Markets Bangladesh gets highest bid at $704/T in sugar export tender DHAKA: Bangladesh Sugar and Food Industries Corporation has received a highest bid at $704 a tonne on an FoB basis fro Published 11 Feb, 2013 10:59am
Markets Oil dips, stays close to nine-month high LONDON: Oil dipped slightly to below $119 a barrel on Monday, but stayed close to a nine-month high, as investor conce Published 11 Feb, 2013 10:44am
Markets Indian shares fall for 8th day; financials decline MUMBAI: Indian shares fell on Monday for an eighth consecutive session to mark its longest losing streak since May 201 Published 11 Feb, 2013 10:41am
Business & Finance Egypt central bank sells $37.8mn at forex auction CAIRO: Egypt's central bank sold $37.8 million to banks at a foreign exchange auction on Monday, slightly less than th Published 11 Feb, 2013 10:32am
Markets Olam offers lowest in Bangladesh wheat tender at $331.88/T DHAKA: Singapore-based trading firm Olam offered to sell 50,000 tonnes of wheat to Bangladesh for $331.88 a tonne, inc Published 11 Feb, 2013 10:30am
Top News Euro near two-week low vs dollar on political worries LONDON: The euro hovered within sight of a two-week low against the dollar on Monday as euro zone political uncertaint Published 11 Feb, 2013 10:28am
Top News India's Jan natural rubber imports down 18pc y/y MUMBAI: India's natural rubber imports in January fell 18 percent from a year earlier to 23,672 tonnes as tyre makers Published 11 Feb, 2013 10:28am
Markets Gilts steady as concerns over Spain, Italy weigh LONDON: British government bonds were steady on Monday, in line with German Bunds, as concerns over political uncertai Published 11 Feb, 2013 10:25am
Markets Bunds fall to session low in choppy trading LONDON: German Bund futures fell to a session low on Monday, reversing modest early gains with traders citing low-volu Published 11 Feb, 2013 10:24am
Markets France sells extra 1.57bn euros OATS after auction PARIS:France sold an additional 1.57 billion euros in long-term, fixed-rate OAT bonds following an auction last week, Published 11 Feb, 2013 10:24am
Business & Finance Russian econ ministry sees 7.3-7.4pc inflation in February MOSCOW: Russia's annual consumer price inflation will rise to between 7.3 and 7.4 percent in February from 7.1 perce Published 11 Feb, 2013 10:17am
Markets India's Jan vegoil imports to hit record on palm buying NEW DELHI: India's vegetable oil imports are expected to have jumped nearly 29 percent to an all-time high in January Published 11 Feb, 2013 10:17am
Top News Russian econ ministry sees 7.3-7.4pc inflation in February MOSCOW: Russia's annual consumer price inflation will rise to between 7.3 and 7.4 percent in February from 7.1 percent Published 11 Feb, 2013 09:45am
Top News ECB's Asmussen sees Cyprus bailout by end-March BERLIN : European Central Bank executive board member Joerg Asmussen believes an aid package for Cyprus will be r Published 11 Feb, 2013 08:15am
Top News Ericsson wins $1bn contract from India's Reliance Comm MUMBAI: Indian mobile phone carrier Reliance Communications Ltd said on Monday that it has awarded an eight-year contr Published 11 Feb, 2013 08:15am
World Heathrow January traffic edges up LONDON: Passenger traffic at London's Heathrow airport edged up in January despite snow-related disruption, Heathrow L Published 11 Feb, 2013 08:15am
Top News RECORDER REPORT: KSE mid day update ASAD NAEEM KARACHI: On Monday, until mid day, KSE-100 Index was at 17566.17 with a positive change of 88.23 Published 11 Feb, 2013 07:57am
Markets Copper slips in holiday trade, but China outlook supports SINGAPORE: London copper edged down on Monday as the Lunar New Year holiday in much of Asia drained liquidity from the Published 11 Feb, 2013 07:53am
Top News Lundin Petroleum starts exploration drilling at Jorvik STOCKHOLM: Spuds exploration well on the jorvik prospect in the North Sea Lundin Petroleum AB (Lundin Petroleum) is pl Published 11 Feb, 2013 07:52am
Top News Eighteen miners feared trapped after Russian pit blast MOSCOW: Eighteen miners were feared trapped under rubble after an explosion on Monday in a coal mine in the Komi regio Published 11 Feb, 2013 07:52am