half of its output in a key Alaskan oil field. TOKYO: Share prices closed mixed, with the key Nikkei index falling slightly on profit-taking following solid gains the previous day. The Nikkei-225 Index fell 40.92 points, or 0.26 per cent, to

Tokyo stocks decline before BoJ; elsewhere mixed

Tokyo stocks decline before BoJ; elsewhere mixed Asian shares ended mixed to lower Tuesday as investors bowed out of equities amid growing apprehension about interest rates before a two-day Bank of Japan rate meeting that starts on Thursday. The Nikkei 225 Average (JP:1804610: news, chart, profile) ended down 0.5% at 15,473.82. Industrials lost ground, while technology issues climbed back from sharp loses at the start. Analysts said the Nikkeis sharp gains in the previous session set the stage for profit taking as traders were unwilling to make big bets ahead of the central bank meeting. The broader Topix index of Tokyo-listed shares

Mixed 2006 start in Asia

Mixed 2006 start in Asia Korean stocks gain 0.7%, but Taiwan index is 1.3% lower in year's 1st session; Japan markets closed. If the first day of trade in 2006 is a harbinger in Asia, expect a year of growing political tension, worsening inflation and volatile markets that continue on an upward march - but perhaps not the rocket- like path seen in the latter half of 2005. In the first day of trading in the new year, shares in Korea and Taiwan, the only two major regional markets open Monday, moved in opposite directions in an otherwise thinly-traded session. Japanese markets were closed

Asia: Nikkei 225 index hit by technical glitch

Asia: Nikkei 225 index hit by technical glitch The Nikkei closed higher on Monday, as the weaker yen against the dollar gave key exporters a boost. A technical glitch by the Nihon Keizai company, which prints the Japanese business daily, prevented the release of the Nikkei 225s closing figures following a power cut in Tokyo. Otherwise the Tokyo Stock Exchange said trading was unaffected by the blackout, which effected train lines and offices, this morning. The Nikkei 225 morning session closed up around 237 points at 15,802. Meanwhile shares in Tokyo Electric Power recovered from early morning selling after the power