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Stock Market Close: Sensex ends flat, Nifty at 23,271; realty, pharma, auto shares shine

Sensex Today | Stock Market Highlights, Thursday: In the broader markets, the Nifty MidCap and the Nifty SmallCap rose 0.92 per cent and 0.76 per cent, respectively

Asian shares trade mixed after Wall Street falls following Fed rate hike

Asian shares were mixed on Thursday after Wall Street closed lower following the Federal Reserve's interest rate hike decision for the first time in three years. US futures were higher. The quarter of a percentage point increase brings the Fed's key rate to a target range of 3.75%-4.00%, as it attempts to control US inflation that's been stubbornly above its target. Japan's Nikkei 225 index was 0.2% higher at 64,067.53. South Korea's Kospi gained 0.9% to 6,778.49. The Hong Kong Hang Seng fell 0.7% to 24,533.46, while the Shanghai Composite index lost 0.4% to 3,877.46. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 climbed 0.3% to 8,718.20. Taiwan's Taiex jumped 1.3%, while India's Sensex edged up 0.3%. On Wednesday, Wall Street's benchmark S&P 500 dropped 0.5%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1.2%, and the technology-heavy Nasdaq composite was mostly unchanged. Market reactions were "pretty much expected since the rate rise was also in line with market expectation," said Lorraine Tan, director

Stocks to watch: Mazagon Dock, JSW Energy, Highway Infra, Fortis & Infosys

Stocks to watch today: LCC Projects, Karamtara Engineering, Manipal Payment, Rentomojo, Steamhouse India and Asset Reconstruction Company (India) are slated to list on the bourses today.

Asian stocks edge higher ahead of Fed decision as yields, oil pause

Overnight on Wall Street, the S&P 500 slumped 0.5%, marking its second consecutive day of declines as the yield on the 10-year Treasury bond hit its highest level since 2007

Asian shares slip as oil and yields rise ahead of Fed, BOJ meetings

Asian equities struggled as investors assessed rising oil prices, West Asia tensions and concerns over AI development ahead of key US and Japan central bank meetings

Asian AI stocks slide as top lab CEOs call for slower development of tech

SoftBank, Kioxia, SK Hynix and other AI-linked stocks fell in Asian trade after Anthropic's Dario Amodei, Elon Musk and Sam Altman backed calls to slow AI development

$7 billion gas bill sees developing Asian nations sour on LNG future

The loss of Qatari LNG supplies through the Strait of Hormuz has sharply raised costs for Asian emerging markets

Asian shares slide as oil spike fuels inflation, rate hike concerns

With shipping through the strait and the Bab el-Mandeb under threat, analysts fear oil prices could stay elevated for a lengthy period, stoking inflation globally

South Korea tests global investor appetite with longer trading hours

Korea Exchange will extend trading in nearly all local stocks until 8 pm, seeking to boost foreign participation

Asian stocks slide as oil tops $100, investors brace for US inflation data

MSCI's Asia-Pacific index fell 1 per cent, while Japan's Nikkei and South Korea's KOSPI dropped more than 1 per cent as investors weighed higher oil prices and the outlook for US monetary policy

Asian stocks waver as yen surges, Iran retaliation threat lifts oil prices

Japan's ​Nikkei 225 fluctuated between gains and losses before edging up 0.2%, as the yen jumped ‌as much as 0.6% to 153.51, its strongest level since February 18

Asian tech shares surge as strong US jobs data boosts growth hopes

In Asia, enthusiasm for tech stocks saw Japan's Nikkei rebound 2.2 per cent, after losing a similar amount last week, while South Korea rallied 3.1 per cent

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