Malaysian billionaire Lim Kok Thay is launching another cruise line in Singapore, months after his Hong Kong-based cruise empire imploded.
(.) * China and S. Korea stock markets on holiday * India's stocks rise 1.4% * By Indranil Sarkar Jan 31 (Reuters) - Most Asian currencies inched higher in thin trading on Monday ahead of a week with key Australian, UK and European central bank meetings, while stocks firmed though surging oil prices added to worries over inf.lation. The Indonesian rupiah, Malaysian ringgit and Philippine peso firmed between 0.1% and 0.2% even as the dollar remained strong buoyed by rate hike expectations. Stock markets across the region also moved higher on Monday, with India and Philippine shares rising about 1.5% each.
* China and S. Korea stock markets on holiday * India's stocks rise 1.4% Jan 31 (Reuters) - Most Asian currencies were unchanged in thin trading on Monday ahead of a week with key Australian, UK and European central bank meetings, while stocks firmed though surging oil prices added to worries over inflation. Most regional currencies were broadly flat against a strong dollar buoyed by rate hike expectations. Stock markets across the region moved higher on Monday, with India and Philippine stocks firming about 1% each.