MUMBAI, Aug 28 Reuters Talks to sell majority stakes in two Indian banks have attracted interest from foreign peers in Japan and the Middle East betting on a fastgrowing economy, but tighter regulations and valuation concerns could curb their appetite, analysts and sources say. The rare opportunity for foreign banks to take controlling stakes in […]

Aug 28 Reuters Sterling dipped from twoyear highs touched against the dollar but made further ground versus the euro on Wednesday as investors focussed the prospect of diverging monetary policies in the United States and Britain. The pound slipped 0.3 to 1.3218, having climbed to its strongest level since March 22 at 1.3269 on Tuesday. […]

French consumer confidence for August in line with estimates STOXX 600 up 0.2 Ageas jumps after H1 results beat estimates Aug 28 Reuters European shares touched a morethanonemonth high on Wednesday, boosted by technology stocks ahead of Nvidia39;s results later in the day and as Ageas39; betterthanexpected results lifted insurance stocks. The panEuropean STOXX 600 […]

FTSE 100, FTSE 250 flat each Aug 28 Reuters UK39;s main FTSE 100 stock index opened slightly up on Wednesday led by pharmaceuticals and insurers, with the market outlook hinging on key economic data for expectations around interest rate cuts from the U.S. Federal Reserve. The bluechip FTSE 100 index was up 0.1 by 0710 GMT, […]

MUMBAI, Aug 28 Reuters The Indian rupee traded lower on Wednesday, but a well recognised support level ensured that the currency fared better than many of its Asian peers. The rupee was at 83.95 to the U.S. dollar at 1040 a.m. IST, compared with 83.9250 in the previous session. The currency has been holding a […]

Markets await US PCE data due on Friday China39;s July net gold imports via Hong Kong up 17 US consumer confidence at sixmonth high Aug 28 Reuters Gold prices slipped on Wednesday as the dollar ticked up, while investors awaited a key U.S. inflation report due this week for more clarity on the size of […]

Aug 28 Reuters The discovery of increased reserves of crude oil in Namibia has sparked interest in Namibian assets, with an index fund tracking local government bonds poised for its biggest annual jump on record. The Exchange Traded Fund tracking local government bonds is listed on the Namibian Stock Exchange and in South Africa and has […]

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Aug 28 Reuters The dollar held near its lowest in more than a year against a basket of peers on Wednesday, with sterling trading just off multiyear highs, as markets focussed on clues to the size of a widely expected U.S. interest rate cut next month. Cryptocurrency bitcoin took the spotlight in Asia, dropping over […]