South Korea's Kospi was up 1.16 per cent while the small-cap Kosdaq index was up 1.65 per cent, after the country's central bank kept interest rates unchanged. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 was trading ...

By Davide Barbuscia NEW YORK (Reuters) -BlackRock posted a 21% fourth quarter jump in profit after buoyant equity markets increased income from fees and drove its assets to a record high of $11.6 ...