BUSINESS
The figure is a decline of 11 per cent over the same period in 2010. -AsiaOne
Nikkei ended down 0.29 percent or 24.73 points at 8,398.89. -AFP
Straits Times Index was up 0.05 percent, or 1.45 points, at 2,667.70. -Reuters
Oil was mixed in Asian trade Thursday following an unexpected gain in US crude inventories. -AFP
Nikkei index at the Tokyo Stock Exchange fell 61.29 points to 8,362.33 in the morning session. -AFP
The euro plunged below the $1.30 line Wednesday to its lowest level since January 11. -AFP
His trial for "aggravated fraud" is due to open late 2012. -AFP
It says it is moving gradually to make the yuan more flexible. -AFP
Nikkei index at the Tokyo Stock Exchange ended down 0.20 percent, or 16.94 points, at 8,423.62. -AFP
Tokyo was flat by the break and Hong Kong slipped 0.54 percent. -AFP
