The News Review:
- FOREX-Dollar yen fall versus euro as stocks rebound
- S.Korea to intervene marginally in forex market
- Citic Pacific shares tumble as forex bet exposure grows
- Iran’s forex reserves above $80 bln – state tv
FOREX-Dollar yen fall versus euro as stocks rebound
Reuters
dollar and the yenfell against the euro on Tuesday as a stock market reboundreduced demand for safe havens. Shares on Wall Street rose sharply in the last hour oftrading after Monday’s sell-off. The foreign-exchange markethas closely eyed equity performance for direction in recentweeks with rising stocks boosting risk appetite and hurtingdemand for the U.
S.Korea to intervene marginally in forex market
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‘South Korea does not have enough capacity for massive forex intervention. We will carry out smoothing operations in forex markets when necessary’ Bahk Byoung-won senior presidential secretary told reporters.
Citic Pacific shares tumble as forex bet exposure grows
AFP
38 billion US) as of November 26 up from the 16. 8 billion it reported last month. The Hong Kong-based conglomerate also said in the statement issued late Tuesday it will pay 9. 1 billion dollars to its parent Citic Group for taking on liabilities arising from some forex contracts. Last month Citic Pacific’s Beijing-backed parent said it would buy 1. 5 billion US dollars of convertible bonds to bail out the firm mired in failed currency bets which had suffered from a falling Australian dollar. The firm has asked shareholders to approve the deal at an extraordinary general meeting on December 19.
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Iran’s forex reserves above $80 bln – state tv
Reuters
The figure was in line with one given in April. But worldoil prices have fallen by around $100 a barrel since July andIran and other major crude producers face declining exportrevenue from their hydrocarbon wealth. “Central bank: Iran’s forex reserves over $80 billion” theEnglish-language satellite station said in a scrolling headline. Central bank officials in the past said Iran was switchingreserves into currencies other than the U. dollar because ofU.