FINANCIAL MARKETS
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Bombay fell by 7.0% after three ministers offered their resignations. Seoul lost 5.1%, dragged lower by Samsung Electronics and financial shares. But Shanghai A shares, China's domestic market, reached a record high. Prague rose by 9.0% on good economic data. The Indonesian rupiah touched a 21-month low on July 17th.
This article appeared in the Economic & financial indicators section of the print edition under the headline “FINANCIAL MARKETS”