Inter-bank buy/sell rates for the taka against the dollar on Thursday. 78.70-78.70 (previous 78.70-78.78). Copyright Reuters, 2016

The Sri Lankan rupee closed steady on Thursday as light importer dollar demand was met by exporter selling and moral suasion by the central bank boosted sentiment, dealers said. They said the local currency might

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Most Asian currencies inched higher on Thursday, getting some respite as US bond yields declined and the dollar lost a bit of steam. The South Korean won rose 0.4 percent, regaining some footing after hitting

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China's yuan firmed slightly against the dollar on Thursday, as dollar liquidity offered by major state-owned banks was bigger than demand by bank clients for the greenback, traders said. The People's Bank of China set

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Short-dated British government bond yields, pressured by weak US economic data and doubts about the health of Italy's banking sector, dipped sharply in early deals on Thursday before recovering to trade little changed. In volatile

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The Australian and New Zealand dollars edged higher on Thursday in thin holiday trading but stayed near multi-month lows on sustained demand for the greenback. The Australian dollar was up 0.24 percent at $0.7191, bouncing

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Argentina's former Manchester United and Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez has signed for Shanghai Shenhua in the latest big-money Chinese deal, the club said Thursday, reportedly making him the world's best-salaried footballer. The acquisition of

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Hamza Ibrahim of Peshawar become the new youngest champion after defeating his strong rival Shoaib Riaz of Bannu in the final of the KP Badminton Open Championship played here at Wadood Hall, Qayyum Sports Complex

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Acting Consul General John Warner welcomed approximately 20 male students aged 13 through 18 from The Al-Qadir School, a lower-middle-class private school in Lyari, to learn the rules of American Flag Football alongside volunteers from

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Neil Broom's maiden century and the self-belief of Kane Williamson gave New Zealand a 67-run victory over Bangladesh to take the second one-day international and the series in Nelson on Thursday. Bangladesh suffered a dramatic

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