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By Lisa Twaronite TOKYO (Reuters) – An index of Asian shares wobbled between positive and negative territory on Tuesday after a measure of Chinese factory activity unexpectedly skidded to an 11-month low, pointing up weakness in the economy. The flash HSBC/Markit Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) dipped to 49.2 in March, below the 50-point level. Economists Read More

NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar fell further on Monday, adding to its steepest weekly drop in 3-1/2 years after the Federal Reserve indicated last week that a rate hike is likely to come later rather than sooner, a view that helped drive up oil prices and U.S. stocks. U.S. energy shares were among the Read More

By Laurence Frost PARIS (Reuters) – PSA Peugeot Citroen (PEUP.PA) could reach its main recovery goal early, its chief financial officer said on Monday, as the French carmaker’s shares rejoined the benchmark CAC-40 (.FCHI) index after a two-and-a-half-year absence. Peugeot will “go after the 2 percent operating margin objective as soon as possible”, Jean-Baptiste de Read More

By Lisa Twaronite TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian shares started the week on a strong note on Monday after a weaker U.S. dollar helped fuel gains on Wall Street. The greenback remained under pressure in Asian trading, with the dollar index <.DXY> edging down about 0.1 percent to 97.828, moving away from recent 12-year highs and Read More

By Shinichi Saoshiro TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian stocks stalled on Friday as Federal Reserve-inspired gains petered out, while the dollar steadied after rebounding from the shock of a surprisingly dovish U.S. central bank. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan <.MIAPJ0000PUS> edged down 0.1 percent after rallying 1.3 percent the previous day. But it Read More

By Leila Abboud, Gilles Guillaume and Anjuli Davies PARIS/ZURICH (Reuters) – Cement makers Holcim and Lafarge , seeking to save their merger deal, are discussing a new leadership for the combined group which would give Lafarge’s boss Bruno Lafont a lesser role, sources familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. When the deal was announced Read More

European equities were mixed on Wednesday as investors awaited the outcome of the U.S. Federal Reserve ‘s two-day policy meeting and the annual U.K. Budget statement. The U.K.’s benchmark FTSE 100 (FTSE International: .FTSE) ticked around 0.9 percent higher, while the French CAC (Euronext Paris: .FCHI), German DAX (^GDAXI) and FTSE MIB (FTSE International: .FTMIB) Read More

March 18 (Reuters) – Following are news, reports and events that may affect Turkish financial markets on Wednesday. The lira was at 2.6137 against the dollar at 0740 GMT, from 2.6110 late on Tuesday. The main share index rose to 80,030.658 on Tuesday from 78,989.00. The benchmark 10-year government bond yield was at 8.270. GLOBAL Read More