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Investors should diversify, as we don't know what the world will look like in five years. Markets valuations are sky-high, but the economic reality for ordinary people is not good, Faber said.

Markets were gearing up for potential catalysts, including the release of US retail sales and producer prices data due later in the week

Stock Market Highlights, July 31, 2025: Among the sectoral front, Nifty FMCG index defied the market trends and settled higher with the gains of 1.44 per cent, led by Emami, and Hindustan Unilever

From a market standpoint, Wood believes, it is just a matter of time before the negative impact of tariffs starts to show up in the macro-economic data

The Boursa Kuwait Premier Market Index and the MSX30 Index in Muscat added 0.4 per cent each. Qatar's benchmark was 0.2 per cent higher

Israel's equity markets defy regional conflict, with TA-125 hitting record highs despite ongoing missile strikes with Iran

The market is factoring in approximately 14 per cent earnings growth for the Nifty50 for FY26, according to Equentis Wealth Advisory Services

In Asia, focus shifts to currencies after Taiwan dollar's surge, sparking speculation of regional FX revaluation to secure US trade concessions

Global markets plunged on Monday following last week's two-day meltdown on Wall Street, and President Donald Trump said he won't back down on his sweeping new tariffs, which have roiled global trade. Countries are scrambling to figure out how to respond to the tariffs, with China and others retaliating quickly. Trump's tariff blitz fulfilled a key campaign promise as he acted without Congress to redraw the rules of the international trading system. It was a move decades in the making for Trump, who has long denounced foreign trade deals as unfair to the US. The higher rates are set to be collected beginning Wednesday, ushering in a new era of economic uncertainty with no clear end in sight. Here's the latest: Chinese officials meet business representatives from Tesla and other US companies Chinese government officials met business representatives from Tesla, GE Healthcare and other US companies on Sunday. It called on them to issue reasonable statements and take concrete actions

The high-flying tech sector was pummelled as manufacturing hubs in China and Taiwan faced new tariffs above 30 per cent, bringing the total new levy to an eye-watering 54 per cent on imports

Last week the Nasdaq confirmed it was in a correction, driven lower by tariff and growth uncertainties as well as high valuations for megacap tech stocks

Equity-index futures for the S&P 500 and the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 slipped in early Asian trading, extending a decline on Monday as Wall Street tempered bullish views

Asian shares and US futures were mostly higher on Wednesday following a rocky session on Wall Street after Canada, Mexico and China were hit by steep US tariffs that took effect on Tuesday. Comments by US President Donald Trump in a speech to Congress and the nation appeared to have scant impact on world markets. The future for the S and P 500 was up 0.5 per cent, while that for the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.4 per cent. China announced it intends to keep its economy growing at around a 5 per cent annual pace in 2025, in line with last year's target, as it opened the annual session of its largely ceremonial legislature. Premier Li Qiang also promised more government spending and other measures to support growth. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index jumped 2.6 per cent to 23,548.86, while the Shanghai Composite index climbed 0.6 per cent to 3,342.36. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 index edged 0.2 per cent higher to 37,418.24. In South Korea, the Kospi gained 1.2 per cent to 2,558.13, while ..

Notably, stocks like Infosys, M&M, Bharti Airtel, TCS, and HCLTech were the top contributors to the downward pressure on the indices

I do not like to buy markets that are making all-time highs. As a rule, if the markets are correcting and investor are not worried, I do not buy, Jim Rogers said.

Hedge funds have been piling into Chinese equities at the fastest pace in months as bullishness on the DeepSeek-driven technology rally adds to hopes for more economic stimulus

Beijing's measured tit-for-tat response has left room for negotiations, analysts say, and that has allowed traders to focus on the AI theme in Asia

Markets Today Highlight: Broader markets also mirrored benchmarks, with Nifty Midcap100, and Nifty Smallcap100 ending down by 1.26 per cent and 0.30 per cent, respectively

Markets Today Highlights: Banking shares stole the show among sectors, with Nifty PSU Bank, and Private Bank indices ending higher by over 2 per cent each

Markets Today Highlights: Smallcap shares were among the top laggards in broader markets, with the Nifty Smallcap100 index ending down by 2.13 per cent