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S&P 500, Dow extend longest losing spree in a year on Covid-19 fears

The S&P industrials sector added 0.2 per cent as data showed new orders for key U.S.-made capital goods increased more than expected in August.

Asian stocks fall on concerns about fresh lockdowns, banking sector

On Wall Street, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1.84%, the S&P 500 lost 1.16%, and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 0.13

Investors brace for months of market swing as virus, political worries loom

Market participants aren't expecting the turbulence to die down any time soon

Shares, currencies tentative as attention shifts to US election, stimulus

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was a shade weaker, though it was not too far from a June 2018 peak at 568.84

Global Markets: Asian shares buoyed by coronavirus vaccine hopes

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was up 0.7%, poised for its second straight session of gains

Global shares struggle to shake off bearish mood as US tech giants fall

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan dipped 0.2%, hovering just above a one-month trough touched earlier this week

Asian stock markets gain following tech bounce, euro waits for ECB

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan gained half a percent, lifting away from a one-month low made on Wednesday

RoSCTL scheme to help enhance competitiveness of apparel exporters: AEPC

Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) Chairman A Sakthivel welcomed the release of funds for paying the dues under the scheme for fiscal 2020-21

Global Markets: Tech rout roils Asian shares, oil futures extend slump

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan slid 1.12%. Australian stocks dropped 2.24%, while shares in China fell 1.16%

Dollar and yen rise as tech stocks selloff sends investors to safety

In early trade the safe-haven Japanese yen rose to a one-week peak of 105.83 per dollar as investors looked to jittery equity markets to set the tone

Beijing likely to dump US treasuries as US-China tensions soar: Report

China, the second largest non-U.S. holder of Treasuries, held $1.074 trillion in June, down from $1.083 trillion the previous month, according to latest official data

Global Markets: Stocks gain on US manufacturing survey, stimulus hopes

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan gained 0.25% while Japan's Nikkei advanced 0.35%

Global Markets: Asian shares set to rise as recovery comes into focus

Investors in Asia await Australia's gross domestic product data, which is expected to confirm the economy fell into its deepest slump since the Great Depression

Why it's about time you began investing in markets outside India

Keep an investment horizon of at least five years, start with US and then go beyond that

Asia shares set to rise after US equities hit new record in tech spike

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Asian stocks will likely climb on Thursday after the S&P 500 and Nasdaq rallied to fresh records on upbeat corporate results, while the dollar eased a day before the U.S. Federal Reserve possibly sets a new course on inflation.

SEC approves New York Stock Exchange proposal to allow IPO alternative

It will widen the options available to private companies that are looking to go public, but are wary of the role played by investment banks in the IPO process

Global companies raise most funds for the month of August in a decade

Companies have raised $65.5 billion through initial public offerings (IPOs) and high-yield bond issuances globally so far in August, the highest for that month in at least 10 years

Gold prices steady at Rs 52,701 per 10 gram, silver rises to Rs 67,439 a kg

In New Delhi, prices of 22-carat gold jumped significantly to Rs 51,150 per 10 gram from previous close of Rs 50,250 while prices of 24-carat also climbed to Rs 55,900

Trump or Biden? Global equity markets to chart their own course: Analysts

Biden, according to a recent poll, is leading Trump nationally by six points - 50 per cent to 44 per cent - and by as much as 6 percentage points across five battleground states, reports suggest

Global risk-on sentiment to support Indian markets: Nischal Maheshwari

The risk-on sentiment has been fuelled by continuous liquidity injection provided by major central banks across the globe, especially the US Federal Reserve