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Copper prices were under pressure on Wednesday as China's manufacturing data failed to meet market expectations, further denting the metal's demand outlook.

The following table shows rates for Asian currencies against the dollar at 0211 GMT.

(RTTNews) - The Japanese stock market is sharply higher on Wednesday, adding to the gains in the previous session, following the broadly positive cues from global markets overnight. The Nikkei 225 moved above the 31,400 level, with gains across most sectors, led by index heavywei

Federal prosecutors on Tuesday charged a Cornell University student for allegedly making online threats against Jewish students at the Ivy League school over the weekend.

(RTTNews) - The Thai stock market on Tuesday wrote a finish to the two-day winning streak in which it had risen almost 25 points or 1.9 percent. The Stock Exchange of Thailand now rests just above the 1,380-point plateau although it's expected to rebound again on Wednesday.

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India's sugar production is likely to fall 8% to 33.7 million metric tons in the 2023/24 marketing year, which starts on Oct. 1, a leading trade body said on Tuesday, as lower rainfall in key producing states could dent yields.

Melbourne City manager Rado Vidosic has been sacked two games into the A-League season and replaced by Aurelio Vidmar.

North Korea is poised to close as many as a dozen embassies including in Spain, Hong Kong, and multiple countries in Africa, according to media reports and analysts, in a move that could see nearly 25 percent of Pyongyang's missions close worldwide.

Gold prices started November lower on Wednesday as cautious investors awaited U.S. Federal Reserve's policy decision, after the Middle-East worries led to a strong safe-haven rally last month and pushed prices above $2,000.

China's factory activity unexpectedly contracted in October, a private survey showed on Wednesday, raising questions over the state of the country's fragile economic recovery at the start of the fourth quarter.

(RTTNews) - Match Group plaintiffs and Google have reached a binding term sheet for a settlement of their respective claims against each other in lawsuit, Match Group (MTCH) said in a statement on Tuesday.

(RTTNews) - The Indonesia stock market has alternated between positive and negative finishes through the last four trading days since the end of the two-day winning streak in which it had gathered more than 95 points or 1.3 percent. The Jakarta Composite Index now sits just above

(RTTNews) - Australian shares are gaining for the second straight session on Wednesday, with the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 moving above the 6,800 level, following the broadly positive cues from global markets overnight, with gains across most sectors led by mining and technology stoc

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(RTTNews) - The Hong Kong stock market on Tuesday halted the two-day winning streak in which it had advanced more than 350 points or 2 percent. The Hang Seng Index now rests just above the 17,110-point plateau although it's likely to open higher again on Wednesday.

Longer-dated U.S. Treasury yields rose on Wednesday, ahead of a closely-watched Federal Reserve decision at the conclusion of its two-day policy meeting, where it is expected to keep interest rates steady.

Ireland's manufacturing sector contracted in October at its sharpest pace in three months on significant declines in new orders and output, a survey showed on Wednesday.

(RTTNews) - The China stock market on Tuesday ended the five-day winning streak in which it had jumped more than 80 points or 2.8 percent. The Shanghai Composite Index now rests just beneath the 3,020-point plateau although it's expected to rebound again on Wednesday.