Pound Dips against Dollar but Continues to Rise Versus Euro

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. […]
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Rupee Stalls at Familiar Support after Opening Dip

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 […]
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FTSE 100 Edges Up Led by Pharmaceuticals, Insurers

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, […]
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Tech, Insurance Stocks Lift STOXX 600 to over OneMonth High

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 […]
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