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Turnover has collapsed 70% from its peak in late May, foreigners are retreating at the fastest pace in Asia and local retail investors are also pulling back

US futures surged early Monday and the price of a barrel of Brent crude, the international standard, dropped 6.8 per cent to $85.49

Investors are reducing exposure to AI-linked infrastructure and supply-chain plays, although confidence in core beneficiaries of the technology remains intact, according to Elara Capital

For the first time in at least 26 years, no Indian company is featured among the top 10 stocks in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. HDFC Bank and Reliance Industries have slipped to the 11th and 12th p

Trump said there was a "very good chance" the US could reach an agreement with Iran to prevent Tehran from obtaining a nuclear weapon

Analysts said the United Arab Emirates' decision to quit OPEC was unlikely to have a major near-term impact on prices, though ​it would weaken the oil producers' group

The standoff threatens to deepen a global energy crunch, with flows through the vital Strait of Hormuz remaining at a virtual standstill

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was up 0.3 per cent, putting the benchmark on track for a third consecutive day of gains, while Japan's Nikkei rose 1.5 per cent

US President Donald Trump said Iran wants to make a deal, but added he would not agree to any outcome that allows Tehran to have a nuclear weapon

S&P 500 futures rose 0.9 per cent in the Asia morning, European futures ​lifted 1.2 per cent and Brent crude futures fell about 6 per cent to $98.30 a barrel

Turnover was sparse in what is a holiday-shortened ​week for much of the world but the path of least resistance was higher ahead of delayed data

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 close highlights on Tuesday, Aug 5:Sensex settled 0.38 per cent or 308.47 points lower at 80,710.25 levels, while NSE's Nifty50 slipped 0.30 per cent or 73.20 points to 24,649.55 levels.

Sensex Today | Stock Market LIVE Updates, August 4, 2025: In the broader markets, the Nifty MidCap100 and SmallCap indices edged higher by 0.26 per cent and 0.07 per cent, respectively

The finance minister praised the resilience of India's financial markets amid global uncertainties and commended the growing confidence of retail investors

Washington issued new export licensing requirements for sales to China of Nvidia's H20 and AMD's MI308 artificial intelligence chips

The legal and regulatory framework governing buybacks is primarily under the Companies Act, 2013, and the Sebi Buyback of Securities Regulations, introduced in 1998 and updated in 2018 and 2023

Oil prices settled higher after data on slower stockpile builds, while the euro pulled back slightly after hitting a five-month high in the previous day's session

Experts said Trump's threat could make India susceptible to reciprocal tariffs imposed by the US

With markets in mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan still closed for the Lunar New Year, the return of South Korea grabbed the spotlight in Asia