Page 24 - Global Markets

Global shares mostly higher as markets eye China's Communist Party meeting

Global shares were mostly higher on Monday as investors kept their eyes on a weeklong Communist Party congress in China. France's CAC 40 added 0.5 per cent in early trading to 5,961.27. Germany's DAX gained 0.5 per cent to 12,498.72. Britain's FTSE 100 rose 0.5 per cent to 6,894.84. The future for the Dow industrials was up 0.7 per cent, while the contract for the S&P 500 gained 0.9 per cent. Britain's new Treasury chief was due on Monday to announce details of his tax and spending plans Monday, two weeks ahead of schedule, in a bid to calm markets roiled by the government's economic policies. Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt was expected to ditch more of the measures announced by the government of Prime Minister Liz Truss on September 23. Since then, the prime minister's libertarian economic policies have triggered a financial crisis, emergency central bank intervention, multiple U-turns and the firing of her Treasury chief. In Asia, the meeting of China's ruling Communi

Earnings, global trends to guide stock markets this week: Analysts

Stock markets will be guided by the ongoing quarterly earnings season and global factors, analysts said, adding that foreign fund movement would also play a crucial role in dictating the terms. Besides, movement of the rupee and trend in international oil benchmark Brent crude will also influence trading, they added. "Market will look for direction from Q2 earnings and global cues. This week many financial and cement companies will come out with their Q2 results. Global markets are quite volatile, which may lead to volatility in our market as well," said Santosh Meena, Head of Research, Swastika Investmart Ltd. In terms of global factors, macro numbers from the United States and China will be important, Meena said. Movement of the US bond yields, dollar index and crude oil will be other global factors to watch out for, Meena added. It will be important to see institutional flows from here on. "Earnings and global cues will dictate the trend this week. First, participants will reac

Indian markets are in midst of global quagmire: Harendra Kumar, Elara Sec

Equity markets are in a state of suspended animation - it is conflicted on which way to move. While global markets, and the rupee are flashing red signs, India is holding up due to its 'Atmanirbharta

Sugar producers sign deals in 'golden opportunity' on tight global market

Mills in India, which vies with Brazil as the world's top sugar producer, have so far contracted to export about 1.2 million tons and aim to ship as much as 8 million tons in the 2022-23 year

World stocks slip to near two-year low ahead of US inflation data

The dollar index, which gauges the greenback against six major rivals, barely budged from around 113.25 ahead of the CPI data

Rupee trades in narrow range against US dollar in opening trade

The rupee was trading in a narrow range against the US dollar in opening trade on Thursday, tracking a muted trend in domestic equities amid weak domestic macroeconomic data. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee witnessed range-bound trading in early deals. It opened at 82.30 against the US dollar, then rose to 82.29, registering a gain of 4 paise over the last close. It was moving in a tight range of 82.25 to 82.34 in the morning trade. On Wednesday, the rupee fell by 12 paise to close at 82.33 against the US dollar. The rupee started with small gains ahead of US CPI data that could aid investors to evaluate the size of rate hikes that the Fed is likely to deliver this year, said Sriram Iyer, Senior Research Analyst at Reliance Securities. A fall in the crude prices could aid sentiments, but most Asian and emerging market peers were weaker this Thursday morning as the FOMC minutes revealed that the Fed will continue its aggressive monetary policy stance and will cap gains

Sensex snaps 3-day losing streak, ends 479pts higher; Nifty reclaims 17,100

CLOSING BELL: Power majors - PowerGrid, NTPC along with FMCG and select financial shares were the major gainers in trade among the Sensex 30 on Wednesday.

Sensex sheds 844pts in late sell-off, Nifty breaks 17,000; IT index down 2%

CLOSING BELL: Sectorally, apart from the BSE IT index, which declined 2 per cent, the Consumer Durables, Metal and Realty indices were the other major losers

India, Indonesia debt outperforms China despite volatile global markets

The two countries' sovereign debt only lost 0.4% and 1.5% respectively for dollar-based investors in the third quarter, less than other emerging markets in Asia including China

Thailand's economic recovery intact despite global slowdown: Central bank

Thailand's central bank Governor has said that the Southeast Asian country's economic recovery would remain intact despite the global economic volatility

Sensex jumps over 1,300 points: Top 4 factors behind Tuesday's bull run

Going ahead, the bullish sentiment is likely to sustain this October as it has in the last eight out ten years, analysts said

Credit Suisse in market spotlight despite moves to calm concerns

Credit Suisse Group AG saw its shares slide by as much as 11.5% and its bonds hit record lows on Monday before clawing back some of the losses

Exporters call on FM Sitharaman to extend GST exemption on export freight

If the exemption is not extended, exporters will have to pay GST of 18% on export ocean freight, which will increase the logistical costs for Indian goods in global market

Sensex and Nifty drop for seventh day running; FPIs pull out $2 billion

Benchmark indices crash 5.5% as FPIs yank out $2 billion

F&O expiry: Nifty holds 16,800, Sensex dips 188 pts day ahead of RBI policy

CLOSING BELL: ITC, Dr Reddy's Labs, Tata Steel, Sun Pharma, M&M, NTPC, and Nestle India were the top large-cap winners, while Asian Paints, Tech M, Wipro, TCS, Titan, Kotak Bank sank

Plunging global markets trigger new intervention warnings in Asia

South Korea joined a growing list of interventions on Wednesday, with the central bank saying it will buy as much as $2.1 billion worth of sovereign debt.

Embattled emerging markets face fresh pain from US Fed rate hikes

That's a sharp and swift change from just 12 months ago, when Fed forecasters predicted no rate hikes in 2023

After feverish week, global investors lick wounds; brace for more chaos

Global investors are preparing for more market mayhem after a monumental week that whipsawed asset prices around the world, as central banks and governments ramped up their fight against inflation

SBI least efficient in Asia-Pacific due to high cost-to-income ratio: Study

State-owned lender had the highest cost-to-income ratio, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence

Benchmarks fall after 2-day gain; US Federal Reserve rate decision eyed

Equity indices snapped their two-day rising streak on Wednesday amid mixed global market trends ahead of the keenly awaited US Fed interest rate decision. The 30-share BSE Sensex fell 262.96 points or 0.44 per cent to settle at 59,456.78. During the day, it tanked 444.34 points or 0.74 per cent to 59,275.40. The NSE Nifty went lower by 97.90 points or 0.55 per cent to end at 17,718.35. IndusInd Bank was the biggest laggard in the Sensex pack, tumbling 3.19 per cent, followed by PowerGrid, UltraTech Cement, L&T, NTPC, HCL Technologies, Dr Reddy's, TCS and Bharti Airtel. In contrast, Hindustan Unilever, ITC, Bajaj Finance, Tech Mahindra, Reliance Industries, Mahindra & Mahindra, Nestle India and HDFC Bank were the gainers, climbing as much as 1.60 per cent. "Markets across the globe were trading with considerable volatility ahead of the Fed policy announcement. A 75 bps hike by Fed was factored in by the markets, while reports of mobilising Russian forces in Ukraine has ...