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Modi makes fresh appeal to farmers protesting over new laws

Indian PM claims new legislation will allow farmers to sell produce ‘anywhere and to anyone’

5y

Tokyo stocks slip slightly after thin trade

Market in state of ‘no selling in quiet times’

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UK businesses breathe easy after no-deal Brexit averted

They call for greater clarity over services, and for move to new regime to be as smooth as possible

5y

France announces fishermen aid after Brexit trade deal

They will get up to €30,000 ‘depending on their dependence on products caught in British waters’

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Tokyo stocks open higher backed by Wall St gains

Benchmark Nikkei 225 index up 0.17%, or 44.57 points, at 26,712.92 in early trade

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British Airways cargo staff to go on strike from Christmas Day

Around 850 workers will strike, affecting transportation of fresh food and other items flown by IAG Cargo, says union spokesman

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Turkey hikes main interest rate to 17%

Decision means country’s policy rate has shot up by 6.75 percentage points in just one month

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Bakun Hydro’s RM5.54 bil sukuk keeps ‘AAA/Stable’ rating 

Rating reflects company’s superior cash-flow debt coverage, minimal demand risk, says RAM Ratings

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TA Win completes acquisition of 32.5% stake in Royce Pharma

Company says acquisition would enable it to capitalise on Royce Pharma’s robust pharmaceutical capabilities and experience

5y

Bursa Malaysia ends on weak note

Index bucks regional trend on profit-taking ahead of long weekend

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Research houses view TNB rebate, extension on regulatory period positively

MIDF keeps ‘buy’ call on company’s shares with an unchanged target price of RM13.10

5y

Supermax warns of scams using its name

Glovemaker says unauthorised parties claim to be able to provide volume, stock and capacity and have disseminated fabricated documents to support their false cl...

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Profit-taking drags Bursa lower by 0.4%

Key index finishes day with 6.33-point drop, likely due to long weekend