South Africa's Top-40 index falls 2 pct on global sell off

New South African bank notes featuring an image of former South African President Nelson Mandela are displayed at an office in Johannesburg JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's rand fell more than 1 percent in mid-morning trade on Thursday, ...

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3:09am EDT LONDON, June 20 (Reuters) - European shares fell on Thursday as confirmation that the U.S. Federal Reserve would wind down economic stimulus measures, together with weak Chinese data, hit investor sentiment. The pan-European ...

LONDON--Minco PLC (MIO.LN), an exploration and development company, said Thursday Tom and Philomena O'Gorman acquired a direct interest in 4.85 million ordinary shares, and currently hold 22.35 million shares of the Company, or 6.39%. Shares at 0755 ...

Brent crude dropped $1.57 to $104.55 a barrel by 0651 GMT, while U.S. oil declined $1.70 to $96.54. Both posted their biggest slide in percentage terms since late May. SINGAPORE: Oil slipped nearly $2 on Thursday, its biggest daily slide in close to three ...

SPA -- The US Senate on Wednesday confirmed Michael Froman as US trade representative to succeed Ron Kirk, who stepped down in March, dpa reported. Froman, currently a deputy national security adviser focusing on international economics, was ...

China shares extended losses on Thursday after a preliminary survey of manufacturing activity in the mainland in June came in at a nine-month low, aggravating jitters from a cash squeeze that is threatening to overwhelm the interbank market. HONG ...

Spot gold fell 1.6 percent to USD 1,328.75 an ounce by 0709 GMT, down more than 4 percent for the week.

The Indian rupee slumped to a record low on