Asian Markets

Asian shares climb as Fed rate hike fears ease ahead of US jobs data

Asian shares rose as investors awaited key US jobs data, while the yen rallied 2.6% this week after Fed Governor Christopher Waller eased fears of a rate hike

Asian shares slide as US-Iran fighting lifts oil; rate hike bets rise

Asian stocks fell as renewed US-Iran fighting pushed Brent crude above $90 a barrel, while hawkish Fed signals lifted bets on a September rate hike

Stocks to watch: Wipro, Hero MotoCorp, HDFC Bank, Tata Motors PV & more

Stocks to watch today: IT services major HCLTech said it had collaborated with chemicals and biotechnology company Wacker Chemie to set up its global capability centre (GCC) in Pune.

Asian stocks rise as oil prices fall on hopes for Hormuz reopening

Investors awaited Nvidia's second-quarter earnings later in the day, with the focus on whether the massive AI spending boom is sustainable and can turn profits that will satisfy markets

Asian shares slip as tech stocks weigh ahead of key Nvidia results

The tech sector is holding its breath for Nvidia's results ‌on Wednesday; investors are aware how hard it will be for the chipmaker to meet lofty expectations

Stocks to watch: Hindustan Copper, TCS, Refex Industries, Lenskart, Suzlon

Stocks to watch today: Hindustan Copper OFS will be launched by the government today, while TCS has signed an agreement with Porsche.

Asian shares flat ahead of expected US sanctions on Iran, Nvidia results

The ​entire tech sector is holding its breath for Nvidia's results on Wednesday; investors are aware how hard ​it will be for the chip maker to meet stratospheric expectations

Asian shares head for weekly fall as global bond market stress persists

Yields on US ​Treasuries had resumed their climb after Wednesday's surprise intervention by Treasury brought barely a day of relief from selling

Asian shares rise, South Korea's Kospi jumps 6% after Wall Street gains

Asian shares advanced Thursday, tracking Wall Street gains, and South Korea's benchmark Kospi jumped more than 6 per cent. US futures edged higher after the Treasury Department said it would at least double the size of planned purchases of longer-term government debt. That could ease pressure on share prices emanating from the bond market since the purchases would push bond prices higher, helping to bring down yields. The Kospi surged 6.1 per cent to 6,858.91 after sinking 5.8 per cent on Wednesday on renewed selling of shares related to artificial intelligence. Samsung Electronics jumped 9.7 per cent, while memory chipmaker SK Hynix surged 14.1 per cent after the company announced a significant share buyback plan. Japan's Nikkei 225 gained 1.3 per cent to 66,178.26, reversing declines earlier in the week. Japan reported it logged a trade deficit for a third straight month in July, as both imports and exports hit record highs. Shares of OpenAI investor SoftBank Group, a Japanese

Asian shares slide, South Korea's Kospi down 5.2% as AI stocks fall

Shares slipped Wednesday in Asia after Wall Street pulled further from its all-time high as artificial-intelligence stocks resumed their decline. South Korea's Kospi led the regional retreat, dropping 5.2 per cent to 6,515.97. The two biggest companies benefiting from the AI boom tracked losses for their US rivals. Samsung Electronics shed 6.9 per cent, while memory chipmaker SK Hynix tumbled 7.9 per cent. In Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 sank 2.6 per cent to 65,703.78. The Hang Seng in Hong Kong lost 0.4 per cent to 25,382.66, while the Shanghai Composite index shed 1.5 per cent to 3,927.70. Taiwan's Taiex fell 1.4 per cent, and Australia's S&P/ASX 200 slipped 0.4 per cent to 9,083.70. Apart from renewed jitters over criticism that AI-related stocks have shot too high, rising oil prices also were clouding market sentiment. Crude prices have been swinging sharply due to uncertainty about when and whether the United States and Iran can reach a deal to allow oil tankers to exit the Persian .

Asian shares mark time as West Asia war keeps oil prices elevated

On Monday, MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was flat, while Japan's Nikkei edged 0.4% higher

Asian stocks rise as US inflation data dents Fed's September rate hike bets

Asian equities gained after US consumer prices rose in line with expectations, while oil prices held near $80 a barrel amid a standoff between Washington and Tehran

Stock Market Close: Sensex extends losses to 2nd day, drops 188 pts; Nifty ends at 24,436

Sensex Today | Stock Market LIVE Updates Wednesday: The GIFT Nifty, an early performance indicator of the benchmark Nifty50's performance, was trading with marginal gains

Oil prices rise as Brent tops $88, Asian stocks drift on US-Iran stalemate

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan swung between losses and gains and was last up 0.2 per cent while South Korea's Kospi rose 0.3 per cent

Asian stocks edge higher as Nikkei, Kospi gain on softer US jobs data

Japan's Nikkei followed that lead and rose 0.6% on Monday, while South Korea added 0.5%

Kospi down 4% as Asian shares fall on tech pullback; oil prices steady

Tech stocks led losses across Asia after Wall Street's AI-driven rally lost steam, while oil prices held in a narrow range as investors weighed prospects for an Iran peace deal

Stocks to watch today: Manipal Health, Airtel, ONGC, Nykaa, BSE, LIC & more

Stocks to watch today: Power Grid, Aurobindo Pharma, PB Fintech, Biocon and Cummins among top companies slated to post Q1 results today.

Asian shares jump as tech rally, lower oil prices lift market sentiment

Japan's Nikkei climbed 3.0% and South ​Korea added 3.4%, continuing its run of wild swings

Asian markets edge higher on Wall Street lead, oil remains steady

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was up 0.1%, led ‌by South Korean shares rallying as much as 2.1%

Time ripe for India to outperform Emerging Asia & EM: Dinshaw Irani, Helios India

It is best for the investors miss the India IT pack bus as we believe with the adoption of AI, our IT services companies' revenue models will have to undergo a reset, Irani said.