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August 5, 2026 10:09 AM

Indian equity markets open higher ahead of RBI’s policy outcome

Domestic equity markets opened higher on Wednesday ahead of the RBI's policy decision as the headline index surged almost 1 per cent, while global cues were also positive. Sensex started the trading session at 79,055.38, up over 600 points or 0.8 ...

August 5, 2026 8:17 AM

Asia shares surge on tech mood swing, oil retreats

Asian stock markets jumped on Wednesday as strong earnings and a resurgence of demand for tech lifted Wall Street to record peaks, while hopes for progress on opening the Strait of Hormuz dragged on oil prices and bond yields. Japan's Nikkei climbed...

August 4, 2026 4:42 PM

Sensex, Nifty snap 4-day winning run ahead of RBI policy

Benchmark equity indices ended lower on Tuesday, snapping their four-session winning streak, as investors turned cautious ahead of the Reserve Bank of India's monetary policy decision due on Wednesday. Weakness in banking, financial and IT stocks we...

August 4, 2026 10:41 AM

Sensex, Nifty open mixed following global cues

Domestic equity market benchmarks witnessed a mixed start on Tuesday following a late-session increase in the previous session due to the introduction of a new closing auction session (CAS) framework and mixed global cues. Sensex opened nearly 500 p...

August 4, 2026 9:55 AM

Democratic US states sue to challenge Trump’s latest tariffs

A group of 25 Democratic-led U.S. states sued Donald Trump's administration on Monday, arguing that the president's latest round of tariffs on goods from 60 trading partners, like most of his earlier sweeping tariffs, exceeds his legal authority to t...

August 4, 2026 8:28 AM

Asia stocks move higher on Wall Street lead, oil steady

Asian markets made cautious gains at the start of trading as investors followed a global rally, with oil prices holding near the lowest levels in weeks as the U.S.-Iran conflict remained at a stalemate. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares o...

Last updated on: 5th August 2026

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