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Jakarta stocks extend losses to 2.8%

EMERGING MARKETS — Turkey, Indonesia hit by MSCI downgrade warnings

Turkish stocks slide after MSCI warns of downgrade Indonesia logs worst day since 1998 as MSCI proposes downgrade UBS, JPMorgan warn of sharp outflows from both markets Focus on Romania politics, upcoming South Africa budget By Johann M Cherian and Sudeshna Ghoshal Oct 16 (Reuters) — Indonesian and Turkish stocks sank

EMERGING MARKETS — Jakarta stocks plunge 11% as MSCI set to drop Indonesia from indexes

Oct 16 (Reuters) — Indonesian stocks tumbled more than 11% on Friday and the rupiah weakened sharply after index provider MSCI said the Jakarta stock market was no longer worthy of "emerging market" status, in a major setback for Southeast Asia's biggest economy. Jakarta's benchmark index plunged 8% at the open, trigge

GRAINS — Chicago soybeans extend losses as US Midwest harvest expands

JAKARTA, Oct 13 (Reuters) — Chicago soybeans fell for a second straight session on Tuesday as harvest activity picked up across the US Midwest following a spell of dry weather, while traders awaited the US Department of Agriculture's weekly crop progress report due later in the day. Wheat and corn also inched lower. Fu

Asia stocks tumble to weekly low on high oil, US yields

An index of emerging Asia equities booked its steepest one-day loss in a week on Wednesday, with Singapore and South Korea shedding the most, as surging crude prices and US yields holding near multi-year peaks steered investors away from the region.

Indonesia stocks up 1% as Korea, Taiwan weigh on regional index

Indonesian equities rose over 1% on Tuesday, extending their rebound and outperforming regional markets, while losses in South Korea and Taiwan weighed on the broader emerging Asia equity index. The Jakarta Composite Index rose as much as 1.2% to 6,193.543, extending its rebound into a third consecutive session.

EMERGING MARKETS — Asian currencies fall the most since May as oil prices, bond rout bite

MSCI EM currencies index marks biggest intraday drop since mid-May Indonesian rupiah weakens to as much as 17,900 MSCI EM Asia equities index slips 0.8% Jakarta stocks benchmark down 1%, India's Nifty 25 falls 0.9% By Shruti Agarwal Sept 24 (Reuters) — Emerging Asia currencies fell the most in more than four months on

VEGOILS — Palm oil eases on weakness in rival oils; remains on track for weekly gain

By Dewi Kurniawati JAKARTA, Sept 18 (Reuters) — Malaysian palm oil futures fell on Friday, weighed down by weakness in rival edible oils on the Dalian and Chicago exchanges, although the benchmark contract remained on track for a weekly gain. The benchmark palm oil contract for December delivery on the Bursa Malaysia D