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Stock Market Highlights, Sept 11: Sensex sheds 398pts; Nifty ends near 24,900; Banking, Auto drag

Stock Market Highlights: 34 out of 50 constituent stocks of Nifty50 ended lower, dragged by Tata Motors, ONGC, Wipro, L&T, and Adani Enterprises with losses of up to 5.73 per cent

China's two richest people lose billions in record-breaking stock selloffs

China's wealthiest person, Nongfu Spring Co. founder Zhong Shanshan, lost some $3 billion as the beverage giant's shares fell by a record 10 per cent

Asia shares edge up ahead of inflation data today, oil price gains

Brent rose 51 cents to $79.53 a barrel, while U.S. crude added 50 cents to $75.33 per barrel

Asia stocks hit 27-month top, dollar slips on Fed Reserve's rate cut talk

Markets are well prepared for a change given opinion polls have for months put the centre-left party on course for a landslide victory over the Conservatives

Asian stocks rise to their highest on tech rally, Fed rate cut wagers

Japan's Nikkei rose 0.59%, while blue chip stocks in China were 0.42% lower. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index rose 1.3%

Asia stocks trade in narrow range as European politics adds new risks

S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq futures both eased 0.1 per cent in Asian trading, after edging higher on Monday

Asia shares stumble; uncertainty grips euro as it tumbles to one-month low

Trading was thinned in Asia with Australia, China, Hong Kong and Taiwan out for public holidays, but MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan still slumped 0.46 per cent

Asia stocks slip as investors await Fed meeting to gauge possible rate cut

Japan's Nikkei was a rare bright spot, rising 0.2%, adding to the previous day's 0.73% rally

Asia stocks brace for US inflation test, Chinese data to test optimism

There are also reports Chinese authorities are laying the groundwork for a sale of 1 trillion yuan ($138.39 billion) in longer-dated bonds to help fund stimulus spending at home

Asia stocks slip, dollar up as policymakers give mixed signals on rate cuts

Crude oil wallowed near two-month lows amid signs of easing supply pressure and continued hopes for a Middle East ceasefire

Asia shares rise on Fed cut bets; yen trims gains after strong surge

Trading was thinned in Asia with Japan out for a holiday, though markets in mainland China got off to an upbeat start after returning from an extended break

Asian stocks off to shaky start as US Fed flags delays to rate cuts

Much of Asia is returning from a holiday that had closed markets on Wednesday, though Chinese bond, currency and stock markets remain shut through the rest of the week

Asian stocks slide, gold rises as Middle East crisis sparks safety rush

Oil prices, however, hardly reacted to the news, as traders had largely priced in a retaliatory attack from Iran that would likely further disrupt supply chains

China orders indebted local govts to halt some infrastructure projects

Beijing has been tightening curbs on debt in recent months to defuse risks to the world's second-largest economy and its financial stability

Asia stocks surge as cooling inflation raises hopes that Fed will ease up

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan jumped 3.72%. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 index climbed 2.43% and Japan's Nikkei rose 3%

Asia stocks edge up in early trade as investors eye Fed rate decision

Early in the Asian trading day, MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was up 0.7%. U.S. stock futures rose 0.2%

Asia stocks slide as investors lose risk appetite, bond yields rise

Asian share markets fell on Thursday as investor fears over a looming recession crimped risk appetite, while Treasury yields rose on expectations that the Federal Reserve will remain aggressive

Asia stocks stifled by inflation, rising interest rates and China concerns

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was down 0.3% as the region's major markets traded in the red. Oil rose and gold extended its recent gains

Top headlines: 4-1 for BJP at polls; Morgan Stanley lowers Sensex target

Business Standard brings you the top headlines on Friday

Asia stocks surge, Europe opens lower after oil prices rise

Asian markets surged while Europe opened lower Thursday after oil prices recovered some of a decline the day before that had eased inflation fears. Futures for Wall Street's benchmark S&P 500 index and the Dow Jones Industrial Average were down 0.4per cent as Russian attacks on Ukraine intensified two weeks as fighting entered its third week. Markets rallied Wednesday after oil plunged, but economists warned that was due to changes in futures contracts and other factors, not war developments. On Thursday, prices rebounded by nearly USD6 per barrel in London and nearly USD4 in New York. Forecasters warned markets will stay volatile, as the Russian and Ukrainian foreign ministers were meeting in Turkey for negotiations. Markets seem to have latched onto a couple of slightly less dismal clues as an excuse to rally hard, said ING economists in a report. The basis for that optimism it's actually pretty thin. In early trading, the FTSE 100 in London lost 0.6per cent to 7,146.60 and ..