By Ian Chua SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian stocks rose on Wednesday following a positive lead from Wall Street with Japan's Nikkei reaching a 5-1/2 year high, while the yen took a defensive stance ahead of the ...

TOKYO, May 22 (Reuters) - Key Tokyo rubber futures extended declines on Wednesday on falling oil prices, while investors awaited the end of a Bank of Japan policy meeting for clues on whether the yen would ...

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Shares of some top credit card companies were mixed at the close of trading: American Express Co. rose $.71 or 1.0 percent, to $75.11. Capital One Financial Corp. rose $.30 or .5 percent, to $62.11. Discover ...

A look at the 10 biggest percentage decliners on New York Stock Exchange at the close of trading: hhgregg Inc. fell 11.9 percent to $13.75. Kosmos Energy Ltd. fell 6.5 percent to $11.15. Schawk Inc. fell ...

A look at the 10 biggest percentage gainers on Nasdaq at the close of trading: GTx Inc. rose 13.4 percent to $6.35. Natl Beverage rose 9.8 percent to $17.39. Century Aluminum Co. rose 9.6 percent to $10.01. ...

Shares of some top supermarkets companies were mixed at the close of trading: Kroger rose $.11 or .3 percent, to $34.83. Safeway fell $.05 or .2 percent, to $24.31. Supervalu fell $.01 or .1 percent, to ...

Shares of some top telecom companies were mixed at the close of trading: AT&T Inc. fell $.28 or .8 percent, to $36.94. Sprint Nextel rose $.10 or 1.4 percent, to $7.39. Verizon Communications Inc. fell ...

Shares of some top utilities companies were mixed at the close of trading: American Electric Power Co. fell $.11 or .2 percent, to $49.36. Consolidated Edison Inc. Holding Co. fell $.03 or percent, to ...

Shares of some top staffing companies were mixed at the close of trading: Kelly Services Inc. class A fell $.28 or 1.6 percent, to $17.66. Korn/Ferry International Inc. fell $.21 or 1.2 percent, to $17.72. ...

Shares of some top restaurant companies were mixed at the close of trading: Brinker International Inc. rose $.32 or .8 percent, to $41.60. Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. rose $.56 or .1 percent, to $377.43. ...

Shares of some top specialty retail companies were mixed at the close of trading: Autozone Inc. rose $18.79 or 4.6 percent, to $427.84. Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. rose $1.19 or 1.8 percent, to $68.54. Best ...

Shares of some top silver companies were down at the close of trading: Hecla Mining Co. fell $.01 or .3 percent, to $3.37. Pan American Silver Corp. fell $.53 or 4.1 percent, to $12.41. Silver Standard ...

Shares of some top medical devices companies were mixed at the close of trading: Allergan rose $.09 or .1 percent, to $98.54. Baxter International Inc. rose $.10 or .1 percent, to $73.04. Boston Scientific ...

Shares of some top oil companies were mixed at the close of trading: BP PLC rose $.16 or .4 percent, to $43.56. Chevron rose $1.16 or .9 percent, to $125.94. ConocoPhillips rose $.28 or .4 percent, to ...

Shares of some top railroad companies were mixed at the close of trading: CSX rose $.02 or .1 percent, to $26.14. Canadian National Railway Co. rose $.25 or .2 percent, to $103.04. Canadian Pacific Railway ...

Shares of some top media companies were mixed at the close of trading: Comcast Corp. rose $.71 or 1.7 percent, to $42.23. Walt Disney Co. fell $.29 or .4 percent, to $65.83. Gannett fell $.21 or 1.0 percent, ...

Shares of some top pharmaceuticals companies were mixed at the close of trading: Baxter International Inc. rose $.10 or .1 percent, to $73.04. Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. rose $.30 or .7 percent, to $44.06. ...

Shares of some top managed care companies were mixed at the close of trading: Aetna rose $1.13 or 1.9 percent, to $60.27. Cigna Corp. rose $.68 or 1.0 percent, to $67.60. Humana Inc. fell $.10 or .1 percent, ...

Shares of some top machinery companies were mixed at the close of trading: Caterpillar fell $.23 or .3 percent, to $88.10. Deere & Co. fell $.45 or .5 percent, to $87.59. Manitowoc rose $.25 or 1.2 percent, ...

Shares of some top internet companies were mixed at the close of trading: Amazon rose $1.23 or .5 percent, to $268.86. eBay fell $1.00 or 1.8 percent, to $54.95. Google fell $1.56 or .2 percent, to $906.97. ...

Shares of some top leisure companies were mixed at the close of trading: Carnival fell $1.51 or 4.3 percent, to $33.81. Las Vegas Sands Corp. rose $.55 or .9 percent, to $59.48. MGM Resorts International ...

Shares of some top banks companies were mixed at the close of trading: Bank of America Corp. fell $.07 or .5 percent, to $13.44. Citigroup Inc. rose $.06 or .1 percent, to $51.66. Goldman Sachs rose $1.83 ...

Shares of some top insurance companies were mixed at the close of trading: ACE L fell $1.03 or 1.1 percent, to $90.01. Aflac Inc. rose $.26 or .5 percent, to $55.84. American International Group rose $.07 ...

