** ASIAN WRAP **
March 27th, 2006** ASIAN MARKETS **
Nikkei 0,54%; Kospi 0,64%; HSI 0,13%; Taiwan 0,71%; China -0,49%; India 1,07%;
Thailand 0,03%; Australia 0,87%
** HEADLINES **
- Asian Stocks Advance, Led by Exporters, Honda; Hyundai Motor, Kia Decline
- Tattersall’s Agrees to Acquire Wagering Company Unitab for $1.3 Billion
- Taiwan’s Fuhwa Financial to Revive Merger to Access $827 Million Capital
- Australian Stock Exchange Agrees to Buy Futures Exchange for $1.6 Billion
- Nomura, Poised for Record Fiscal Year Earnings, Can’t Catch Goldman, UBS
- Japan’s Tankan Business Confidence Index Probably Rose for Fourth Quarter
- BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto Face Pressure by China to Cap Iron Ore Price Rise
- Malaysian Air Expects to Cut Costs by $154 Million This Year to Stem Loss
- Hyundai Motor, Affiliates Shares Fall Amid Government Probe Over Lobbying
- Asian Stock Rally Slows for Second Quarter as Taiwan, South Korea Decline