Markets am: ‘Risk off’ as Syria fretting adds to EM rout, Lira h...

To view this email as a webpage, click here     Wednesday August 28 2013     Markets   'Risk off' as Syria fretting adds to EM rout   Nervous investors flee equities for safer havens as prospect of western military action in Syria sends risk aversion ripples through global markets       Lira hits new low as EM concerns intensify   Sustained selling hits many emerging market currencies, pushing both the Indian rupee and the Turkish lira to fresh record lows against the dollar     Rupee suffers worst one-day fall in 20 years   Indian currency sinks through Rs68 to the dollar in its worst one-day fall in more than 20 years as investors demonstrate lack of confidence     British Airways owner hit by jet fuel climb   IAG lost 4.8 per cent to 300.5p as the threat of a US-led military intervention against Syria lifted jet fuel prices to a six-month high         Video   War and investment   As the drumbeat for western intervention in Syria grows louder, James Mackintosh, investment editor, looks at how rumours of war can feed the prices of oil and weaponry.           Manage email    Forward this email   Feedback    Manage portfolio Subscribe to the FT Follow the FT   Unsubscribe | My Account | RSS | Privacy Policy | About Us | Help   © THE FINANCIAL TIMES LTD 2013 You have received this email because you have signed up from the NBE preference page. This email was sent by a company owned by Pearson plc, registered office at 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL. Registered in England and Wales with company number 53723.