company has raised alarms related to national security. for the closure of a copper smelter run by vedanta resources and risk to fisheries. sameer hashmi has been following the story in mumbai. why are the people in the area protesting against the plant? a copper smelter in the area for the last two decades. last two decades. is quite prominent in the area in the last few years. the last few years. protesting for the last three months. months. they want the plant to be shut down. shut down. doubled the capacity of the existing plant. plant. protests which led to clashes between police and the protesters. between police and the protesters. people would lead to 11 people dying. dying. protect the police and the buildings in the area. thank you very much. let‘s take a look at the markets. an impact on asian shares, which were mostly weak. between the united states and china. about 5% on the date which is paring back any bigger losses. back any bigger losses. joe miller is the latest from wall street. year. sustained, making a hike in borrowing costs injune more likely. to post a rise in first—quarter s