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May 28, 2024 10:40 PM

Global equity index dips while yields fall; investors await inflation prints

A global equities index fell slightly on Tuesday while Treasury yields rose as investors awaited inflation data due later in the week for potential clues about the outlook for U.S. interest rates. U.S. Treasury yields turned positive after the l...

May 28, 2024 7:37 PM

Fitch Downgrades Bangladesh to ‘B+’; Outlook Stable

Fitch Ratings has downgraded Bangladesh's Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating on Monday to 'B+' from 'BB-' owing to weakening of Bangladesh's external buffers. The country's forex reserves are down substantially due to continued forex in...

May 28, 2024 5:31 PM

Sensex sheds 220 pts, Nifty closes below 22,900

After reaching record highs in the previous session, Indian benchmark indices consolidated on May 28. At closing, the Sensex fell by 220.05 points (0.29%) to 75,170.45, and the Nifty dropped by 44.30 points (0.19%) to 22,888.15. The market start...

May 28, 2024 5:26 PM

India, France to begin negotiations for Rs 50,000-crore Rafale Marine jet deal

Contract negotiations between the governments of India and France for 26 Rafale Marine fighter jets, valued at Rs 50,000 crore, are scheduled to begin on May 30 with the arrival of a high-level French delegation in New Delhi. The French delegation w...

May 28, 2024 12:47 PM

Sensex, Nifty tread cautiously as Lok Sabha results near

After a stellar rally over the past few weeks, Indian benchmark indices have faced resistance in the past couple of sessions. On Tuesday, both the Sensex and Nifty traded flat with a downside bias. The NSE Nifty 50 was down 0.17% at 22,890.6 points...

May 27, 2024 7:14 PM

Shares nudge higher as US, EU inflation data loom

World shares firmed on Monday as investors braced for a busy run of inflation data that could set the scene for a European rate cut as soon as next week and a U.S. policy easing within just a few months. Holidays in Britain and the United States...

May 27, 2024 5:43 PM

Sensex, Nifty touch record highs before closing flat

India's benchmark indices surged to record highs on Monday, propelled by gains in private banking stocks. The Sensex breached the 76,000-mark for the first time, hitting 76,010, while the NSE Nifty50 scaled a new summit at 23,111 before retrac...

May 27, 2024 3:38 PM

Russia invites Afghanistan’s Taliban to major economic forum

Russia has invited Afghanistan's Taliban to its biggest annual economic forum as Moscow moves to remove a ban on the Islamist movement, a senior Russian diplomat was quoted as saying on Monday. Since the Taliban seized power in August 2021 as U.S.-l...

May 27, 2024 2:02 PM

Asia shares nudge higher as US, EU inflation data loom

Asian shares firmed on Monday as investors braced for a busy run of inflation data that could set the scene for a European rate cut as soon as next week and a U.S. policy easing within just a few months. Holidays in Britain and the United States mad...

May 27, 2024 12:03 PM

Investors bet on Indian stocks expecting PM Modi’s return to office, indices at fresh high

Indian stock indices continued their rally, reaching yet another fresh lifetime high on Monday tracking strong global market cues, hopes of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's comfortable return to office, besides other strong macroeconomic fundamentals. ...