Unilever Delivers Profit Beat Despite Disappointing Sales

July 25 Reuters Unilever beat firsthalf profit expectations on Thursday boosted by resilient pricing even as sales growth disappointed. Shares in the maker of Dove soap and Hellmann39;s condiments rose 6.8 in early trade to the top of London39;s FTSE 100 index. Unilever posted a 3.9 rise in secondquarter underlying sales, below the 4.2 increase expected […]
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Foreigners Sell nearly 1B in Indian Equities in Two Days since Budget

BENGALURU, July 25 Reuters Foreign investors sold nearly 1 billion worth of Indian equities in the two days since the government raised taxes on derivatives trades and on capital gains from equity investments in its annual budget. Foreign portfolio investors FPIs net sold shares worth 81.06 billion rupees 968 million on Tuesday and Wednesday, provisional data from the National […]
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China Central Bank Surprises by Lending again at Lower Rates

SHANGHAI, July 25 Reuters China39;s central bank surprised markets for a second time this week by conducting an unscheduled lending operation on Thursday at steeply lower rates, suggesting authorities are trying to provide heavier monetary stimulus to prop up the economy. The mediumterm lending facility MLF operation comes after the central bank cut several benchmark lending […]
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