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Euro, yen surge as risk aversion intensifies; Aussie at 6-year low (24-08-2015)
The euro hit a 6 1/2-month high and the yen hit a 1 1/2-month high against the dollar on Monday as investors dumped risk assets and flocked to currencies often seen as safe havens on fears about a...
Commodities markets tumble as investors dump risky assets on China weakness (24-08-2015)
Oil, coal, copper at 2009 peak financial crisis levels
Crude oil futures down 1.45% on weak Asian trend (24-08-2015)
Crude oil futures dived 1.45 per cent to Rs 2,717 per barrel today as speculators remaining engaged in offloading positions amid a weakening trend in Asian trade.At the Multi Commodity Exch...
Stock market wealth crashes below Rs 100-trillion mark (24-08-2015)
As a bloodbath hit the stock market, the total investor wealth crashed below the Rs 100 lakh crore mark today while wiping out more than Rs two lakh crore worth valuation within minutes after the...
Yuan dips as stocks slump but losses capped by central bank midpoint (24-08-2015)
China’s yuan weakened against the dollar on Monday, pulled down by a collapsing stock market, but the losses were capped by a stable central bank midpoint, traders said. China’s major stock...
Gold stands tall as China fears fuel safe-haven draw (24-08-2015)
Gold hovered near its highest level in almost seven weeks on Monday as worries over a slowing Chinese economy pushed investors away from risky assets and into those deemed as safe haven.
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Crude oil hovers below key $40 per barrel mark (24-08-2015)
Crude oil prices dived in Asia today, with US oil hovering below the key $40 a barrel mark amid deepening concerns about weak Chinese economic growth and global oversupply, analysts said.US...
Gold, real estate lose their best-seller tag (23-08-2015)
Mutual funds, fixed deposits are investors’ new darlings; show tremendous growth
Govt says it will cap EPFO fund flow to stocks, if results not encouraging (23-08-2015)
The EPFO fund flow into the stock markets is not without riders. If it doesn’t give the desired results, the government might cap the fund flows to the stock markets. The government has...