London, May 10.
Stock Exchange: On the whole, a lyery irregular tone prevailed duri the past week and, apart from the lively dealings in rubber shares and certain amount of activity in a umber of industrial issues a mining shares, business was very jitedged securities for the present are out of favour and prices are falling back. In the foreign [securities section idle conditions have prevailed. German bonds ruled weak while both Chinese and Japanese funds continued Unsetiled. owing to, the latest news from the Far-East, After the fairly steady decline recently, oil shares firmed up strongly to-day' on the satisfactory" dividend announced by the Burmah Oi Corporation, most issues turning sharply upward.
Foreign Exchanges: The American dollar weakened slightly on the out break "of the rumours as regards {nationalisation of silver in the United States, and gold currencies fluctuated slightly sympathetically. Chinese exchange was unsettled with silver, and Japanese rates were steady. Later in the dollar recovered on to the authoritativeness of the silver rumours.
Money Market: Available resources met @ good enquiry.
Discounts Market: After weakness, rates were firmer on the clearing banks raising their minimum buying
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