Economic & financial indicators

FINANCIAL MARKETS

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Seoul lost 8.1% on September 18th after Ford withdrew its bid for Daewoo Motor. Taipei fell 6.9% over the week and reached its lowest level for 18 months. Moscow suffered more losses, falling 9.3% as investors fretted about restructuring plans at Norilsk Nickel. India's rupee sank to a record low of 46.4 to the dollar on September 19th.

This article appeared in the Economic & financial indicators section of the print edition under the headline “FINANCIAL MARKETS”

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