Oil Extends Gains on Kurdish Supply Risks and Banking Relief

LONDON, March 28 Reuters Crude prices edged higher on Tuesday, extending sharp gains from the previous session on supply disruption risks from Iraqi Kurdistan and hopes that turmoil in banking is being contained. Brent crude futures gained 15 cents, 0.2, to 78.27 a barrel by 1308 GMT. West Texas Intermediate U.S. crude was up 14 […]
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Dollar Slips as Banking Sector Fears Ease, Yen Climbs

LONDONTOKYO, March 28 Reuters The U.S. dollar fell slightly on Tuesday as receding fears of a fullblown banking crisis slowed demand for socalled safe haven assets. The yen rallied, despite traditionally also being a safe haven, with analysts pointing to a pickup in flows ahead of the end of Japan39;s fiscal year on Friday. The […]
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Stocks Rise after Bank Sale Underpins Investor Confidence

LONDON, March 28 Reuters Global stocks rose and the dollar eased on Tuesday, after a deal backed by the U.S. regulator for First Citizens BancShares to buy up Silicon Valley Bank helped alleviate some of the recent concern about the health of the banking sector. U.S. banking regulators said on Monday they planned to tell Congress that the overall […]
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Gold Steadies as Investors Return to Risk Assets

European stocks extend recovery U.S. dollar down around 0.2 March 28 Reuters Gold prices steadied on Tuesday, recouping earlier losses on a softer dollar, while investors favoured higherrisk assets as banking worries eased and pushed bullion further away from the 2000 mark it reached last week. Having ended lower in the last two sessions, spot […]
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South African Rand Strengthens as Global Banking Fears Ease

JOHANNESBURG, March 28 Reuters South Africa39;s rand strengthened against the dollar in early trade on Tuesday after efforts by regulators to allay fears over the global banking system fuelled risk appetite. At 0642 GMT, the risksensitive rand traded at 18.2900 against the dollar, 0.16 stronger than its previous close. The dollar index , which measures […]
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Fiscal Year ChangeLed Carry Boosts Indian Rupee

MUMBAI, March 28 Reuters The Indian rupee was trading higher versus the U.S. currency on Tuesday, boosted by the carry return of running short dollar positions on account of the upcoming change in the fiscal year. The rupee was at 82.1825 to the dollar by 11.14 a.m. IST compared with 82.37 in the previous session. […]
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