Shares of some top homebuilders companies were down at the close of trading: DR Horton fell $.43 or 1.6 percent, to $26.31. Hovnanian Enterprises Inc. fell $.18 or 3.0 percent, to $5.84. Lennar Corp. fell ...

Shares of some top health care equipment companies were mixed at the close of trading: Becton, Dickinson & Co. fell $.11 or .1 percent, to $101.01. Covidien rose $.26 or .4 percent, to $65.80. Patterson ...

Shares of some top gold companies were down at the close of trading: Barrick Gold Corp. fell $.56 or 2.8 percent, to $19.37. Gold Fields Ltd ADS fell $.21 or 3.5 percent, to $5.78. GoldCorp. fell $.64 ...

Shares of some top tools and appliances companies were up at the close of trading: General Electric Co. rose $.09 or .4 percent, to $23.66. Snap-On rose $.53 or .6 percent, to $92.28. Stanley Works rose ...

Shares of some top drugstore companies were up at the close of trading: CVSCaremark rose $.53 or .9 percent, to $59.51. Rite Aid rose $.09 or 3.2 percent, to $2.89. Walgreen rose $.36 or .7 percent, to ...

Shares of some top education companies were up at the close of trading: Apollo Group rose $.08 or .4 percent, to $21.48. Career Education Corp. unchanged at $3.05. DeVry rose $.12 or .4 percent, to $31.20. ...

Shares of some top food companies were mixed at the close of trading: ConAgra Foods Inc. fell $.05 or .1 percent, to $35.65. General Mills Inc. rose $.23 or .5 percent, to $49.36. Hormel Foods Corp. rose ...

Shares of some top department store retail companies were up at the close of trading: Kohl's Corp. rose $1.15 or 2.2 percent, to $52.35. Macy's Inc. rose $.58 or 1.2 percent, to $49.43. Nordstrom rose ...

Shares of some top consumer companies were mixed at the close of trading: Clorox fell $.38 or .4 percent, to $86.20. Colgate-Palmolive Co. rose $.03 or percent, to $61.58. Kimberly-Clark Corp. fell $.96 ...

Shares of some top drug benefits companies were mixed at the close of trading: CVSCaremark rose $.53 or .9 percent, to $59.51. Express Scripts Holding Co. fell $.02 or percent, to $61.31.

Shares of some top construction companies were down at the close of trading: Fluor fell $.29 or .4 percent, to $65.99. Foster Wheeler fell $.23 or 1.0 percent, to $23.30. Quanta Services Inc. fell $.23 ...

Shares of some top computer companies were mixed at the close of trading: Apple Inc. fell $3.27 or .7 percent, to $439.66. Dell Inc. fell $.02 or .1 percent, to $13.39. Hewlett Packard Co. fell $.07 or ...

Shares of some top big-box retail companies were mixed at the close of trading: Costco Wholesale Corp. rose $1.46 or 1.3 percent, to $113.48. Target rose $.61 or .9 percent, to $71.26. Wal-Mart Stores ...

Shares of some top chemicals companies were up at the close of trading: Dow Chemical Co. rose $.17 or .5 percent, to $35.78. DuPont Co. rose $.45 or .8 percent, to $56.38.

Shares of some top coal companies were up at the close of trading: Arch Coal rose $.17 or 3.2 percent, to $5.55. Consol Energy Inc. rose $.38 or 1.1 percent, to $35.44. Peabody Energy rose $.08 or .4 percent, ...

Shares of some top airlines companies were mixed at the close of trading: Delta Air fell $.23 or 1.3 percent, to $18.13. JetBlue Airways Corp. rose $.01 or .2 percent, to $6.37. Southwest Airlines Co. ...

Shares of some top biotechnology companies were up at the close of trading: Amgen Inc. rose $2.06 or 2.0 percent, to $104.24. Biogen Idec rose $6.15 or 2.7 percent, to $231.33. Celgene Corp. rose $.38 ...

Shares of some top beverages companies were mixed at the close of trading: Anheuser-Busch Inbev ADR rose $.12 or .1 percent, to $95.60. Coca-Cola Co. fell $.04 or .1 percent, to $42.34. Dr Pepper Snapple ...

Shares of some top autos companies were mixed at the close of trading: Ford Motor Co. fell $.10 or .7 percent, to $14.95. General Motors Co. fell $.30 or .9 percent, to $33.40. Honda Motor Co. rose $.12 ...

Japan's trade deficit widened to a larger-than-expected 879.9 billion yen ($8.6 billion) in April as its weakening currency accentuated surging import costs. Exports rose 3.8 percent from the same month ...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 22 (Reuters) - The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets on Wednesday. FUNDAMENTALS * Malaysian palm oil futures ended flat ...

Following is a list of events in Malaysia as well as news company-related and market news which could have an influence on the local market. 20 13 9 9 10 20 ---------------------- --MARKET SNAP SHOT @ ...

SINGAPORE, May 22 (Reuters) - Following is some company-related and market news which could have an impact on the local market. ----------------------MARKET SNAPSHOT @ 0010 GMT ------------ INSTRUMENT ...

Japan reports its trade deficit widened to a larger-than-expected 879.9 billion yen ($8.6 billion) in April as its weakening currency accentuated surging import costs. The preliminary figures reported ...