11h14 South Africa's biggest union took the latest pay offer to its members for approval on Wednesday in a fresh effort to end a three-week strike that has halted output at several car factories.
09h10 South Africa's rand traded firmer against the dollar on Wednesday, touching fresh four-week highs as emerging market currencies continued to benefit from the previous day's lower than expected U.S. inflation data.
12h58 Strong figures from outsourcing
group Capita and miner BHP Billiton helped Britain's top share
index tick higher on Wednesday, although political tension in
the Middle East and Ukraine kept gains in check.
12h34 Gold steadied on Wednesday after
the previous day's drop, supported by simmering conflict in
Ukraine and the Middle East, but under pressure from buoyancy in
stock markets after positive U.S. data and corporate earnings.
13h31 Fiat Chrysler CEO
Sergio Marchionne on Wednesday quashed speculation of a possible
tie-up with Germany's Volkswagen, saying the idea
had never been on the agenda.
Volatility spiked on Thursday
after the tragedy of a downed civilian jetliner in Ukraine and
the mounting death toll in Gaza and Israel interrupted the
summer trading slumber.
13h27 Pro-Russian separatists are leaving their positions on the outskirts of Donetsk and retreating towards the centre of the eastern Ukrainian city, Ukrainian military officials said on Wednesday.
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