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Global stocks wobble as trade war worries deepen

Stock markets were uneasy and the dollar fell Monday as investors girded for another round of US tariffs imposed on Chin...

September 18, 2018 3 min read

Sri Lanka detains five Indians over match-fixing fears

Sri Lanka cricket's anti-corruption unit detained five Indian spectators on suspicion of match-fixing during Sunday's th...

September 17, 2018 2 min read

Asian markets sink on fears of fresh Trump tariffs on China

Asian markets sank on Monday following reports that Donald Trump is planning to hit China with another round of tariffs,...

September 17, 2018 3 min read

JPMorgan Chase chief: banking system healthy 10 years after meltdown

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said Sunday the US banking system has returned to full health 10 years after the collapse...

September 17, 2018 2 min read
7.3 magnitude earthquake in Indonesia

A powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.3 struck the coast of Indonesia this morning (24).

Protectionism slammed as Southeast Asian leaders rally to trade pact

Thailand's premier made an impassioned plea against protectionism on Sunday at a meeting of Southeast Asian leaders wher...

China tightens liquidity access to offshore yuan clearing banks

SHANGHAI, Nov 18 (Reuters) - Offshore yuan clearing banks and related offshore participant banks have had their trading ...

November 18, 2015 2 min read

Gold falls to near 6-year low with Fed still in focus

(Reuters) - Gold prices fell more than 1 percent to the lowest price in nearly six years on Tuesday, pressured by expect...

November 18, 2015 2 min read

Doubts over December Fed hike may be swept away

(Reuters) - Inflation numbers from the United States on Tuesday could be the final ingredient required to convince the F...

November 16, 2015 4 min read

Paris attacks seen causing short-term global markets drop

(Reuters) - Stocks in major markets are set for a short-term sell-off on Monday after suspected Islamist militants launc...

November 16, 2015 5 min read

Bond defaults loom in China SOE's after stimulus and credit intervention

(Reuters) - China looks set to allow more bond defaults as part of its market reform agenda, but domestic ratings agenci...

November 15, 2015 3 min read

At Least 120 People Killed in Paris Attacks, Hostage Crisis

Paris prosecutors are reporting that as many as 120 people were killed on Friday night following multiple explosions and...

November 14, 2015 3 min read

Japan's ANA to convert passenger jets to expand air freight business

SINGAPORE, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Japan's All Nippon Airways (ANA) could convert more passenger jets into freighters in the ...

November 13, 2015 2 min read

"Too big to fail" Chinese banks face $400 billion capital call

(Reuters) - China's four biggest banks may have to raise up to $400 billion to meet new global capital rules, an onerous...

November 11, 2015 4 min read

China to keep policy support for economy to cope with challenges

BEIJING, Nov 10 (Reuters) - China will maintain policy support for the economy as it faces headwinds caused by a sluggis...

November 10, 2015 2 min read

Pakistan government, frustrated by power crisis, changes tack

ISLAMABAD, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Pakistan's government, struggling to fulfil election promises to end daily power cuts, is ...

November 10, 2015 4 min read
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Latest Last
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
Latest Last
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
Latest Last
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
today yesterday
Overnight Money 7.70 7.69
Gilt Repo 7.74 7.72
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Source: Central Bank/Indicative

Orix, Vinci win $18 bln rights to run Japan's Kansai Int'l Airport

TOKYO, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Orix Corp and partner Vinci SA have won the right to run Japan's Kansai International Airport ...

November 10, 2015 2 min read

Asia shares mixed, dlr strong after US jobs data boosts case for Fed hike

(Reuters) - Asian stocks were mixed, with Japanese and Chinese shares up, while the dollar stood at a 7-month high again...

November 9, 2015 3 min read

S.Korea state-run banks to shift from directed lending to zombies to start ups

SEOUL, Nov 1 (Reuters) - South Korea said two state-owned banks will shift some 14.3 trillion won ($12.54 billion) in ye...

November 1, 2015 2 min read

India eyes bankruptcy reform to ease decades of gridlock

MUMBAI, Oct 30 (Reuters) - A group of government-appointed advisors has recommended sweeping changes to India's outdated...

November 1, 2015 4 min read

South Korea, China pledge to ratify and put into effect FTA by year-end

SEOUL, Oct 31 (Reuters) - South Korean President Park Geun-hye and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang pledged on Saturday to pus...

November 1, 2015 2 min read

Trouble in paradise as power struggle grips Maldives

(AFP) - To honeymooners lounging on its sparkling sands, the Maldives may appear the closest thing to paradise on earth.

Amal Jayasinghe
October 31, 2015 4 min read

Google Loon to be deployed by three Indonesian telcos

(Reuters) - Alphabet Inc , the new holding company for Google, has teamed up with three Indonesian telecommunications co...

October 29, 2015 2 min read

Arrested Maldives vice president threat to national security: Yameen

(AFP) - Maldives President Abdulla Yameen on Sunday branded his deputy a threat to national security after his arrest ov...

October 25, 2015 3 min read

Emerging-market ETFs in U.S. raked in money before central bank guidance

NEW YORK, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Investors pumped hundreds of millions in new dollars into U.S.-listed exchange-traded funds...

October 25, 2015 2 min read

Vietnam seeks new tools to beat bad-debt woes, eyes China-style market

HANOI, Oct 25 (Reuters) - With a shabby facade, bars on its windows and flanked by a hair salon and a knockoff clothing ...

October 25, 2015 4 min read