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Market Ahead, July 21: Top factors that could guide markets today

The Indian markets may open on a positive note today as indicated by the SGX Nifty which was trading around 11,118.50 levels, up 108 points at 7:45 AM

Oil slips in Asian market as traders eye easing in supply cut at OPEC meet

Brent crude fell 27 cents to $42.97 a barrel by 0114 GMT while US West Texas Intermediate crude was at $40.27 a barrel, down 28 cents

Dollar peg is critical to Hong Kong amid threats from US, China worries

The HKD is pegged in a narrow range of 7.75-7.85 to the US dollar. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) buys and sells the currency at either limit to maintain the range

Market Ahead, May 21: Top factors that could guide markets today

A total of 13 companies including Bajaj Finserv, Colgate Palmolive, and Hindustan Zinc are scheduled to announce their March quarter results later in the day

Market Wrap, May 14: Here's all that happened in the markets today

Sectorally, IT stocks took the biggest knock as the Nifty IT index declined 3.5 per cent to 13,293.70 levels. Nifty Bank lost 566 points or nearly 3 per cent to 19,068.50 levels

Coronavirus update: Lockdown 4.0, Vande Bharat Mission and other stories

Air India and its subsidiary Air India Express operated a total of 14 flights on Tuesday to bring back Indians under the Vande Bharat Mission and for travel of foreigners amid the lockdown

Covid-19: China exports continue to fall; worst is yet to come, say experts

China's exports fell 6.6 per cent in March from a year earlier and imports dropped 0.9 per cent, according to the Customs data

Friday's market surge may be temporary; traders need to be cautious

With net inflows of Rs 5,868 crore from domestic investors, leading indices closed with gains of over 4%

Asian markets slip on oil; recover after talks of stimulus offer support

Wall Street had been on the brink of a bear market with all the major indices down almost 20 per cent from their all-time peak, which amazingly were touched just 13 sessions ago

Asia's fried-chicken king takes $2 bn hit in market value with US gamble

Fueled by concerns the spread of the disease will weigh on consumer spending, Jollibee shares have dived more than 18% this year, adding to losses in 2019, their worst in two decades.

As coronavirus toll rises, nations begin to isolate citizens to stop spread

Asian stocks and currencies fell on Thursday as fatalities rose and more cases were reported around the world.

Singapore overhauls fund regime to bolster industry, attract offshore funds

Country likely to edge out Mauritius as a favoured destination for offshore funds

Power Finance Corporation raises $750 million through overseas bonds

This is PFC's third international bond issuance in FY20 as well as the largest bond in a single tranche

Asian shares hit 18-month high on hopes of US-China trade deal

In an indication of a positive start on Wall Street, the S&P 500 e-mini futures gained 0.12 per cent

Market Ahead, November 14: All you need to know before the Opening Bell

Telecom stocks will be in focus today after the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) told telecom operators to pay their revenue share dues within three months as directed by the Supreme Court

Sombre news on global markets

The WTO report said trade volume growth should accelerate slightly to 2.7% in 2020, while global GDP growth holds steady at 2.3% but that this also depended on easing of trade tensions

Asian markets fall on Trump impeachment proceedings, US-China trade fears

European markets also slid at the open, with London and Frankfurt both down 0.5 per cent while Paris shed 0.6 per cent

Missing the mark: India lags peers on earnings show in June quarter

As against brokerages' estimates of a 12% growth, Nifty earnings growth has been a tepid 5%

From Shanghai to Dhaka, Asia should fix its megacities, not move them

In Indonesia, land-use controls were aggressively deregulated in the 1980s while entire sectors of the economy were opened up to direct investment

Yield inversion is coming to Asian markets as growth woes spread

As risks to the outlook increase, investors are scooping up longer-dated securities on expectations that interest rates will continue to fall