101. Shares of both companies gained after a conference call in which details of the merger were disclosed. 102. Shares of computer makers such as NEC and Toshiba Corp. gained after a U.S. report showing demand for semiconductors rebounding. 103. Shares of energy companies gained after oil price rebounded from a series of declines. 104. Shares of heavy machinery makers gained after strong earnings from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. 105. Shares of Sprint Corp. and PepsiCo Inc. gained after the companies posted better-than-expected profits. 106. Schwarz Pharma AG gained after getting U.S. approval for an impotence treatment. 107. SINGAPORE stocks rose as banking, property and electronics shares gained after higher U.S. electronics orders boosted expectations of an economic rebound. 108. Shares of computer makers such as NEC Corp. and Toshiba Corp. gained after a U.S. report showing rebounding demand for semiconductors. 109. Shares of retailers gained after companies reported an increase in sales during September. 110. Stocks gained even after bond yields jumped. |