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Sales of air purifiers and face masks have surged after Singapore's pollution index hit the "hazardous" end of the scale Wednesday night. The haze is a result of slash-and-burn land clearing from the Indonesian island of Sumatra.
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NEW YORK/ LONDON, June 17- Gold fell around 0.5 percent in quiet trade on Monday as a Wall Street rally reduced the need for safe-haven buying and investors awaited this week's U.S.
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*India gold demand seen dropping but China resilient. NEW YORK/ LONDON, June 17- Gold fell about 0.5 percent on Monday as a Wall Street rally decreased the need for safe-haven buying, with investors awaiting this week's U.S.
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NEW YORK, June 17- Brent crude oil rose in choppy trading on Monday, at one point reaching its highest level since early April, as a superpower standoff over the Syrian civil war intensified and raised the risk of conflict spilling into the Middle East oil region.
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*Copper stocks up 11,400 tonnes. *India's top copper smelter restarts after 2 months. Copper also fell as the dollar firmed slightly, its stocks rose as well and amid uncertainty ahead of a Federal Reserve meeting that was expected to clarify its monetary stimulus policy.
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LONDON, June 17- Brent crude oil rose above $106 per barrel on Monday as a superpower standoff over the Syrian civil war intensified, raising the risk of conflict spilling into the Middle East oil producing region.
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*Coming up: NY Fed Empire State Survey for June at 1230 GMT. Copper gave up gains and other metals fell as the dollar firmed and amid uncertainty ahead of a Federal Reserve meeting that was expected to clarify its monetary stimulus policy.
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*Middle East supply risks as Syria conflict escalates. LONDON, June 17- Brent crude oil steadied above $106 per barrel on Monday as a superpower standoff over the Syrian civil war intensified, raising the risk of conflict spilling into the Middle East oil producing region.
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*China bonded copper premiums climb $5 to $155- $165 a tonne. *Coming up: NY Fed Empire State Survey for June at 1230 GMT.
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SINGAPORE, June 17- Brent crude futures steadied around $106 a barrel on Monday after hitting more than two-month highs in the previous session, as worries over bulging U.S. inventories and soft global demand forecasts offset supply concerns tied to Middle East tensions.
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MUMBAI, June 17- The Reserve Bank of India kept interest rates unchanged on Monday as expected after cutting them in each of its previous three policy reviews, warning of upward risks to inflation as its currency is among the hardest hit amid a global emerging markets sell-off.
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*Fed policy meet on June 18-19. *India gold volumes drop, China still strong. SINGAPORE, June 17- Gold fell on Monday as Asian shares reversed early losses and investors waited for a U.S.
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HONG KONG, June 17- Daily average trading volume of yuan in Hong Kong jumped to a record in May, exceeding the volumes of Hong Kong dollars for the first time ever, indicating the yuan's growing importance in international trade.
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--Clyde Russell is a Reuters market analyst. LAUNCESTON, Australia, June 17- It may be too early to start beating the drums of victory for free-market capitalism, but there are signs that China is stepping back from attempts to control the iron ore market.
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SINGAPORE, June 17- Brent crude futures traded below $106 a barrel on Monday, as worries over bulging U.S. inventories and soft global demand forecasts overshadowed supply concerns tied to Middle East tensions.
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*Fed policy meet on June 18-19. *India gold volumes drop, China still strong. SINGAPORE, June 17- Gold held steady in Asian trading on Monday as investors awaited indications from a key U.S.
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SINGAPORE, June 17- Brent crude futures traded below $106 a barrel on Monday, as worries over bulging U.S. inventories and soft global demand forecasts overshadowed supply concerns tied to Middle East tensions.
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SINGAPORE, June 17- London copper rose more than one percent on Monday, following its steepest weekly decline in two months last week, as shorts covered ahead of this week's key Federal Reserve meeting that should provide greater clarity on monetary policy.
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SINGAPORE, June 17- Gold fell in early Asian trading on Monday as investors await indications from a key U.S. *Spot gold eased 0.2 percent to $1,387.24 an ounce by 0022 GMT.
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PARIS, June 16- Pratt& Whitney, a unit of United Technologies Corp, expects to reach an agreement with the Pentagon within the next 30 days on a contract for engines to power a sixth batch of F-35 fighter jets, Pratt President David Hess told Reuters.
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NEW YORK, June 14- Oil rose and U.S. crude hit a nine-month intraday high on Friday, after news that the United States had authorized sending U.S. weapons to Syrian rebels sparked concerns about Middle East supplies.
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