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Sensex, Nifty end with marginal losses; M&M rallies 5% post Q2 results

Among sectors, the BSE Auto index jumped 1.3 per cent. The Capital Goods, Energy and Oil & Gas indices were also up around a per cent each. The Metal index, however, was down 0.8 per cent

Markets in Samvat 2078: The biggest themes and drivers for New Year

After a stellar liquidity-driven run in Samvat 2077, how should we expect the markets to behave in Samvat 2078? What will be the broader driving themes, and what will be the risks? Let's take a look

Global stocks rise as Fed tapers without tantrums, BoE takes the stage

Anxious eyes now turn to the Bank of England, which may kick off a rate hike cycle later in the day with uncertain implications for debt markets globally.

Global shares up after Fed says economic aid will wind down

Global shares rose Thursday, boosted by the U.S. Federal Reserve's announcement that it will begin winding down the extraordinary aid for the economy it has been providing since the early days of the pandemic. France's CAC 40 added 0.5% in early trading to 6,984.21, while Germany's DAX rose 0.5% to 16,035.43. Britain's FTSE 100 edged up 0.3% to 7,270.02. U.S. shares were set to drift higher, with Dow futures inching up nearly 0.1% to 36,054.00. S&P 500 futures were also higher at 4,661.25, up 0.2%. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 gained 0.9% to finish at 29,794.37. South Korea's Kospi added 0.3% to 2,983.22. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 edged up 0.5% to 7,428.00. Hong Kong's Hang Seng added 0.8% to 25,225.19, while the Shanghai Composite rose 0.8% to 3,526.87. Analysts said the signs from the Fed continued to be dovish, as well as hawkish, reassuring global markets that interest rates weren't going to be raised for some time. We got a dowkish' Fed move, was the way RaboResearch ...

Markets Today: Will US Fed announce a tapering despite weak GDP numbers?

Will Fed chair Jerome Powell pull start reducing monetary supply even though GDP numbers for the September quarter were weak and inflation remains sticky?

Five things to know about Barclays' new Chief Executive C S Venkatakrishnan

C S Venkatakrishnan, widely known as Venkat, was previously the head of Global Markets

Global stocks fall, gold gains as US economic growth slows sharply

The MSCI All World Stock Index was down 0.06% at 741.31 points, barely below its lifetime high of 749.16 points hit last month

Global shares decline after Evergrande sale deal called off

Global shares were mostly lower Thursday, after major Chinese property developer Evergrande said a plan to sell its property management arm to a smaller rival had fallen through. France's CAC 40 shed 0.4% in early trading to 6,679.78, while Germany's DAX fell 0.2% to 15,498.69. Britain's FTSE 100 dipped 0.4% to 7,198.09. US shares were set to drift lower with Dow futures down 0.3% at 35,375.00. S&P 500 futures slipped 0.3% to 4,516.75. China Evergrande Group's shares tumbled 12.5% while shares in Evergrande Property Services slipped 8%. In a notice to the Hong Kong exchange Evergrande said it was having difficulties selling off assets to resolve its cash crunch. Hopson Development Holdings' shares rose 12.4% after it said was unable to complete the purchase. Trading of shares in all three companies was suspended pending a resolution of the transaction. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index lost 0.5% to 26,017.53, while the Shanghai Composite index gained 0.2% to 3,594.78. Some verbal ...

Changing economic order

India needs to do more to tap global markets

Inflation data, global trends to guide markets this week: Analysts

Inflation data and global trends would be the major driving factors for the equity markets this week which after a record-breaking run took a breather in recent trades, analysts said. The overall market sentiment remains positive, supported by improving economic data and earnings but higher valuations can trigger bouts of profit booking, they said further. During the last week, which the 30-share BSE benchmark rose by 175.12 points or 0.30 per cent. "Global cues will continue to impact our market's behaviour and there are some macroeconomic data lined up this week like China's industrial production, US inflation numbers. On the domestic front, wholesale price index (WPI) inflation for August 2021 is due on 14 September," said Santosh Meena, Head of Research, Swastika Investmart Ltd. Siddhartha Khemka, Head - Retail Research, Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd also said that global cues would be actively tracked as fear of economic slowdown looms while Delta variant cases continue

Nifty50 breaches 18,000-mark for the first time; IT disappoints

The Sensex rose 77 points, or 0.13 per cent, to close at a fresh lifetime high of 60,136

Sensex slips 340 pts from new high, ends 77 pts up; TCS drops 6%, RIL 0.6%

The Nifty Bank index hit a new liftime high of 38,495 in the intra-day trade before closing 1.4 per cent higher at 38,294 levels

Stock market: Many companies are choosing not to be listed, here's why

The number of listed companies worldwide peaked at 45,743 in 2014 but had slipped to 43,248 by 2019 according to the World Bank

RBI's dovish policy gives Sensex 381-pts boost; RIL up 4%, IT stocks shine

The central bank also retained the GDP growth forecast at 9.5% for the on-going fiscal year and revised CPI inflation projection downward to 5.3% which also supported sentiment

Global shares slip in cautious trading, shrug off US rally

Global shares slipped in cautious trading Wednesday, shrugging off a rally on Wall Street led by technology companies and banks that erased most of the losses from the previous day's sell-off. France's CAC 40 dipped 1.9% in early trading to 6,450.56, while Germany's DAX dropped 2.1% to 14,869.63. Britain's FTSE 100 was down 1.6% at 6,964.13. The future for the Dow industrials fell 0.9% to 33,860.00. S&P 500 futures was 1.2% lower at 4,280.00. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 sank 1.1% to finish at 27,528.87 for its eighth straight session of losses. South Korea's Kospi dipped 1.8% to 2,908.31. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 shed 0.6% to 7,206.50. Hong Kong's Hang Seng edged down 0.6% to 23,966.49. Trading was closed in Shanghai for the Chinese national holidays. Worries remain in Asia about ongoing coronavirus infections, although hopes are growing that economic activity will return closer to normal later this year, bouncing back from the deep downturn in 2020. On the risks front, China .

US bond tapering impact may hurt India, Indonesia less than other nations

Bonds from the two countries are already leading gains in emerging Asia this quarter, offering 3%-5% returns to dollar-based investors

Pandemic recovery fuels deal craze as third-quarter M&A breaks all records

A frantic summer of merger activity produced deals worth $1.52 trillion in the three months to Sept. 27, up 38% from the same quarter last year and more than any other quarter on record

IPOs slow down globally in third quarter after frenetic 2021 start

IPOs in the third quarter raised a total of about $94.6 billion, down 26.3% from the second quarter

'Natural' for global bond yields to rise from here, say strategists

"The Fed and markets are pretty close on when the first hike will be. It's the pace of hikes" where there is room for markets to close the gap, said Arjun Vij, portfolio manager of J.P. Morgan Asset

China Evergrande to sell $1.5 bn stake in Shengjing Bank to state firm

Shengjing Bank had demanded that all net proceeds from the disposal be applied to settle the relevant financial liabilities of the group due to Shengjing Bank, Evergrande said.