Reliances Jio Financial Valued at 19B on Market Debut

BENGALURU, Aug 21 Reuters Shares in India39;s Jio Financial Services JFS, carved out of billionaire Mukesh Ambani39;s Reliance Industries, fell as much as 5 on their trading debut on Monday, valuing the company at 1.58 trillion rupees 19 billion. JFS39; stock opened at 262 rupees and fell to a low of 248.90 rupees, with almost […]
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Oil Rises on Lower OPEC Exports in August

China draws on record inventories amid high prices analysts Russia remains China39;s top crude supplier in July data China39;s July diesel exports surge data Aug 21 Reuters Oil prices rose on Monday as global supply is tightening with lower exports from Saudi Arabia and Russia, offsetting nagging concerns about global demand growth amid high interest […]
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Fall in U.K. Retail Sales, USD Refuses to Weaken

PREVIOUS TRADING DAY EVENTS 18 August 2023 According to the U.K. retail sales data released on Friday, volumes are estimated to have fallen by 1.2 in July 2023 following a rise of 0.6 in June 2023 revised from an increase of 0.7. This was a biggerthanexpected decline in sales in July. Retailers indicated that the […]
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Asking Prices for UK Homes Drop Sharply Rightmove

LONDON, Aug 21 Reuters Asking prices for homes in Britain fell sharply this month as rising mortgage costs caused sellers to lower their expectations of what they can get for their properties, an industry survey showed on Monday. Website Rightmove said average asking prices for homes dropped by 1.9, the biggest monthly fall for August […]
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Turkey Begins Rolling Back Costly FXProtected Deposits

ANKARA, Aug 20 Reuters Turkey39;s central bank began rolling back on Sunday a growing and costly scheme that protects lira deposits from FX depreciation, marking another move toward more orthodox policies following a shift toward interest rate hikes. The central bank said in the early hours on Sunday that it lifted targets applied to banks […]
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