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Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN) – The Bangladesh Business News prepared Tueday’s midday business round up compiling reports, published by different local and international newspapers and news portals.
Bangladesh’s stocks stay positive at midday
Bangladesh’s stocks maintained the positive trend at midday on Tuesday as investors are showing their buying appetite on large-cap stocks ahead of year-closing.
Sensex edges lower after hitting 34K in early trade
The Sensex and Nifty were trading flat after hitting new highs in early trade. The benchmark BSE Sensex topped 34,000 for the first time, and the NSE index Nifty hit a new high of 10,515 in the opening trade.
Indian rupee edges up 3 paisa to 64.02
The Indian rupee edged up 3 paisa to 64.02 due to dollar's weakness against other currencies overseas. Also, dollar selling by banks and exporters owing to FII inflows boosted the rupee's uptrend.
Nikkei takes a breather the day after Christmas; Kospi edges up
Asian markets were mixed in the Tuesday session in what's likely to be light, holiday-week trading.
Gold hits over 3-week high in thin-volume trade
Gold prices edged up on Tuesday, hitting a more than three-week high, in low-volume trade amid a weaker dollar.
Oil near June 2015 high as production cuts tighten market
Oil prices were stable on Tuesday, with Brent crude lingering near 2015 highs on the back of an outlook for healthy demand amid ongoing production cuts led by OPEC and Russia.
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