TOKYO, May 21 (Reuters) - Key Tokyo rubber futures rose on Tuesday, extending gains into a third session in a row and approaching last week's two-month high on optimism about global demand, but gains were ...

May 21 (Reuters) - The following table shows the position of Asian currencies against the dollar at 0135 GMT. CURRENCIES VS U.S. DOLLAR Change on the day at 0135 GMT Currency Latest bid Previous day Pct ...

By Masayuki Kitano SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The dollar nursed losses versus a basket of currencies on Tuesday, having retreated the previous day as traders pared back expectations that U.S. Federal Reserve ...

SINGAPORE, May 21 (Reuters) - Gold drifted lower for an eighth session out of nine on Tuesday on outflows from exchange-traded funds and as the dollar firmed, putting more pressure on bullion which has ...

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The dollar nursed losses versus a basket of currencies on Tuesday, having retreated the previous day as traders pared back expectations that U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke ...

MANILA, May 21 (Reuters) - Following is a list of company-related and market news that could affect the local market. ---------------- MARKET SNAPSHOT AT 0011 GMT -------------- INSTRUMENT LAST PCT CHG ...

SINGAPORE, May 21 (Reuters) - Following is some company-related and market news which could have an impact on the local market. ----------------------MARKET SNAPSHOT @ 0013 GMT ------------ INSTRUMENT ...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 21 (Reuters) - The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets on Tuesday. FUNDAMENTALS * Malaysian palm oil futures on Monday ...

Following is a list of events in Malaysia as well as news company-related and market news which could have an influence on the local market. GLOBAL MARKETS-Shares grind higher, yen rebounds on minister's ...

+ ALL TIMES ARE PROVISIONAL AND IN LOCAL TIME FOLLOWED BY GMT IN BRACKETS TUESDAY, MAY 21 * KUALA LUMPUR - Chief Economist of the Conference Board, Bart Van Art, speaks at the Malaysian Institute of Management-Conference ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Signs are that most firms in export-driven Japan Inc, having got the weaker yen they craved, now want the currency to either stabilise or recover ground, rather than continue a slide ...

A draft law that a group of European Union lawmakers voted for on Monday would shield small depositors from losing their savings in future bank rescues, but customers with more than 100,000 euros in savings ...

What goes around, comes around. Hard though it is to believe, one of the architects of Britain’s economic catastrophe, Ed Balls, will soon be able to claim official validation for the looser fiscal strategy ...

By Herbert Lash NEW YORK (Reuters) - Global equity markets mostly rose on Monday, driven higher by a flurry of merger and acquisition activity, while a recent tumble in the yen against the dollar halted ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Global equity markets mostly rose on Monday, driven higher by a flurry of merger and acquisition activity, while a recent tumble in the yen against the dollar halted after Japan's ...

Global equity markets mostly rose on Monday, driven higher by a flurry of merger and acquisition activity, while a recent tumble in the yen against the dollar halted after Japan's economy minister suggested ...

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A draft European Union law voted on Monday would shield small depositors from losing their savings in bank rescues, but customers with over 100,000 euros in savings when a bank failed ...

Japan's 0.9pc growth in the first quarter could just be a "sugar high" following the government's massive stimulus measures, former World Bank president Robert Zoellick has said.

U.S. government debt prices fell on Monday in choppy trading with benchmark yields hovering near two-month highs, as traders waited for further clues on whether U.S. growth will be strong enough for the ...

BERLIN (Reuters) - France should only be granted more time from the European Commission to cut its deficit if it also introduces reform measures, EU Energy Commissioner Guenther Oettinger was quoted saying ...

The dollar fell to session lows against the euro and yen in afternoon trade on Monday as traders pared back expectations that Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke may hint at tapering U.S. bond purchases ...

- Investors hold out for economic data in US, UK and Europe

The euro extended its gains versus the dollar to hit a session high in early afternoon trade on Monday, helped by broad-based weakness in the U.S. currency. The euro rose as high as $1.2879, according ...

U.S. government debt prices slipped on Monday, with benchmark yields hovering near two-month highs as Wall Street stocks' rise into fresh record territory reduced earlier safe-haven bids for bonds. Speculation ...

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LONDON (Reuters) - Bankers are putting together just under 1 billion euros $1.28 billion (839.83 million pounds) in financing for a potential sale of Finnish mobile phone company DNA , banking sources ...

Deposits held by Ireland's locally-owned banks fell 1.4 percent in April, data from the country's finance department showed on Monday. Deposits at Bank of Ireland, permanent tsb and Allied Irish Banks ...

By Stanley Carvalho and Dinesh Nair ABU DHABI, May 20 (Reuters) - Abu Dhabi's International Petroleum Investment Co (IPIC) expects to receive $4 billion in cash for a crude pipeline it built in the Gulf ...

HELSINKI (Reuters) - A group of ex-Nokia software developers unveiled its first smartphone on Monday, aiming to prove their former employer wrong by making a success of a technology dropped by the Finnish ...

A man shops in a supermarket in Shanghai where Danone yogurts are displayed, September 30, 2009. French food industry group Danone announced on Monday tie-ups in China with the aim of establishing a strong ...

Global equity markets rose on Monday as investors sought better returns in stocks, while uncertainty over the Federal Reserve's stimulus program caused gold to pause from its longest losing streak in four ...

U.S. government debt prices rose on Monday, rebounding from last week's selloff as Wall Street stocks retreated from record highs and the dollar weakened against the yen, offering few alternatives to bonds. ...

Shares in Impregilo rise more than 15 percent, topping gainers in Milan, helped by a large contract in Qatar that the Italian builder won ahead of its planned merger with peer Salini. Impregilo is up 15.1 ...