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Markets halt six-day winning streak; Sensex, Nifty 50 drop close to 1%

Sensex and Nifty fell nearly one per cent amid FPI selling, but managed to rise for the second consecutive week, supported by gains in auto and consumer stocks

Asian shares edge higher ahead of Fed signals, mixed finish on Wall Street

Asian shares were mostly higher on Thursday after a mixed finish on Wall Street, where shares in Nvidia, Palantir and other superstar stocks pared their earlier steep losses. Traders are looking ahead for cues about US monetary policy from a meeting of central bankers that begins later in the day in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is due to speak at the conference on Friday. The Fed has kept its main interest rate steady this year, primarily because of the fear of the possibility that President Donald Trump's tariffs could push inflation higher. But a surprisingly weak report on job growth across the US may be superseding that. In Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.6 per cent to 42,636.74 after a survey showed Japan's factory activity remained in contraction for the second month in August. The S&P Global flash Japan Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) increased to 49.9 in August from 48.9 in July, just below the 50 level that delineates between ...

FIIs short bets intact even as Nifty rises nearly 700 pts from recent lows

FIIs long-short ratio in index futures has barely moved from 0.09 to 0.11, implying presence of heavy short bets in the August F&O series.

Asian stocks rise as investors track Ukraine war after Trump-Putin summit

Asian shares were mostly higher Monday after US stocks edged back from their record levels on Friday. US futures were little changed as investors watched for developments in the Ukraine crisis following a summit between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin that brought no breakthroughs. Japan's Nikkei 225 gained 0.9 per cent to 43.776.38, while the Hang Seng in Hong Kong added 0.3 per cent to 25,344.48. The Shanghai Composite index jumped 1.2 per cent to 3,740.50. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 was virtually unchanged, while the Kospi in South Korea declined 1.3 per cent to 3,184.17. Trump was preparing to meet later Monday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other European leaders in Washington. The European vanguard were not included in Trump's summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin last Friday. They are seeking to present a united front in safeguarding Ukraine and the continent from any widening aggression from Moscow. An annual meeting in .

Asian stocks rise as Fed rate cut bet lifts market; Nikkei hits record high

The highly-anticipated US inflation readings indicated President Donald Trump's tariff regime had yet to filter down to consumer prices

Sensex gains 746 pts, Nifty nears 24,600; 3 reasons behind Monday's rally

Why Sensex, Nifty rallied on Monday: Renewed buying in PSU banks, record MF inflows and hopes of a positive outcome from the US-Russia meet helped revive the market mood in India.

Alembic Pharma dips 3% post Q1 results; MOFSL retains Neutral, here's why

Alembic Pharma fell around 3.5 per cent to hit an intraday low of ₹913 on the NSE, after the company reported its June 2025 quarter results

ABB India shares plunge 7% in trade; Nomura decodes stock strategy

The company's earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (Ebitda) stood at ₹414 crore during the quarter, down from ₹542 crore reported in the year-ago period

Round trip to nowhere: Markets break a sweat, but not new ground

Markets moved. Wealth didn't. One year later, it's deja vu for investors

Street Signs: Ground shifts beneath Nifty's feet, SMEs lace up for race

Starting Monday, silver futures contracts will be traded in US dollar denominations at Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City), with the launch on the India International Bullion Exchange

Nifty key levels to watch on July 30; Check top stock picks for today

The Nifty's close near the day's high resulted in a bullish 'engulfing' candlestick pattern on the daily chart

Torrent Pharma gains over 2% after Q1 results; what should you do?

Torrent's chronic business grew at 13 per cent as compared to the Indian pharmaceutical market's (IPM) growth of 9 per cent for the quarter.

Why angel investors in India may soon be rarer than Bengal tigers

Sebi wants individuals to get accredited like US investors, but with only 650 approvals so far, India's angel investors are rarer than Bengal tigers, threatening early-stage funding

Mkts log worst fall in over a month; 1st 4-week losing streak since Oct 24

Cap fourth straight weekly loss, marking the longest streak since October, as earnings disappoint and FPI selling persists

These defence stocks cracked up to 28% from recent highs; correction over?

Technical charts show that defence stocks such as BDL, Mazagon Dock, Cochin Shipyard, ideaForge and GRSE can fall another 18% from here; check support levels each defence shares here.

Asian stocks slip from highs, dollar gains ahead of crucial 'tariff' week

Japan's broad Topix index, which had jumped more than 5 per cent over the previous two sessions to reach an all-time high, pulled back 0.7 per cent

Asian shares rally, Aussie dollar hits 8-month high on trade optimism

The Australian dollar, a common proxy for risk sentiment, fetched $0.66, just off $0.6604 hit earlier, which was the highest since November 2024

Jagdeep Dhankhar resigns, Apache arrival, Eternal stock, IMF's Gita Gopinath & more top #newsin1min

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar resigned on Monday, citing medical reasons. President Droupadi Murmu has accepted the resignation, and PM Modi responded today, wishing him well.

Asian markets, yen steady after Japan poll; focus turns to tech, trade

In Japan, the ruling coalition lost control of the upper house in an election on Sunday, further weakening Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's grip on power as a tariff deadline looms

One scheme no longer fits all: Sebi plans split routine as funds bulk up 7x

Watchdog flexes clone-and-cap fix as AUM bloat strains category limits