Markets Rouble at weakest against dollar since early 2011 MOSCOW: The Russian rouble came under pressure from continuing sell-off on stock and commodity markets at opening on Mon Published 12 Sep, 2011 08:23am
Markets NY sugar to climb up to 29.85 cents/lb SINGAPORE : New York sugar will climb up in a rising channel to 29.85 cents per lb, based on a Fibonacci projection anal Published 12 Sep, 2011 08:20am
Markets Bunds rise on Greek worries, G7 disappoints LONDON: December German Bund futures hit a new contract high on Monday after a Group of Seven meeting produced no clear Published 12 Sep, 2011 08:17am
Business & Finance UK bank reform to cost up to 7bn pounds LONDON: Britain's banks should shield their retail operations from riskier investment banking units and boost capital le Published 12 Sep, 2011 08:13am
Markets Australia govt debt agency sees global uncertainty underpinning bonds CANBERRA: Foreign ownership in Australian government debt is at record levels with sovereign wealth funds among keen buy Published 12 Sep, 2011 07:58am
Markets India's 2011/12 soybean output seen over 10mn tonnes: Ruchi Soya MUMBAI: India's soybean output in 2011/12 crop year beginning October is seen at over 10 million tonnes from 9.5 million Published 12 Sep, 2011 07:52am
Business & Finance Great Portland buys two London sites for $397mn LONDON: London office developer Great Portland Estates bought two sites for more than 250 million pounds ($397 million), Published 12 Sep, 2011 07:49am
Business & Finance Suzuki seeks divorce from Volkswagen over Fiat spat TOKYO/FRANKFURT: Suzuki Motor is seeking to end its two-year old alliance with Volkswagen after the German carmaker accu Published 12 Sep, 2011 07:46am
Business & Finance Manila's Philex Petroleum soars, may seek funds MANILA: Shares of the Philippines' Philex Petroleum Corp jumped about ten times its listing price on Monday, and the com Published 12 Sep, 2011 07:41am
Business & Finance Kingfisher to open 9 new stores in Russia: UK PM MOSCOW: British retailer Kingfisher will open nine new stores in Russia and engine maker Rolls-Royce will collaborate wi Published 12 Sep, 2011 07:37am
Markets Palm oil firms ahead of USDA: Report JAKARTA: Malaysian palm oil futures traded near one-month highs on Monday, supported by comparable vegetable oils, and i Published 12 Sep, 2011 07:33am
Top News India's July industrial growth falls to 2-year-low NEW DELHI: Growth in India's industrial output in July slumped to its lowest in nearly two years as high interest rates Published 12 Sep, 2011 07:31am
Top News Russia's Global Ports doubles H1 profit to $82.4mn MOSCOW: Russian ports operator Global Ports said on Monday it had the track record to beat any global economic downturn Published 12 Sep, 2011 07:26am
Business & Finance Cap&Reg sells two malls for $172mn to pay down debt LONDON: Capital & Regional's Mall Fund has sold two regional British shopping centres to F&C REIT for 108 million pounds Published 12 Sep, 2011 07:22am
Top News Oil drops near $2 as dollar gains, investors shun risk SINGAPORE: Oil fell by nearly $2 on Monday as the dollar strengthened and investors shunned commodity risk because of Eu Published 12 Sep, 2011 07:17am
Business & Finance Turkish Central Bank: max $3.9bn of lira reserves may be held in forex ISTANBUL: The Turkish central bank said on Monday a maximum $3.9 billion of lira reserves may be held in forex during th Published 12 Sep, 2011 07:14am
Markets South Africa's rand at 1-month lows, stock futures down JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's rand started the week on the back foot on Monday, hitting a one-month low as investors pull Published 12 Sep, 2011 07:11am
Business & Finance Tokyo Game Show to highlight rise of social games TOKYO: In a world of booming smartphones and tablets, social game providers will take the spotlight at the Tokyo Game Sh Published 12 Sep, 2011 07:05am
Markets Tajik Jan-Aug aluminium output off 20pc y/y: Source DUSHANBE: Central Asia's largest producer of primary aluminium, Tajikistan Aluminium Company (TALCO), cut output of the Published 12 Sep, 2011 06:57am
Top News 19 killed in Indonesia road smash: Police SURABAYA: A horrific smash between a bus and an overloaded minibus killed 19 people in Indonesia's east Java province on Published 12 Sep, 2011 06:54am
KSE-100 closes above 97,000 for the first time as investors dismiss political noise, index gains 1,782 points