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US futures, Asian shares slip while while oil prices fall more than $2

US futures and Asian shares skidded Monday, and oil prices fell more than USD 2 a barrel. In South Korea, the Kospi tumbled 4.6 per cent to 4,982.54 as worries revived over a potential bubble in the craze for artificial intelligence. Samsung Electronics gave up 3.5 per cent, while chip maker SK Hynix sank 5.6 per cent. The Kospi has been forging records for weeks as major tech companies piggybacked on the AI craze with deals with major players like chip maker Nvidia. In other dealings, the price of gold fell 1 per cent, while silver gained more than 2 per cent after both plunged on Friday, marking a halt to record runs in precious metals markets. Markets appeared jittery as investors studied what President Donald Trump's new nominee to lead the Federal Reserve, Kevin Warsh, will mean for interest rates. The future for the S&P 500 sank 0.9 per cent while that for the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.5 per cent. US benchmark crude lost USD 2.80 to USD 62.41 per barrel. Speaking .

Union Budget 2026-27: STT increase on F&O to curb speculative trade

The second increase in STT since 2024, effective April 1, seeks to curb excessive speculation in derivatives markets and boost tax collections hit by lower trading volumes this fiscal

Budget 2026-27: Higher borrowing plan, STT move hit market sentiment

A surprise STT hike in Budget FY27 triggered a sharp market sell-off, with banks and metals hit hard amid worries over borrowing, bond yields and financial conditions

Meesho shares hit 5% lower circuit as Q3 net loss widens 12x YoY to ₹491 cr

Meesho reported a 12 times year-on-year increase in its net loss to ₹490.7 crore compared to ₹37.4 crore in the year-ago period

Economic Survey 2026: 'SMC can be model for wider regulatory reforms'

The SMC Bill has been referred to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance, which is consulting industry participants and stakeholders, including Sebi and stock exchanges

Shayona Engineering to list on Jan 30: Here's what latest GMP hints at

Shayona Engineering IPO witnessed an overwhelming response from investors, getting oversubscribed by 5.43 times overall

Slow demand recovery weighs on Asian Paints despite margin resilience

Asian Paints' Q3FY26 performance highlighted resilient margins and easing input costs, but slower-than-expected demand recovery and muted volume growth have raised concerns among investors and analyst

India's outlook in 2026 looks better than in 2025: Axis MF's Ashish Gupta

Axis MF CIO Ashish Gupta says global markets are defying old correlations, while India lags for now but looks better placed in 2026 on earnings and valuations

Sensex's worst 1-month pre-Budget run since 2016 signals weak optimism

Market watchers expect capital market reforms to reverse FPI flows

Asian shares mostly rise tracking Wall Street gains as gold edges lower

Asian shares were mostly higher Tuesday after US stock indexes ticked upward, buoyed by strong profit reports for some companies. The price of gold slipped back from its record, edging 0.2 per cent lower to USD 5,071.70. Silver lost 5.1 per cent to USD 109.66 per ounce. In Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.6 per cent to 53,188.39. The Kospi in South Korea surged 1.9 per cent to 5,042.32 even after US President Donald Trump said he would raise tariffs on South Korean goods because the country's national assembly has yet to approve a trade framework announced last year. Trump said on social media Monday that import taxes would be raised on autos, lumber and pharmaceutical drugs from South Korea with the rate on other goods going from 15 per cent to 25 per cent. Gains for tech-related shares like Samsung Electronics, which rose 2.9 per cent, helped offset losses for automakers like Kia Corp., which fell 2 per cent. Chinese markets were mixed. Hong Kong's Hang Seng advanced 1.1 per cent t

Sensex, Nifty fall over 4% in Jan on outflows, weak rupee, global risks

India's benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty have fallen over 4 per cent this month, weighed down by persistent foreign fund outflows, a weaker rupee, muted corporate earnings, geopolitical risks and fresh tariff concerns. The 30-share BSE Sensex tumbled 3,682.9 points, or 4.32 per cent, and the 50-share NSE Nifty tanked 1,080.95 points, or 4.13 per cent, so far this month. "Historically, similar pre-budget trends in January have witnessed a sharp fall followed by a recovery post-Republic Day leading up to the Budget; market participants will be hoping for a similar reversal this time," Santosh Meena, Head of Research at Swastika Investmart Ltd, said. In January 2025 also, the 30-share BSE benchmark had declined 638.44 points, or 0.81 per cent. Prior to that in January 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, and 2020 also, the BSE benchmark had declined. "So far in January 2026, both the Sensex and the Nifty have declined by over 4 per cent, with geopolitical uncertainties and fresh tariff concerns

Street signs: New listings see weak appetite; gold and silver shine

IPO momentum fades in early 2026 as weak listings, FPI outflows and promoter selling weigh on markets, even as gold and silver steal the spotlight from equities

Market selloff on FPI exodus erases ₹16 trillion mcap in a week

Nifty logs worst weekly fall since Sept; FPI monthly outflows highest since Aug

Three years of Hindenburg report that shook Adani group firms' mcap

Three years after Hindenburg's report wiped out ₹16 trillion in value, Adani Group has seen a sharp recovery-and a fresh sell-off amid renewed global scrutiny

Asian shares, US futures gain as BOJ keeps its key interest rate unchanged

Chinese markets also saw moderate gains as the Hang Seng in Hong Kong added 0.3 per cent to 26,718.13, while the Shanghai Composite index also was up 0.3 per cent, at 4,133.58

Competitive challenges likely to keep Eternal stock under pressure

Eternal reported Q3 FY26 net revenue of Rs 16,300 crore, up 20.7 per cent quarter on quarter and ahead of consensus estimates

Sebi complaint portals face scrutiny over redirections, opaque closures

Investors say cases bounced between SCORES and MI Portal, leaving grievances unsettled

Epack Prefab Tech hits 10% lower circuit as Q3 profit falls 43% Q-o-Q

Epack Prefab Technologies reported that its revenue also fell 25 per cent Q-o-Q in Q3FY26, while Ebitda margin witnessed contraction

Asian shares mostly rise after Trump backs down on Greenland tariff threat

Asian shares mostly advanced on Thursday, tracking Wall Street, after US President Donald Trump walked back from imposing tariffs on eight European countries over Greenland and ruled out using military force to take control of the territory. The future for the S&P 500 was up 0.4% on Thursday, while that for the Dow Jones Industrial Average increased 0.3%. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 climbed 1.9% to 53,760.85, with technology stocks among those leading the gain. SoftBank Group jumped 11% and chipmaker Tokyo Electron rose 3.7%. South Korea's Kospi was up 2% to 5,008.08, crossing the 5,000 mark for the first time after hitting records earlier this month. Technology-related stocks drove the rally. Shares of Samsung Electronics rose 3.3%, and chipmaker SK Hynix was up 2.3%. Hong Kong's Hang Seng fell 0.2% to 26,531.29. The Shanghai Composite index dropped nearly 0.2%, to 4,110.86. In Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 traded 0.7% higher to 8,841.70. Taiwan's Taiex jumped 2%, while India's Sensex ...

Rallis India falls 4%, hits nine-month low post Q3 nos; trims losses later

Rallis India reported that its net profit slumped 81 per cent year-on-year to ₹2 crore in the third quarter of the current financial year (Q3FY26) from ₹11 crore in the same quarter a year ago