Archive for the January 4, 2017
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China stocks started the first trading day of 2017 on a solid footing as concerns of a liquidity crunch faded and strong factory growth offered more signs of a stabilising economy. The blue-chip CSI300 index
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Strength in financials and commodity-related stocks continued to underpin European equity markets on Tuesday, with Britain's blue-chip index starting the new year at a record high and other major indexes hitting fresh peaks. The pan-European
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Sri Lankan shares fell for a third straight session on Tuesday, hitting a nine-month closing low, as investors sold shares of market heavyweight John Keells Holdings Plc amid worries over a weakening rupee and rising
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Australian shares closed at a 19-month high in thin trade on Tuesday boosted by financials and miners, which gained on rising base metal prices. New Zealand's share market was closed for a public holiday and
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Britain's top share index hit a further record high on Tuesday, extending an end-of-year rally into 2017, with financials and commodities-related stocks leading the market upwards. The FTSE 100 ended 0.5 percent higher at 7,177.89
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China's authorities have sounded the alarm in recent weeks over the risk of capital outflows from the economy, but there was little evidence at Beijing and Shanghai banks on Tuesday that Chinese individuals were rushing
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The US dollar held quietly firm on Tuesday as the prospect of rising US interest rates this year kept sentiment bullish, while a surprisingly upbeat reading on Chinese manufacturing gave the Aussie dollar a lift.
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The US dollar rose to its highest in 14 years against the euro and a basket of major currencies on Tuesday after data showed solid growth in US manufacturing. The dollar index rose to 103.820,
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The US dollar racked up its biggest rise in more than two weeks in 2017's first full day of European trading on Tuesday, as dealers and investors in London returned to push the greenback close
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Inter-bank buy/sell rates for the taka against the dollar on Tuesday. 78.70-78.70 (previous 78.70-78.70). Copyright Reuters, 2017