Indian share prices closed lower led by blue chip software shares as investors booked profits after recent sharp gains, dealers said. They said software shares faced the brunt of selling as the sector had seen

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Seoul shares posted their best finish in four weeks on Wednesday, as investors snapped up recent underperformers such as POSCO, but trade was cautious a day ahead of a central bank monetary policy meeting. Investors

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Here is how major stock markets outside the United States ended on Wednesday. EUROPE STOCK EXCHANGE: European shares finished slightly weaker as a forecast cut from Deutsche Telekom weighed on the telecoms sector and vied

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Britain's top shares closed lower on Wednesday after utility Centrica fell and several blue chip stocks - including oil heavyweight BP - traded without the right to the latest dividend payment. But high-street retailer Marks

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The euro fell towards recent two-year lows against the dollar and slipped versus the yen on Wednesday as investors awaited more clues about a future interest rate hike from the European Central Bank. The single

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Sterling hit the week's highs against a broadly weaker euro on Wednesday, knocked only briefly on weaker than expected UK trade data ahead of a UK interest rate decision later this week. Britain's trade deficit

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The US dollar has gained broadly against major currencies this year, but central banks' move to diversify their foreign exchange holdings could undermine the dollar's advance, foreign exchange analysts say. Global foreign exchange reserves have

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US farmers will spend 40 percent more on fuel this year, the largest one-year increase since 1980, but that is unlikely to affect 2006 plantings, the Agriculture Department's chief economist said on Wednesday. "Weather and

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Sri Lanka's tea industry needs to improve quality and develop a new type of teabag for its unique Ceylon brand in order to recapture market share amid falling world prices, a senior official said. Tea

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Oil prices slumped on Wednesday after a US government report showed a surprise increase in crude supply, adding to worries over sluggish demand growth that has already buffered pre-winter stockpiles. Meanwhile in Washington, top executives

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