Kochi: Natural rubber prices have risen 9 per cent year on year in the peak tapping period of December, even as consumption of natural rubber remains muted.
TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian shares pulled back from a one-and-a-half year peak on Thursday as investors took some money off the table ahead of holiday trade and looked to fresh data on the state of the global economy.
SYDNEY (Reuters) - The New Zealand dollar bounced from a one-week low on Thursday after the country’s third quarter economic growth came in stronger than expected while greenback traders awaited a vote to impeach U.S. President Donald Trump.
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Confidence among Asian businesses rebounded sharply this quarter to hit an 18-month high with firms reporting a pickup in sales, though most are holding off on hiring as trade war uncertainty weighs, a Thomson Reuters/INSEAD survey found.
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - The number of companies seeking to go public in mainland China has jumped to about 580, a three-year high, encouraged by a slew of market reforms and a bumper year for equity financing in 2019.
TOP Glove Corp Bhd’s net profit rose 1.2% year-on-year (YoY) to RM111.43 million in the first quarter ended Nov 30, 2019 (1QFY20), from RM110.06 million previously on a strong showing in the nitrile glove segment, which saw sales volume growth of 20%.