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Asian markets rebound as tech lifts Wall Street, investors eye BOJ hike

Markets imply around a 90 per cent chance the BOJ will raise its rate a quarter point to 0.75 per cent later Friday, with much resting on the outlook for further tightening ahead

Stock Market Highlights: Sensex ends 78 pts lower amid late volatility; Nifty holds 25,800

Sensex Today | Stock Market Highlights on December 18, 2025: Gains in IT shares were off-set by losses in select auto, metal and pharma stocks. Market breadth was fairly negative on Thursday.

Asian shares follow Wall Street lower as AI worries drag tech stocks lower

Asian shares slipped further on Thursday after declines for AI stocks dragged the US market to its worst day in nearly a month. Traders are waiting for an update on US inflation, and on a decision Friday by Japan's central bank on interest rates. The Bank of Japan is expected to raise its key rate by 0.25 percentage point to tamp down price pressures, despite a contraction in the July-September quarter. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 lost 1.2 per cent to 48,929.95, with technology shares leading the decline. Computer chip maker Tokyo Electron lost 3.5 per cent while chip testing equipment maker Advantest dropped 4.1 per cent. Honda Motor Corp fell 2.9 per cent after reports said it was suspending production at some plants in Japan and China due to shortages of computer chips. South Korea's Kospi sank 1.8 per cent to 3,989.06, also pulled lower by selling of shares in electronics companies and automakers. LG Electronics declined 4.3 per cent, while Samsung Electronics lost 1.6 per cent. Chine

Stock Market Highlights: Sensex falls 3rd day, down 120 pts; Nifty ends at 25,818; Cons Durables dip

Sensex Today | Stock Market Highlights on December 17, 2025: In the broader market, the BSE MidCap and the SmallCap indices ended lower by 0.54 per cent and 0.73 per cent, respectively

Stock Market Highlights: Sensex slides 533 pts, Nifty ends at 25,860; Realty, Banks drag, SMIDs weak

Sensex Today| Stock Market Highlights on December 16, 2025: In the broader market, the Nifty MidCap 100 was down 0.83 per cent, and SmallCap declined 0.92 per cent

Stock Market Highlights: Sensex recoups losses, ends flat; Nifty above 26k as Media, FMCG advance

Sensex Today | Stock Market highlights on December 15, 2025: In the broader markets, the Nifty MidCap index slipped 0.12 per cent, and the Nifty SmallCap index rose 0.21 per cent

Asian stocks rise higher cautiously as tech sector rattled by Oracle

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was up 0.7 per cent, tracking mostly higher US markets on Thursday - the Dow and Russell 2000 indices hit new highs but the Nasdaq fell

Stock Market Highlights: Sensex ends 450 pts higher; Nifty at 26,047; Metal, realty lead rally

Sensex Today | Stock Market Highlights, December 12, 2025: In the broader markets, the Nifty MidCap index advanced 1.18 per cent, and the Nifty SmallCap index 0.94 per cent

Stock Market Close: Sensex ends 275pts lower; Nifty at 25,758; SMIDs, Consumer Durables, IT top drag

Sensex Today | Stock Market Close Highlights: Tata Steel, Sun Pharma and ITC were top gainers on the 30-share BSE Sensex index. On the flipside, Eternal, Trent and Bharti Airtel were top drags.

Stock Market Highlights: Sensex slips 435 pts, Nifty ends at 25,840; SMIDs outperform; IT leads fall

Sensex Today | Stock Market LIVE Updates, December 9, 2025: In the broader markets, the Nifty MidCap index was up 0.32 per cent, and the Nifty SmallCap index was up 1.14 per cent

Stock Market Highlights: Sensex tumbles 609 pts; Nifty ends below 26k; Realty cracks 3%; VIX up 8%

Sensex Today | Stock Market Highlights, December 8, 2025: In the broader markets, Nifty Midcap 100 index closed 1.83 per cent lower, while Nifty SmallCap 100 index settled 2.6 per cent lower

Stock Market close: Sensex jumps 447 pts, Nifty at 26,186 as investors cheer RBI rate cut

Sensex Today | Stock Market close, Dec 5, 2025: In the broader markets, the Nifty MidCap index gained 0.49 per cent, and the Nifty SmallCap index dropped 0.57 per cent

TP Link India plant to initially focus on catering to domestic demand: COO

The company also aims to transition from a consumer-electronics company to one that offers complete end-to-end solutions, Alaylo said

Stock Market close: Sensex flat, Nifty at 25,986; PSB index falls 3%, IT supports

Sensex Today | Stock Market close, December 03, 2025: In the broader markets, Nifty MidCap and Nifty SmallCap, fell 0.98 per cent and 0.71 per cent, respectively.

Asian shares rise as US stocks dip, tech and financials lead gains

Asian shares mostly advanced on Tuesday after US stocks gave back some of last week's rally, pressured by rising global bond yields. US futures and oil prices were little changed. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 gained 0.5% to 49,534.36, with financial shares the biggest gainers after the governor of the central bank hinted at a possible hike to interest rates this month. In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng jumped 0.7% to 26,209.07, while the Shanghai Composite index slipped 0.3% to 3,902.78. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 added 0.2% to 8,582.80. The Kospi in South Korea jumped 1.5% to 3,977.85, led by buying of technology shares like Samsung Electronics, which surged 2.8%. Chip maker SK Hynix leaped 3.4%. Taiwan's benchmark Taiex climbed 1%, while the Sensex in India edged 0.1% lower. On Monday, the S&P 500 slipped 0.5% and broke a five-day winning streak, closing at 6,812.63. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 0.9% to 47,289.33, while the Nasdaq composite dipped 0.4% to 23,275.92. Last week's ...

Stock Market Close Highlights: Sensex flat, Nifty at 26,176; realty, pharma shares drag; auto shines

Sensex today | Stock Market close highlights: In the broader markets, the Nifty MidCap index ended flat and the Nifty SmallCap index added 0.25 per cent.

Asian stocks steady as US rate-cut optimism lifts risk sentiment; yen firms

US stock futures, though, were lower in Asian hours, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng rose over 1 per cent pushing Asian stocks higher

Stocks to Watch today: Lenskart, Groww, Waaree Energies, MTNL, HG Infra

Stocks to Watch Today, December 1, 2025: Shares of automobile-related companies will remain in focus as November automobile sales data is due to be released today

Stock Market Close: Sensex up 111 points; Nifty at 26,216; IT, Pvt Bank shares edge higher

Stock Market Close Highlights, November 27, 2025: In the broader markets, Nifty Midcap 100 ended flat with a positive bias, while Nifty Smallcap 100 slipped 0.53 per cent

Asian shares steady in tough November as hopes of US rate cut lift markets

November this year proved to be unusually choppy for global equities as concerns about tech stocks' sky-high valuations shook markets while a US government shutdown ended only after a record 43 days