Mixed finish for Asian stocks

HONG KONG: the Hang Seng index closed up 79.5 at 20999.0.
SINGAPORE: the Straits Times index closed down 1.1 at 3032.7.
Click to stay connected with
more stories like this:
more stories like this:

EMC has urged colleges to create more 'Big Data' programmes as experts predict millions of new jobs in analytics over the coming years.
Cameron to meet Google chief over tax fiascoGoogle executive chairman Eric Schmidt will meet David Cameron next week, just days after the internet giant was mauled by a Commons committee over its tax affairs.
Irish companies on a trade mission to the Czech Republic and Poland haved signed contracts with a potential value of €17m.
Virgin boss vows return to profitsVirgin Atlantic's new boss vowed to get the airline back in profit within two years after it reported more big losses today.
Fed comments spark gloom on US marketSigns of a slowing economy combined with comments from a Federal Reserve official helped pull the US stock market down yesterday.