Equity markets will be driven by the outcome of the US Federal Reserve's interest rate decision this week, analysts said. Moreover, equity benchmarks will also continue to be guided by foreign fund movement and trend in Brent crude oil, they added. "The global markets are looking nervous after the US inflation numbers, which have caused the dollar index to hover around 110," said Santosh Meena, Head of Research, Swastika Investmart Ltd. Now everyone is eyeing the outcome of the upcoming US Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting. The Bank of England will also announce its interest rate decision, Meena said. He further added that institutional flows will play a critical role because foreign investors have turned sellers in the Indian equity market. "In absence of any major domestic data and events, participants will be closely eyeing the US Fed meet. Besides, the trend of foreign flow would also remain on their radar," Ajit Mishra, VP Research, Religare Broking Ltd, said. Las
The dollar in the last three sessions rose 0.7 per cent against the rupee
Most global markets have staged a smart recovery since their June 2022 lows. The S&P BSE Sensex has outperformed its peers with a rise of around 13 per cent since then
Spot gold fell 0.1% to $1,661.97 per ounce, as of 0724 GMT, after hitting its lowest since April 2020 at $1,658.30. Prices were down 3.2% for the week so far. U.S. gold futures fell 0.4% to $1,670.50.
Global stocks and Wall Street futures fell on Friday after higher-than-expected US inflation dashed hopes the Federal Reserve might back off plans for more interest rate hikes. London and Frankfurt opened lower. Shanghai, Tokyo and Hong Kong retreated. Oil prices declined. Wall Street's benchmark S and P 500 index lost 1.1 per cent on Thursday, adding to declines after August inflation stayed near a four-decade high despite four interest rate hikes this year to slow the economy. On Thursday, US government data showed unemployment claims last week declined while August consumer sales rose. That gives ammunition to Federal Reserve officials who say the economy can tolerate more rate hikes. Wall Street's decline indicates no sign of relief for risk sentiments while the job market data provided the go-ahead for further tightening in monetary policy, Yeap Jun Rong of IG said in a report. In early trading, the FTSE 100 in London lost 0.3 per cent to 7,262.67 and the DAX in Frankfurt she
Analysts say that the domestic market has started showing some indications of fatigue. Globally, the major concern now is that the Fed might oversteer the economy
The Japanese currency hovered at 143.02 in Asia after jumping on Wednesday when the country's central bank checked on exchange rates with banks - a possible preparation for yen buying
Global equities are rattled amid fear of the US Fed raising the interest rate to tame inflation. But domestic equities settled with marginal cuts of 0.4%. What does this say about Sensex and Nifty?
Higher US interest rates typically leads to a stronger dollar and reduces the appeal of emerging market assets for global investors
Sensex swings 1,232 points before settling 224 points lower; FPIs pullout Rs 1,400 cr
The S&P 500 fell 4.4 per cent, the most since June 2020, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 tumbled 5.5 per cent
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Bitcoin, the largest cryptocurrency by market cap, has fallen nearly 10 per cent since the Fed announcement of the inflation figures and was trading at $20,367.16 on Wednesday
Rupee had opened at 79.60, but managed to claw back from its fall, helped by Indian shares recouping a large part of their losses
U.S. commercial oil stocks were forecast to have risen 800,000 barrels during the same week, analysts forecast in a Reuters poll
So-called core CPI, which strips out the more volatile food and energy components, advanced 0.6% from July and 6.3% from a year ago
Excluding the volatile food and energy components, core CPI increased to 6.3% from 5.9% in July, putting further pressure on the Fed to continue on its rate-hiking spree
Thailand saw the biggest drop in reserves as a percentage of the gross domestic product, followed by Malaysia and India, according to data compiled by Bloomberg
Economists see Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das and his monetary policy panel colleagues to begin dialing down the pace of interest-rate hikes this month
Stocks rose in afternoon trading on Wall Street Friday, keeping the market on track to break a three-week losing streak. The S&P 500 rose 1.2% as of 12:15 pm Eastern and is up 3.3% for the week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 306 points, or 1%, to 32,078 and the Nasdaq rose 1.7%. Each index is on track for its first weekly gain in four weeks. Technology stocks and retailers had some of the biggest gains. Microsoft rose 1.8% and Amazon rose 1.6%. DocuSign jumped 8% after the electronic signature company reported strong second-quarter sales and raised its subscription forecast. All 11 industry sectors in the benchmark S&P 500 rose, though makers of household goods and utilities, which are typically considered less risky investments, lagged the market. U.S. crude oil prices rose 3.1%. Bond yields were mixed. The yield on the 10-year Treasury, which influences interest rates on mortgages and other loans, fell to 3.31% from 3.33% late Tuesday. The two-year Treasury yield, ..