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Despite the apparent signs of progress, Zelenskyy warned the world and his own people not to get ahead of themselves
Renewed interest in adding refinery capacity in India owes to the long-term decline of the business in Europe; and in the short-run, the Ukraine war has been a key driver
Peskov said Russia's chief delegate in the talks, Vladimir Medinsky, has reported their results to President Vladimir Putin
European markets opened lower while Asian stocks advanced Wednesday as investors saw signs of possible progress in talks on ending Russia's war on Ukraine. London and Frankfurt declined. Shanghai and Hong Kong gained while Tokyo retreated. Oil rose more than $2 per barrel. Wall Street futures were lower after US stocks gained Wednesday following Russia's announcement it would scale back military operations near Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, and a northern city. This was a nice add-on catalyst to a market rally already under way, said Clifford Bennett of ACY Securities in a report. In early trading, London's FTSE 100 lost 0.1% to 7,529.06 and the DAX in Frankfurt sank 1.3% to 14,631.35. The CAC 40 in Paris shed 1% to 6,720.90. On Wall Street, futures for the benchmark S&P 500 index and the Dow Jones Industrial Average were down 0.4%. On Tuesday, the benchmark S&P 500 index rose 1.2% and the Dow advanced 1%. The Nasdaq composite added 1.8%. More than 85% of the stocks in the S&P .
Wednesday's sharp rally came on the back of hopes that the end of the Russia-Ukraine war may be on the horizon as Russia on Tuesday said it would cut down its military operation in Ukraine.
CLOSING BELL: Reliance Industries, HDFC twins, ICICI Bank, and Bajaj Finance lifted the benchmark S&P BSE Sensex 740 points higher to end at 58,684
The UK Defence Ministry says some Russian units have withdrawn from Ukraine to Russia and Belarus after suffering heavy losses
Aid workers say the flow has eased in recent days as many people await developments in the war
Poland said Tuesday it was banning imports of Russian coal.
Russia's war with Ukraine is an example.
Ukraine's military believes the withdrawals "are probably a rotation of individual units" aimed at misleading Ukraine's military leadership
The global macroeconomic uncertainties have increased due to the Russia-Ukraine war, but it is too early to predict its impact on the Indian economy, eminent economist Pinaki Chakraborty said
Russian FM Sergei Lavrov arrived in China to take part in the third meeting of the foreign ministers of Afghanistan's neighbouring countries being organised by Beijing, amid the Ukraine crisis.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said there was no reason to believe Russia's announcement that it would reduce military activity near Kyiv
India seeks a 'purposeful engagement' in negotiations between the two sides as war continues.
Having been part of the Soviet Union until 1991, Ukraine's relations with Russia have ebbed and flowed over the years
An attempt by the West to isolate Russia is leading to an economic crisis of historic proportions, said Vasily Nebenzya, Permanent Representative of Russian to the UN.
At least 12 people were killed and 33 others injured in an airstrike carried out by Russia's forces on a regional administration building in Ukraine's southeastern city of Mykolayiv
Prime Minister speaks about 'recent developments in Europe', doesn't name Russia for Ukraine crisis.
India called for a "purposeful engagement" by Russia and Ukraine in the ongoing talks and expressed hope that an understanding can be reached soon towards immediate de-escalation of tensions