… * KOSPI jumps 1.2% * KRW rises against USD * South Korea benchmark bond yield rises SEOUL, Nov 25 (Reuters) – Round-up of South Korean financial markets: ** South Korean shares jumped more than 1% on Monday, recovering some of the last …
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Adds more details and background. HONG KONG, Nov 25 (IFR) – The People’s Republic of China, rated A1/A+/A+, has mandated 13 banks for a multi-billion, multi-tranche US dollar sovereign bond issue and the Reg S unrated deal will launch as early as …
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NEW DELHI : For the fourth consecutive day, state-run fuel retailers increased the price of petrol again today. The auto fuel rate went up by 12 paise a litre, a day after a 10 paise hike. Diesel rate was left untouched today but had fallen by 6 paise yesterday.
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Travellers will have direct flights between Christchurch and Seoul from next month when a new charter service starts. Korean Air, South Korea’s privately-owned national airline, will run 10 flights over the summer from December 27 to meet tourist demand.
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LVMH is close to buying U.S. jewellery chain Tiffany & Co for about $16.3 billion after sweetening its offer, sources said on Sunday, as the owner of Louis Vuitton and Bulgari aims to tap the fast-growing luxury jewellery market. By Greg Roumeliotis.
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