The euro rose against the US dollar on Wednesday, adding to gains after the Federal Reserve, as expected, left benchmark US interest rates unchanged and said it would extend its bond-buying economic stimulus programme. The

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Interbank buy/sell rates for the taka against the dollar on Thursday. 80.45-80.50 (previous 80.60-80.65). Call Money Rates: 08.00-10.75 percent (previous 07.05-08.75 percent). Copyright Reuters, 2012

The Swiss franc dipped against the euro on Thursday ahead of the Swiss National Bank's monetary policy assessment where the central bank was expected to reiterate its determination to defend its cap on the safe-haven

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China's yuan closed sharply higher on Thursday, rebounding from an eight-week low touched a day earlier, as the suspected aggressive dollar by the central bank died down, leaving corporates scrambling for other sources of yuan.

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The South Korean won hit a 15-month high against the dollar and most emerging Asian currencies edged higher on Thursday after the US Federal Reserve announced a new round of monetary stimulus. The won rose

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The Australian and New Zealand dollars held close to multi-month highs against the greenback and the yen on Thursday in the wake of surprisingly aggressive stimulus steps by the Federal Reserve, and on expectations that

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The Indian rupee fell for a second session on Thursday, dragged by a late slide in the domestic stock market and a fall in the euro, with a crucial inflation number on Friday to give

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Former world number one Kim Clijsters celebrated the end of her sparkling tennis career with a victory in an exhibition match against American rival Venus Williams on Wednesday. The Belgian, who won 41 career singles

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The apparently unstoppable Lionel Messi extended his record goals tally for 2012 to 88 when he scored twice to earn holders Barcelona a 2-0 win at second division Cordoba in their King's Cup last-16 first

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The South American Cup final here on Wednesday was stopped at half-time when players from Argentine side Tigre claimed they were attacked by Brazilian security forces in their dressing room. Tigre refused to emerge for

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