1 | The new figures came as other countries in the region, including India, Japan and South Korea, reported significant falls in their export performance last month. | |
2 | The MSCI index of Asia-Pacific shares excluding Japan rose 1.3 percent, its highest this year. The MSCI benchmark is now up about 53.5 percent for the year. | |
3 | Lower prices would bring welcome inflation relief for Asia's commodity importers, said Johanna Chua, chief Asia-Pacific economist for Citi in Hong Kong. | |
4 | "Trusts are opportunistic in nature and are very good at filling gaps left open by the banking system," said Simon Gleave, regional head of Asia Pacific for financial services at KPMG.. | |
5 | The MSCI index of Asia-Pacific shares excluding Japan rose 1.3 percent, its highest this year. The MSCI benchmark is now up about 53.5 percent for the year. |