Markets US cash crude-LLS differentials touch 2-1/2-year low as spread narrows NEW YORK: Differentials for Light Louisiana Sweet held near 2-1/2-year low on Monday as the premium of Brent futures to Published 01 Jul, 2013 11:34pm
Markets Gold up 2 pc after Q2 tumble; oil, copper rises too NEW YORK: Gold prices jumped 2 percent on Monday as trading for the third quarter opened after a record quarterly loss i Published 01 Jul, 2013 11:32pm
Markets Wall St kicks off new quarter with solid gains on data NEW YORK: US stocks kicked off a new quarter with solid gains on Monday, boosted by signs of strength in the US manufact Published 01 Jul, 2013 11:30pm
Markets Latam currencies gain on global manufacturing optimism RIO DE JANEIRO: Latin American currencies on Monday started the second half of the year with modest gains, supported by Published 01 Jul, 2013 11:26pm
Markets Corn at 2-1/2 year low on weather; soy up as supply falls CHICAGO: Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) new-crop December corn futures fell to a 2-1/2-year low on Monday in reaction to Published 01 Jul, 2013 11:23pm
Markets US natgas futures rise, supported by heat in West NEW YORK: US natural gas futures rose slightly on Monday, edging up from Friday's nearly four-month spot chart low a Published 01 Jul, 2013 11:20pm
Markets US spot natural gas prices mostly higher; strongest in California NEW YORK: US spot natural gas prices rose at most price points on Monday as weekday demand returned, with California sho Published 01 Jul, 2013 11:14pm
Markets UK government bonds edge up on weak US jobs reading LONDON: British government bonds made modest gains on Monday, slightly outperforming German debt as weaker US factory em Published 01 Jul, 2013 11:12pm
Markets Shares, oil gain on US, European manufacturing data NEW YORK: Global equity markets and crude oil rose on Monday as investors snapped up riskier assets at the start of a ne Published 01 Jul, 2013 11:08pm
Markets Italy, Spain help European shares open Q3 strongly LONDON: European shares rose on Monday as estimate-beating economic data in southern Europe and some merger and acquisit Published 01 Jul, 2013 11:05pm
Markets ICE raw sugar eases on small July delivery, arabica firms NEW YORK/LONDON: ICE raw sugar futures dropped for the fourth straight session on Monday, but remained above a recent th Published 01 Jul, 2013 10:58pm
Markets Gold jumps 2pc after biggest quarterly drop on record NEW YORK/LONDON: Gold jumped 2 percent on Monday as trading for the third quarter opened, but traders were doubtful abou Published 01 Jul, 2013 10:55pm
Markets Dollar drops vs euro; yen tumbles on global manufacturing data NEW YORK: The dollar dropped against most currencies on Monday while the yen slid to its lowest in nearly four weeks ver Published 01 Jul, 2013 10:53pm
Markets Copper rises but demand worries cap gains LONDON: Copper rose on Monday in a rebound from a low last week, helped by a weaker dollar, but concerns remained about Published 01 Jul, 2013 10:51pm
Top News Violence surges in Iraq as rows persist BAGHDAD: More than 2,500 people were killed in Iraq in the past three months, UN figures showed on Monday, a surge of vi Published 01 Jul, 2013 07:51pm
Sports England to stage inaugural Test Championship LONDON: England and Wales will stage the inaugural World Test Championship in June and July of 2017, the International C Published 29 Jun, 2013 11:37pm
Markets Shares rise, gold up but plunges for quarter NEW YORK: World equity markets rose for a fourth day on Friday but the quarter was set to finish in the red for a gauge Published 28 Jun, 2013 11:33pm
Markets Gold posts worst quarter on record despite rally Fri. NEW YORK/LONDON: Gold surged more than 2 percent on Friday on end-of-quarter short-covering, but bullion still posted it Published 28 Jun, 2013 11:30pm
Markets Fall-harvest corn plunges as USDA shocks with acres jump CHICAGO: US futures prices for corn to be harvested this autumn plunged more than 5 percent on Friday to the lowest poin Published 28 Jun, 2013 11:27pm
Markets ICE July sugar delivery estimated to be smallest in 7 years NEW YORK: Some 144,000 tonnes of raw sugar will be delivered against the ICE Futures US July contract in the smallest de Published 28 Jun, 2013 11:25pm