World markets: Asia stocks digest meaty gains, sterling starved for love
Asian shares snoozed near 18-month highs on Friday as trade thinned in the run-up to Christmas and investors seemed content to digest the chunky gains already made so far this month. MSCI`s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was a fraction firmer in early trade, having gained 1.2% for the week so far and almost 5% for the month.
Dec 20, 2019, 09:05 AM IST
Asian shares fall from five-month highs, pound jumps on Brexit delay hopes
Overnight, the S&P 500 rose to a near four-month peak while the Dow and the Nasdaq also gained.
Feb 26, 2019, 09:33 AM IST
Global shares fall on Italian turmoil, euro near 6-1/2 month lows
FTSE futures slipped 0.5 percent while Eurostoxx 50 futures eased 0.1 percent.
May 29, 2018, 11:56 AM IST
Global Markets: Caution creeps into Asian trading ahead of Fed decision
Global shares rallied for all of 2017 but have started this year on the back foot, hit by a combination of factors including the risk of faster rate rises in the United States and alarm over protectionism.
Mar 21, 2018, 06:57 AM IST
Sensex, Nifty end slightly lower ahead of GDP data
The benchmark indices ended marginally lower on Tuesday ahead of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to be released on Wednesday.
Feb 27, 2018, 16:00 PM IST
Sensex closes 304 points higher, Nifty at 10,583, realty; auto stocks surge
The domestic indices ended nearly 1% higher on Monday taking cues from its Asian counterparts.
Feb 26, 2018, 15:56 PM IST
Sensex up 154 points, hovers above 33,500-mark
The NSE index Nifty hit 10,337.75, with gains of 39 points -- or 0.37 percent.
Nov 21, 2017, 10:21 AM IST
Sensex retreats from record high
The BSE benchmark Sensex hit all-time high of 33,865.95 in opening trade on Tuesday amid strong global cues.
Nov 07, 2017, 10:25 AM IST
Sensex mirrors Asian gains, goes up after Fed holds rates
The National Stock Exchange index Nifty too was up 8.55 points, or 0.08 percent, to trade at 10,449.05.
Nov 02, 2017, 10:15 AM IST
Sensex hits new peak of 33,295, Nifty at 10,369 points
PSU, consumer durables, infrastructure and auto stocks remained in the lead. Positive Asian shares added to optimism.
Oct 30, 2017, 10:29 AM IST
Asian shares edge higher, Fed chief speculation tempers appetite
The dollar buckled and US bond yields dipped after a report that President Donald Trump was leaning towards Jerome Powell as the next chair of the Federal Reserve.
Oct 20, 2017, 07:38 AM IST
Asia shares hit 10-year high on Irma, North Korea relief
MSCI`s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan gained 0.2 percent to its highest level since late 2007.
Sep 12, 2017, 10:44 AM IST
Gold falls 1 % to hit near six-week low
Investors are settling into a cautious mode while they await the U.S. data, including June consumer confidence, pending home sales, crude oil inventories and revised first-quarter GDP for signs of softness that could push back rate hike expectations.
Jun 26, 2017, 15:52 PM IST
Asia shares near two-year high as US hi-tech rebound boosts mood
Japan`s Nikkei rose more than 1 percent to a near two-year high on Tuesday, encouraged by rebound in U.S. hi-tech shares as investors bet on solid growth in the economy and corporate profits globally.
Jun 20, 2017, 09:15 AM IST
Asian stocks near 2-year high on US optimism, euro steady
Asian stocks extended gains for a fifth consecutive day on Wednesday, as renewed optimism about the world`s biggest economy brightened the outlook for risky assets while the euro held on to previous gains as political concerns in France ebbed.
Apr 26, 2017, 11:51 AM IST
Asian shares at 21-month high, dollar soft on less hawkish Fed
Asian shares hit 15-month highs on Tuesday while the dollar and U.S. bond yields were on the back foot on the prospect of a less-hawkish Federal Reserve policy trajectory.
Mar 21, 2017, 09:22 AM IST
Asian stocks rise to 18-month highs, dollar revives
Asian shares climbed to their highest in more than 18 months on Thursday, as investors grew more confident about the world`s second-largest economy while the dollar slightly firmed in the wake of growing concerns over political instability in Europe.
Feb 09, 2017, 11:03 AM IST
Global stocks, gold, bonds slide on ECB taper talk
Asian shares and gold retreated on Wednesday and bond yields were near two-week highs as markets were rattled by a media report flagging the possible withdrawal of the European Central Bank`s bond buying program.
Oct 05, 2016, 09:06 AM IST
Asian shares fall, brace for bruising U.S. presidential debate
Asian shares began the week under a cloud on Monday after losses on Wall Street, and as investors` attention turned from central banks to American politics ahead of the first U.S. presidential debate.
Sep 26, 2016, 12:03 PM IST
Shares crumble as oil falls, bond yields soar on stimulus doubts
Asian shares wallowed near six-week lows on Wednesday, bruised by a fall in oil prices on renewed worries about a supply glut and as investors grew nervous about the diminishing capacity of the world`s major central banks to shore up economic growth.
Sep 14, 2016, 12:09 PM IST
