[external] US STOCKS-Wall Street falls at open after AIG loss - Reuters - Sat 5:45 am
NEW YORK, May 9 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks dropped at the open on Friday, with the Dow briefly falling more than 1 percent early, after American International Group's record loss hurt financial shares and renewed fears of bad news from the credit crisis.

[external] Pakistan stops export of sterling, euros and dirhams - Reuters - Sat 5:45 am
KARACHI, May 9 (Reuters) - Pakistan's central bank stopped exchange companies from sending cash abroad in sterling, euro and United Arab Emirate dirham

[external] Malaysia frees steel market, scraps ceiling prices - Reuters - Sat 2:36 am
KUALA LUMPUR, May 9 (Reuters) - Malaysia will scrap ceiling prices for domestically produced steel and waive import duty on steel as part of a market-liberalisation plan designed to ease supply shortages, the government said on Friday.

[external] FACTBOX-Investors benefit from oil windfall - Reuters - Fri 11:26 pm
May 8 (Reuters) - The five largest fully publicly traded oil companies by market value are raising spending on finding and developing oil and gas fields due to higher costs and difficulties in replacing reserves.

[external] Nabtesco Corp-2007/08 parent results - Reuters - Fri 10:34 pm

[external] Nippon Doken-9mth group results - Reuters - Fri 10:25 pm

[external] Beauty Kadan-9mth group results - Reuters - Fri 10:25 pm

[external] Carlyle buys LCD glass stakes from Hoya,Nippon Sheet - Reuters - Fri 10:20 pm
TOKYO, May 9 (Reuters) - U.S. private equity firm The Carlyle Group [CYL.UL] will buy a majority stake in NH Techno Glass, a 50-50 joint venture of Hoya Corp and Nippon Sheet Glass , the three firms said on Friday.

[external] Ansal Housing gets 485-mln-rupee housing contract - Reuters - Fri 9:34 pm
MUMBAI, May 9 (Reuters) - Ansal Housing & Construction Ltd said it won a contract worth 485 million rupees from the Lucknow Development Authority to construct 2,352 homes.

Earlier Headlines

All times are Singapore Time (GMT+8)

· [external] Ohtori-2007/08 group results - Reuters - Fri 9:34 pm
· [external] Iwataya Department Store-2007/08 group - Reuters - Fri 9:32 pm
· [external] Eurofima prices NZ$275 mln Kauri bond debut - Reuters - Fri 9:31 pm
· Oil rallies to record $124 on strong diesel demand - Reuters - Fri 12:00 pm
· [external] Reuters NZ dollar Eurobond new issue index - Reuters - Fri 11:23 am
· [external] New Zealand/Australia Morning Call-Global markets - Reuters - Fri 11:20 am
· [external] US shoppers went for bargains in April rebound - Reuters - Fri 9:57 am
· [external] Oil falls from record as supply worries ease - Reuters - Fri 9:37 am
· India halts futures trade in staple foods to fight inflation - AFP - Fri 9:31 am
· [external] US STOCKS-Tech and materials sectors buoy Wall St - Reuters - Fri 9:22 am

· [external] Russia's Chechnya says car production starts - Reuters - Fri 9:10 am
· [external] U.S. shoppers go for bargains in April rebound - Reuters - Fri 9:01 am
· [external] U.S. stocks rise as oil retreats - Reuters - Fri 9:01 am
· [external] CORRECTED - FTSE rises as BoE holds rates; banks dip, miners up - Reuters - Fri 8:50 am
· [external] Europe stocks end down as rates held; miners gain - Reuters - Fri 8:27 am
· [external] Oil falls $1 after OPEC statement - Reuters - Fri 8:16 am
· [external] FOREX-Euro rallies from 2-month low vs dollar on Trichet - Reuters - Fri 8:11 am
· [external] FTSE rises as BoE hold rates; banks up, miners dip - Reuters - Fri 8:05 am
· [external] US STOCKS-Materials, energy shares lift Wall St - Reuters - Fri 7:55 am
· [external] Gazprom overtakes China Mobile as world No.3 stock - Reuters - Fri 7:54 am

· EU opens new Chinese anti-dumping probe - AFP - Fri 7:52 am
· [external] European shares end lower after cbanks stay on hold - Reuters - Fri 7:38 am
· [external] Transneft proposes dividend hikes - source - Reuters - Fri 7:35 am
· Ex-Qantas executive to plead guilty to price-fixing plot: US - AFP - Fri 7:27 am
· [external] New Issue-Deutsche Bank prices NZ$100 mln 2010 bond - Reuters - Fri 7:23 am
· [external] US STOCKS-Financial shares' woes cut into Wall St gains - Reuters - Fri 7:14 am
· [external] Ex-Qantas exec to serve 8 months for price fixing - Reuters - Fri 7:13 am
· [external] Hungary's MOL acquires stake in India block - Reuters - Fri 7:09 am
· [external] Deripaska's firm mulls giant Russia copper field bid - Reuters - Fri 7:06 am
· Toshiba aims to double profits over three years: president - AFP - Fri 7:02 am

· [external] McDonald's April same-store sales rise 5 pct - Reuters - Fri 6:59 am
· China aims to keep grain output above 500 mln tonnes in 2008: report - AFP - Fri 6:52 am
· [external] Turkish lira softens 1.7 pct on dollar strength - Reuters - Fri 6:51 am
· [external] Munich Re eyeing acquisition targets but not RBS - Reuters - Fri 6:44 am
· [external] US STOCKS-Banks cause Wall Street to pare gains - Reuters - Fri 6:43 am
· [external] Russia PM Putin gives no hint of rouble revaluation - Reuters - Fri 6:42 am
· [external] Talbots sales fall, but stands by profit forecast - Reuters - Fri 6:22 am
· [external] Citigroup co-investment bank head moving to Dubai - Reuters - Fri 6:08 am
· [external] China caps prices for fertiliser, ingredients-NDRC - Reuters - Fri 6:03 am
· [external] Turkish 08 inflation expectations leap to 9.55 pct - Reuters - Fri 5:53 am