ISTANBUL, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Turkey's main stock exchange index <.XU100> fell 6.72 percent on Wednesday at 29,942.32 points in pre-opening trade on growing panic in the world bourses and sharp losses in Asian stocks. More »
ISTANBUL, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Turkey's benchmark June 23, 2010 bond surpassed 21 percent on Wednesday morning on growing panic in the world markets and sharp sales in Asian stocks. More »
ANKARA, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Turkey's lira currency fell 1.8 percent against the dollar on Wednesday morning at 1.3940 on growing financial panic in the world markets. More »
SYDNEY, Oct 8 (Reuters) - The Australian dollar fell to its lowest in over four years against the U.S. currency on Wednesday, hurt by extreme investor risk aversion and strong expectations of more interest rate cuts in coming months. More »
CANBERRA, Oct 8 (Reuters) - A computer glitch may have caused a Qantas <QAN.AX> passenger jet to abruptly plummet, injuring at least 30 passengers and crew, Australian air safety investigators said on Wednesday. More »
SYDNEY (AFP) - - Australian shares dropped 3.8 percent in early trade Wednesday after another big fall on Wall Street overnight on fears the credit crunch could lead to a severe recession. More »
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