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Asian shares advance as markets await signals on when Iran war may end

Asian shares advanced Tuesday as US stocks held steady while investors awaited signals on when the war with Iran may end. US futures and oil prices edged higher. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 gained 2.1% to 55,387.75 and South Korea's Kospi surged 3.5% to 5,724.30. In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng gained 0.3% to 26,039.23, while the Shanghai Composite index inched up 0.1% to 4,127.34. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.5% to $8,738.50. Taiwan's benchmark climbed 3.9%. On Tuesday, the S&P 500 dipped 0.2% to 6,781.48, a day after its latest wild swings caused by extreme moves in the oil market. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 34 points, or 0.1% to 47,706.51 and the Nasdaq composite edged higher by less than 0.1% to 22,697.10. Oil prices have remained sharply below their peaks hit on Monday. Such spikes have been rocking financial markets worldwide because of worries that the war could block the global flow of oil and natural gas for a long time. Early Wednesday, the price for a barrel of ...

Markets react strongly to geopolitics but eventually move on: Jim Rogers

Oil prices, Rogers said, could definitely cross $100 a barrel again, especially if the geopolitical developments continue.

Stock Market Close: Sensex slips 324 pts; Nifty at 25,586; oil & gas, realty stocks decline

Stock Market LIVE Updates, Monday, January 19, 2026: Trump levied a 10 per cent tariff on eight European countries, effective February 1, rising to 25 per cent in June

Stock Market Close: Sensex ends flat on 1st trading session of CY26, Nifty at 26,147

Sensex Today | Stock Market LIVE Updates, January 1, 2026: Analysts believe that weakening of AI trade, sustained earnings and return of FIIs can drive the BSE Sensex past the 100,000-mark this year

Stock Market Close: Indian equities fall for 4th day; Sensex slips 346 pts; Nifty at 25,942

Stock Market LIVE Updates, Monday, December 29, 2025: In broader markets, the Nifty Midcap was down 0.05 per cent, while the Nifty Smallcap index was lower by 0.06 per cent

Asian shares extend tech-led rally, yen stays under pressure at record lows

Turnover was sparse in what is a holiday-shortened ​week for much of the world but the path of least resistance was higher ahead of delayed data

Asian shares wobble as investors await Fed decision amid policy divide

Markets imply around an 85 per cent chance of a quarter-point reduction in the 3.75 per cent to 4.0 per cent funds rate, so a steady decision would be a seismic shock

Global shares dip as tech stocks fall after weak session on Wall Street

Global shares were mostly lower Wednesday on selling of technology shares following a lackluster day on Wall Street. France's CAC 40 fell 0.5% in early trading to 8,213.90. The German DAX dipped 0.3% to 24,251.58. Britain's FTSE 100 climbed 0.6% to 9,487.52. The futures for the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average were little changed. On Tuesday, the S&P 500 was nearly flat and the Dow gained 0.5%. The Nasdaq composite index lost 0.2%. In Asian trading, Chinese markets retreated after US President Donald Trump cast doubt on whether or not he will meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping later this month. Maybe it won't happen, maybe it won't happen, he said while hosting a lunch for Republican Party senators at the White House. However, Trump also said he was expecting to do well in negotiations with China. I'm going to see President Xi in two weeks... We're going to meet in South Korea, he said. We're going to talk about a lot of things they want to discuss. Trump is ...

Stock market highlights: Sensex falls 308 pts, Nifty at 24,650; Oil & Gas, Pharma stocks top drag

Stock market close highlights on Tuesday, Aug 5:Sensex settled 0.38 per cent or 308.47 points lower at 80,710.25 levels, while NSE's Nifty50 slipped 0.30 per cent or 73.20 points to 24,649.55 levels.

Stock market close highlights: Sensex rises 419 pts, Nifty at 24,723; Metal, IT, auto stocks shine

Sensex Today | Stock Market LIVE Updates, August 4, 2025: In the broader markets, the Nifty MidCap100 and SmallCap indices edged higher by 0.26 per cent and 0.07 per cent, respectively

Stock market highlights: Sensex sheds 586pts, Nifty at 24,565; pharma shares bleed; FMCG bucks trend

Sensex Today | Stock Market LIVE updates, August 1, 2025: In the broader markets, the Nifty MidCap index was down by 0.59 per cent. Nifty SmallCap index followed suit and slipped 0.85 per cent

Asian stocks slide as weak China data, copper plunge rattle markets

The dollar held near a two-month high as investors weighed a Federal Reserve decision to hold rates steady and strong earnings from megacap tech firms

Stocks to Watch today, July 15: HCL Tech, Rallis India, Tata Tech, LIC

Stocks to Watch today, July 15, 2025: Tata Tech, HCL Tech, LIC and Sun Pharma are some of the top stocks to watch today

Asian shares extend rally as strong US data, tech hopes lift sentiment

Markets welcomed what appeared to be easing trade frictions between the US and Europe while global bond markets settled down after a scary surge in long-term yields

Asian shares likely to end strong week lower, bonds stage relief rally

In Asia, shares of Alibaba slumped 6.8 per cent after the tech giant's quarterly revenue failed to impress investors

Volatility, foreign inflows revive activity in India's derivatives market

The average daily notional turnover for futures and options climbed to ₹229 trillion ($2.7 trillion) in April on the National Stock Exchange, according to data on the bourse's website

Global stocks, dollar edge up as US signals easing of auto tariffs

Canada's dollar dipped against a broadly-firm US currency as Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberals retained power in Monday's election

Asian shares mark moderate gains amid concerns over Trump's trade war

Asian shares mostly rose Thursday, despite the continued fretting over President Donald Trump's trade war, with all eyes on negotiations that just began between the administration and Japan. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 gained 0.7% to 34,142.86 in morning trading. Honda stock price jumped 1.7% after the Japanese automaker said it plans to move its production of the five-door Civic hybrid electric vehicles for the US market from Japan to the company's plant in Indiana. Honda Motor Co didn't say the move was in response to Trump's tariff policies but stressed it moves production to where there is demand. Production of the U.S.-bound five-door Civic HEV began at the Yorii plant outside Tokyo in February. So far 3,000 vehicles have been produced there for the US market. Trump joined Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick in the talks with the Japanese delegation in Washington. Hopefully something can be worked out which is good (GREAT!) for Japan and the

Morgan Stanley cuts December 2025 Sensex target by 12% to 82,000 levels

As an investment strategy, Morgan Stanley remains overweight on financials, consumer cyclicals, and industrials; and are underweight on energy, materials, utilities and healthcare.

Trading guide, April 15: Global mkts, India's WPI, CPI for Mar, Q4 results

Trump said on Sunday that he would be announcing the tariff rate on imported semiconductors over the next week