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Stocks mixed as Beijing adds stimulus; Brent hits 3-year high of $86.7/bbl

A holiday in the United States made for thin trading, but that did not stop Treasury futures from sliding further and Brent crude hitting a three-year top of $86.71 a barrel

Buy the bounce? Investors watch valuations, technical levels to decide

The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index closed up 1.4% on Tuesday, a day after falling more than 10% from its Nov. 19 record close during intraday trading before rallying at the end of the session

Sensex rises for 3rd straight day; ends 221 pts up; Voda Idea plunges 21%

The broader markets were quiet today with the BSE MidCap and SmallCap indices ending little changed

Shares, bonds brace for high US inflation, hawkish Federal Reserve

Major share markets were muted on Monday as investors count down to another US inflation reading that could well set the seal on an early rate hike from the Federal Reserve

Emerging markets stare at higher interest rate as bond yields spike in US

The US bond market has given up all gains it made from the ultra-low interest rate policy initiated by the Fed after the Covid-19 pandemic break-out in early March 2020

Global shares mostly higher despite Covid worries after Wall Street rally

Global shares were mostly higher Tuesday despite worries about rising numbers of coronavirus cases. France's CAC 40 added 0.7 per cent in early trading to 7,266.59, while Germany's DAX edged up 0.3 per cent to 16,064.91. Britain's FTSE 100 gained 1.2 per cent to 7,475.46. The future contract for the Dow industrials was 0.2 per cent higher and the contract for the S&P 500 also gained 0.2 per cent. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 jumped 1.8 per cent to 29,301.79 in Tokyo's first trading day of 2022. Shares also rose in Australia, South Korea and Hong Kong, but edged lower in Shanghai. Toyota Motor Corp. gained 6.1 per cent, while Sony Corp. added 3.4 per cent. Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki and other dignitaries rang a bell at the Tokyo Stock Exchange to herald the opening of trading. At the smaller exchange in Osaka, in western Japan, women carried on the tradition of attending the year's opening ceremony in colorful kimono. Troubled Chinese developer Evergrande announced it had .

Record wave of emerging-market IPOs meets investors wary of risk

While the price of most newly issued stocks has risen since their IPOs, the benchmark gauge of developing-economy stocks just wrapped up its worst year since 2018

Macro data, Omicron, global trends to guide markets this week: Analysts

In what turned out to be a historic year, the Indian stock indices went past multiple milestones and the 30-share Sensex made an annual gain of 10,502.49 points or 21.99 per cent in 2021

Five things to look for in Asia stocks amid 2022 reversal hopes

The case for a rebound should be aided by lower valuations after the MSCI Asia Pacific Index underperformed its global counterpart by around 20 percentage points last year

Stock market: Omicron, Budget, polls, global trends to dot 2022 horizon

From the pandemic shocks to state polls to global trends, a raft of sentiment drivers are expected to steer the Indian stock market in 2022 after a historic year of massive investor returns

Exports rise 36% to $23.8 billion in first three weeks of December

Recovery in key global markets and robust demand help trend, says commerce ministry data.

World economy to surpass $100 trn in 2022, India to overtake France: Study

British consultancy Cebr predicted China will become the world's top economy in dollar terms in 2030, two years later than forecast in last year's World Economic League Table report

Risk-on global rally resumes as Omicron variant fears recede

The STOXX index of Europe's 600 largest shares rose 0.3%, following earlier gains in Asia. Japan's Nikkei gained 0.57% and MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 0.8%

Sensex ends 612pts higher; RIL, L&T shine; Metro Brands gains 17% from low

Buying was seen across the board; Micap and Smallcap indices finished with gains of 1.5 per cent each, overall breadth too was extremely positive

Dollar dips as Omicron leaves currency markets unseasonably volatile

The dollar edged down again in early Asia, starting a third successive session under pressure as investors favoured riskier currencies and asset classes

Global stocks rise sharply with investors' renewed risk appetite; oil up

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street closed significantly higher on Tuesday after a bruising session the prior day, with oil prices also gaining as investors sought riskier assets despite surging cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant around the world.

Sensex pares gains, ends 497pts higher led by RIL, IT; MapmyIndia gains 33%

The BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices were up around 1.5 per cent each. Metal, IT, Consumer Durables indices logged smart gains

Dollar on back foot but Omicron variant keeps markets on edge

HONG KONG (Reuters) - The dollar softened a little on Tuesday in the wake of improving market appetite for risk assets and currencies, extending its overnight losses following a blow to Democratic spending plans in Washington.

Sensex sheds 1,190pts, Nifty ends near 16,600; financials, Tata Steel tank

The NSE index has now declined nearly 11 per cent from its all-time in the last two months; Midcap and Smallcap indices were down over 3 per cent each

FIIs, global cues, Omicron trends will drive markets this week: Analysts

Domestic equities will be mainly driven by global market trends, foreign institutional investors' movement and developments around new Covid variant Omicron this week, according to analysts.