Markets China's yuan rises on corporate dollar sales, set to rise 0.5 pct in Oct SHANGHAI: China's yuan edged higher against the dollar on Friday, buoyed by strong corporate dollar sales, traders s Published 31 Oct, 2014 04:53am
Markets Brent falls below $86, heads for worst month since 2012 SINGAPORE: Brent crude futures fell below $86 a barrel on Friday as a firmer dollar and a well supplied oil market combi Published 31 Oct, 2014 04:48am
Markets French stocks lead Europe higher on positive company results LONDON: French stocks Alcatel Lucent , Technip and Renault led a rise in European shares early on Thursday after posting Published 30 Oct, 2014 09:23am
Markets NY cocoa may retest support at $2,893 SINGAPORE: New York December cocoa may retest a support at $2,893 per tonne, as indicated by its wave pattern and a Fibo Published 30 Oct, 2014 09:18am
Business & Finance India's Maruti Suzuki net profit up 29pc, beats estimates MUMBAI: India's biggest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India Ltd beat analyst estimates with a roughly 29 percent rise in it Published 30 Oct, 2014 09:16am
Markets Sri Lanka rupee edges up on remittances, exporter dollar sales COLOMBO: The Sri Lankan rupee traded a tad firmer on Thursday due to inflows from remittances and exporter dollar sales Published 30 Oct, 2014 09:05am
Markets Oil drops below $87 as Fed optimism lifts dollar LONDON: Brent crude oil fell below $87 a barrel on Thursday, pressured by a stronger dollar after the Federal Reserve pa Published 30 Oct, 2014 09:02am
Markets CBOT wheat to rise to $5.50 SINGAPORE: A bullish target at $5.50 per bushel has been established for CBOT Dec. wheat, as it has cleared a resistance Published 30 Oct, 2014 08:31am
Markets China shares end up on policy support, led by railways SHANGHAI: China shares rose on Thursday, with the key index touching a 20-month high after the government said it would Published 30 Oct, 2014 08:03am
Business & Finance Russian central bank says minimum rate at 1-wk fx repo auction to be 2.1207pc MOSCOW: The minimum interest rate at a dollar repo auction to be held later on Thursday will be 2.1207 percent, the Russ Published 30 Oct, 2014 08:01am
Markets Technip sticks to goals for 2014 and 2015 PARIS: French oil services group Technip stuck to its revenue and operating margin targets for this year and next on Thu Published 30 Oct, 2014 07:56am
Business & Finance Danske Bank beats forecast, lifts full-year profit guidance COPENHAGEN: Danske Bank reported third-quarter pretax profit above expectations on Thursday and raised its full-year pro Published 30 Oct, 2014 07:53am
Business & Finance Sony changes head of trouble mobile division TOKYO: Sony Corp said on Thursday it would appoint senior vice president Hiroki Totoki as the new president of Sony Mobi Published 30 Oct, 2014 07:51am
Business & Finance Shell beats Q3 earnings expectations, appoints new chairman LONDON: Royal Dutch Shell beat expectations with core earnings of $5.8 billion for the third quarter and maintained its Published 30 Oct, 2014 07:42am
Markets NY sugar to drop to 16.19 cents SINGAPORE: New York March sugar may retrace to a support at 16.19 cents per lb as it failed to break a resistance at 16. Published 30 Oct, 2014 07:37am
Markets New Zealand dollar falls sharply after RBNZ statement SYDNEY: The New Zealand dollar fell sharply on Thursday after the country's central bank was seen as sounding a bit Published 30 Oct, 2014 07:26am
Business & Finance National Australia Bank planning UK exit, FY net drops SYDNEY: Exiting the United Kingdon is an "absolute priority" for National Australia Bank, Chief Executive Officer Andrew Published 30 Oct, 2014 07:22am
Markets Australia shares seen with a cautious start SYDNEY: Australian shares are set to have a muted start on Thursday following disappointing results from the country' Published 30 Oct, 2014 07:15am
Business & Finance Coca-Cola to buy 29 pct stake in Indonesian unit for $500 mn SYDNEY: Coca-Cola Co will help out Australian affiliate Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd by taking a minority stake in a struggling Published 30 Oct, 2014 06:59am
Business & Finance OCBC Q3 net profit up 62pc as loans surge, one-off China gain SINGAPORE: Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp , Singapore's second-biggest lender, reported a 62 percent rise in quarterly Published 30 Oct, 2014 06:50am