(RTTNews) – The Swiss franc was strong against its major world counterparts in trading on Friday morning. The currency advanced against its counterparts with little economic news from the area.
5 U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq (AP)
AP – Five American soldiers were killed and seven wounded in a coordinated attack in southern Baghdad involving a roadside bomb and rocket-propelled grenades, the U.S. military announced Friday.
Five U.S. soldiers killed in Baghdad (Reuters)
Reuters – Five U.S. soldiers were killed in a
roadside bomb attack on their patrol in Baghdad, the U.S.
military said on Friday, bringing this month's death toll for
American forces in Iraq close to 100.
Bombs kill 34 in Baghdad, 3 UK troops in Basra (Reuters)
Reuters – A car bomb killed 25 people on Thursday
at a busy intersection in Baghdad where minibuses pick up and
drop off passengers, while a roadside bomb killed three British
soldiers in the southern Iraqi city of Basra.
Five US soldiers killed in Baghdad (AFP)
AFP – Insurgents killed five US soldiers and wounded seven more in an ambush in which they detonated a roadside bomb and opened fire on a patrol in Baghdad, the US military reported Friday.
Iraq: Bomb damages oil pipeline (AP)
AP – A bomb exploded Friday under an oil pipeline south of Baghdad, spilling crude oil and sparking a huge fire, Iraqi police said.
Five U.S. soldiers killed in Baghdad bomb blast (Reuters)
Reuters – Five U.S. soldiers were killed on
Thursday in a roadside bomb attack on their patrol in Baghdad,
the U.S. military said on Friday, bringing the monthly death
toll for U.S. forces in Iraq close to 100.
Greenback Sees Choppy Trading Against Malaysian Ringgit (Nasdaq)
(RTTNews) – In the early Asian deals on Friday, the U.S. currency saw a choppy trend versus the Malaysian Ringgit. At about 9:35 pm Eastern Time Thursday, the pair advanced slightly but it showed choppy trading again soon after.
Japanese Stock Market Trading In Positive Territory, Led By Automakers, On Higher Profit Expectation, Weakening Yen (Nasdaq)
(RTTNews) – The stock market in Tokyo, Japan is trading in the positive territory on Friday morning, led by exporters, especially auto-related stocks, on expectation that the weakening local currency against the US greenback might help in realizing higher profit margins, while at the same time, making their products cheaper in the international markets.
Singapore Currency Choppy With Sterling (Nasdaq)
(RTTNews) – The Singapore dollar was down slightly amid choppy trading against the sterling. The currency got as low as 3.0788 at 2:15 a.m. and as high as 3.0652 at 1:15 p.m. ET. It edged back to 3.0714 by 6:15 p.m. ET. The pair has been range-bound since last week.
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