LONDON, April 12 Reuters Sterling fell to a fivemonth low on Friday even as data showed the British economy was on course to exit its shallow recession, with all major currencies coming under pressure from a dominant dollar. The pound was down 0.48 at 1.249, the lowest since midNovember. It was heading for a weekly […]

LONDONTOKYO, April 12 Reuters European stocks were on track to race ahead of Wall Street on Friday, with exporter shares in high demand as the continent39;s major currencies dropped against a dollar standing tall on bets the U.S. Federal Reserve would keep interest rates high. Europe39;s broad Stoxx share index, rose 1.1 on Friday morning […]

MUMBAI, April 12 Reuters The Indian rupee weakened on Friday as the greenback extended recent gains and rose to its highest level in nearly five months, while staterun banks39; dollar sales helped limit losses, traders said. The rupee closed at 83.4125 against the U.S. dollar, down nearly 0.3 compared with its close at 83.1850 in […]

SHANGHAI, April 12 Reuters China39;s securities regulator issued draft rules to strengthen regulations on company listings, delistings and quant trading on Friday, in a move to improve the stock market and protect investor interests. The China Securities Regulatory Commission CSRC strengthened delisting requirements to force unqualified companies to exit the market and vowed to step […]

FTSE 100 up 1, FTSE 250 adds 0.9 UK GDP grows 0.1 in Feb BP rises after ADNOC39;s takeover interest April 12 Reuters British equities rose on Friday and were set for weekly gains, led by metal miners, while data showed that the economy grew for a second straight month in February, on course to […]

LONDON, April 12 Reuters The euro dropped to its lowest level since midNovember on Friday after the European Central Bank signalled it could cut rates as soon as June even with a hot U.S. economy likely forcing the Federal Reserve to wait until later in the year. Meanwhile, the Japanese yen fell to a new […]

Zurich Insurance falls 3.6 on exdividend trade SocGen up on 795 mln unit sale in Morocco Varta slumps as its restructuring plans would fail Euro hits fivemonth low STOXX 600 gains 1.1 April 12 Reuters European shares rose to over a week39;s high on Friday, with major indexes that use the euro as the common […]