Page 25 - Global Markets

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 ...

Time to diversify to global equities as central banks frontload rate hikes?

Though the recent rally in domestic equities has turned the markets expensive relative to peers, analysts still suggest investors focus on Indian equity markets

Indians optimistic on growth outlook amid high inflation: EY study

They are shifting to new brands in search for value, says multi-nation survey

Street Signs: 'Buy the dip' strategy, health care stocks gain, and more

With foreign flows turning negative and global markets on tenterhooks, it remains to be seen if investors will continue to 'buy the dip'

As US' IPO market languishes, stock listings head east to booming China

Stock listings in Asia have raised $104 billion this year, accounting for a record 68% of global volume, data compiled by Bloomberg show

'Risks to global markets could arise from central bank rate actions'

Market is building an earnings growth of 10-12 per cent for FY23, which seems achievable given the present earnings momentum and economic outlook, says Sanjay Chawla of Baroda BNP Paribas MF.

Global fund managers 'super bearish'; cash allocation at 20-year high: BofA

Global growth expectations, the survey findings suggest, were near all-time lows with a net 72 per cent respondents expecting a weaker economy in 2023

Stock mkt still in a bear phase; see bumpy road to recovery: Goldman Sachs

One of the three key reasons why a genuine bear market trough has not yet been reached, according to them, includes their belief that inflation and interest rates still have more room to rise

Indian economy linked to world, decoupling not possible in reality: Analyst

A global slowdown will have severe repercussions for India's balance of payments BoP through lower exports; a meaningful slowdown of late and lower capital inflows.

Indices decline for 2nd day on growing rate hike fears, weak global markets

Benchmark BSE Sensex and Nifty ended lower on Wednesday after losses in rate-sensitive banking and auto shares amid weak global market trends as higher interest rate and recession fears hit investor sentiment. Extending losses for a second straight day, the 30-share Sensex declined by 168.08 points or 0.28 per cent to settle at 59,028.91. During the day, it fell 474.1 points or 0.80 per cent to 58,722.89. The broader NSE Nifty dipped 31.20 points or 0.18 per cent to 17,624.40. Analysts said growing worries over higher interest rates after positive US data hit the market sentiment. "The latest economic figures indicate that the US central bank would continue to raise interest rates," Vinod Nair, Head of Research at Geojit Financial Services said. From the Sensex pack, IndusInd Bank fell the most by 1.69 per cent. Mahindra & Mahindra declined 1.32 per cent, Maruti by 1.15 per cent, Bharti Airtel by 1.08 per cent. State Bank of India fell 0.95 per cent while Tata Steel, ICICI Bank .

Tough for India to replicate the outperformance over EMs: Manish Gunwani

We have relatively strong growth and a healthy corporate earnings cycle as positives, but a worrisome current account deficit and high inflation as challenges, says Manish Gunwani.

Sensex, Nifty end flat post volatile trade; ITC up 2%; Maruti, RIL dip 1%

CLOSING BELL: ITC, the biggest cigarette maker, and the second largest fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) company in India, regained the market capitalisation of Rs 4 trillion on Friday