Singapore - The Singapore Exchange (SGX) has amended rules to allow banks to be admitted as clearing members of its securities market starting next month, the SGX said on Wednesday.

Due to continued selling pressure in the heavy weights led by IT, banking and capital goods shares, the broad based Nifty fell further on Tuesday by 51.15 points and marked its closure at 4,449.80.

Tokyo  - Japan's key Nikkei 225 Stock Average opened moderately higher in mixed-trading Wednesday as investors bought back shares on the US dollar's advance against the yen.

New York - Major stock indices were mixed on Tuesday as energy and metals prices plunged and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke again suggested a pause in interest-rate cuts was likely.

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