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Jailed Maldives ex-President Gayoom seeks freedom after opppsition win

A Maldives court released five political prisoners and heard appeals for freedom from several others on Monday, includin...

September 25, 2018 2 min read

Relief as Maldives strongman concedes defeat

The strongman leader of the Maldives on Monday conceded defeat in the presidential election, easing fears of a fresh pol...

September 25, 2018 4 min read

CFO world congress 2018 in Vietnam to focus on digital impact on finance

More than 500 delegates from the Americas, Europe, Africa and Asia will gather in Vietnam in November to discuss how new...

September 24, 2018 2 min read

Maldives strongman eyes new term in controversial poll

Voting began in a controversial presidential election in the Maldives Sunday, amid fears that the process has been rigge...

September 23, 2018 3 min read
'Back on track': Trump, Xi seal trade war truce

US President Donald Trump on Sunday hailed trade talks with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping as "far better than expec...

Stock markets wobble ahead of key G20 talks, Boeing slumps

World stock markets wobbled on Thursday ahead of key US-China trade talks at the Group of 20 summit, while Boeing shares...

Tesla delivers more vehicles, Model X, SUV production gathers speed

(Reuters) - Tesla Motors Inc, the pioneering electric car maker, said on Sunday it delivered 17,400 vehicles during the ...

January 4, 2016 2 min read

Smallest agricultural markets biggest winners in commodities rout

NEW YORK, Dec 31 (Reuters) - Some of the smallest niche agricultural commodities were the biggest winners this year as w...

January 2, 2016 3 min read

China Dec factory activity shrinks, more stimulus needed in 2016

BEIJING, Jan 1 (Reuters) - China looked set for a soggy start to 2016 after activity in the manufacturing sector contrac...

January 2, 2016 4 min read

India's Jaitley: next parliament session can break tax deadlock

MUMBAI, Jan 2 (Reuters) - Indian Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Saturday the upcoming budget session of parliamen...

January 2, 2016 2 min read

Gold slips with oil; softer dollar fails to lift metal

SINGAPORE, Dec 28 (Reuters) - Gold slipped on Monday, tracking lower oil prices, but failed to get safe-haven bids despi...

December 28, 2015 3 min read

Star Wars: The Force Awakens' smashes box office records

(Reuters) - The Force remains strong with the new "Star Wars" movie, which is on track to top $1 billion in global ticke...

December 27, 2015 2 min read

In an M&A boom year, deals-driven hedge funds are burned by bad bets

(Reuters) - This year, betting on corporate takeovers and restructurings should have been a sure thing for investors as ...

December 26, 2015 6 min read

Reliance signs pact with Russian arms firm as Modi visits Moscow

NEW DELHI, Dec 24 (Reuters) - India's Reliance Defence said on Thursday it had signed a manufacturing and maintenance de...

December 25, 2015 2 min read

China state firms' profits down 9.5 pct y/y in Jan-Nov

BEIJING, Dec 25 (Reuters) - Profits at China's state firms dipped 9.5 percent in the first 11 months of 2015 from a year...

December 25, 2015 1 min read

Japan inflation edges up but weak spending keeps BOJ pressured

TOKYO, Dec 25 (Reuters) - Japan's core consumer prices rose for the first time in five months in November but household ...

December 25, 2015 2 min read
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US Dollar 330.8514 330.9617
UK Pound 438.3450 438.2595
Euro 371.0168 371.5045
Yen 2.0916 2.0943
Aus Dollar 231.1659 230.8789
Source: Central Bank/Indicative
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Indian Rupee 3.4202 3.4195
Korean Won 0.2479 0.2467
Oman Rial 859.3320 859.6185
Saudi Riyal 88.0955 88.1577
UAE Dirham 90.0766 90.1066
Source: Central Bank/Indicative
pts %
S&P SL20 5,783.03 -0.10%
CSE All Share 20,260.06 -0.28%
Turnover Rs 1193.67 million 1050.46 million
Source: CSE
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3-m bill 7.61 7.84
6-m bill 7.91 8.26
12-m bill 8.23 8.3
3-yr bond 9.24 9.25
5-yr bond 9.82 9.56
8-yr bond 10.50 10.48
Source: Central Bank/Indicative
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Overnight Money 7.70 7.69
Gilt Repo 7.74 7.72
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China says "clean, green" AIIB up and running in the new year

(Reuters) - The China-backed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has been formally established and is expected t...

December 25, 2015 2 min read

Asia stocks climb after Fed hike; oil takes a spill

(Reuters) - Asian stock markets jumped on Thursday as investors chose to take an historic hike in U.S. interest rates as...

December 17, 2015 3 min read

Fed raises interest rates, citing ongoing U.S. recovery

Dec 16 (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve hiked interest rates for the first time in nearly a decade on Wednesday, signalin...

December 17, 2015 4 min read

Confident and clear, Yellen says rate path will be well signaled

(Reuters) - The unanimous backing Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen got for the Fed's first rate hike since the financi...

December 17, 2015 3 min read

Gold edges up ahead of Fed rate hike decision

(Reuters) - Gold ticked higher on Wednesday as investors awaited the conclusion of a Federal Reserve policy meeting at w...

December 16, 2015 3 min read

China economy shows signs of steadying, more policy support needed

BEIJING, Dec 12 (Reuters) - China's activity data was stronger than expected in November, with factory output growth pic...

December 12, 2015 4 min read

India to get Japan's bullet train, deepens defence and nuclear ties

NEW DELHI, Dec 12 (Reuters) - Japan will provide $12 billion of soft funding to build India's first bullet train, the tw...

December 12, 2015 2 min read

On brink of climate deal, nations set turning point from fossil fuels

PARIS, Dec 12 (Reuters) - Climate negotiators in Paris appeared on the verge of clinching a landmark accord on Saturday ...

December 12, 2015 6 min read

German robots to make first Adidas running shoes in 2016

(Reuters) - A German factory operated largely by robots will make its first 500 pairs of running shoes for Adidas early ...

December 10, 2015 3 min read

South Korea names Dec 15 date for sovereign "Panda" bond issue

(Reuters) South Korea has set December 15 as the date it will issue 3 billion yuan ($467.45 million) worth of yuan-denom...

December 9, 2015 2 min read