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July 10, 2025 2:36 PM

Global stocks climb on AI and rate cut optimism, unfazed by Trump’s tariff moves

Global stocks advanced on Thursday, underpinned by optimism around artificial intelligence and the prospect of upcoming interest rate cuts, while investors kept a cautious eye on U.S. President Donald Trump's ongoing assault on international trade. ...

June 24, 2025 4:57 PM

Shares rally, oil slumps as Iran-Israel ceasefire goes into effect

Oil tumbled 3%, global shares surged and the dollar dropped on Tuesday as U.S. President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire between Israel and Iran, a dramatic turnaround after the U.S. bombed Iran's nuclear sites over the weekend. Brent ...

April 8, 2025 3:16 PM

India likely to outperform global markets despite uncertainties: NSE CEO

India is expected to perform better than most global markets in the coming months, even amid growing international uncertainties, Ashishkumar Chauhan, CEO and MD of the National Stock Exchange (NSE), said on Tuesday. He attributed this confidence to...

March 19, 2025 9:22 AM

Asian stocks muted, yen softer ahead of BOJ decision

Asian stocks were subdued on Wednesday and gold hovered near record highs as economic worries and a shifting geopolitical landscape kept risk appetite in check, while the yen was a tad softer ahead of the Bank of Japan's policy decision. The eur...

March 6, 2025 1:13 PM

Investors spy the dawn of a tectonic shift away from US markets

A historic global trade war, a proposed $1.2 trillion European fiscal bazooka and the emergence of China as tech race leader are upending global flows of money, marking a potential turning point for investor capital away from the United States. Chin...

December 16, 2024 3:05 PM

Global markets wary of Fed rate plans, China retail disappoints

Shares around the world nudged lower on Monday on soft economic numbers from China and Europe and as surging bond yields challenged equity valuations, at the start of a week packed with central bank meetings and major economic data. Figures from Chi...

September 4, 2024 6:25 PM

Global markets – Nvidia sell-off, growth concerns hit markets

Shares fell globally on Wednesday, hit by a drop in tech stocks sparked by a record sell-off for U.S. chipmaker Nvidia and as expectations of fading global growth bruised riskier assets, pushing oil prices to multi-month lows and buoying bonds. Euro...

August 5, 2024 9:44 AM

Sensex falls around 1,600 points & Nifty plunges 500 points as global markets sink

Indian markets experienced one of the worst falls on Monday with both the indices Nifty, and Sensex registering high losses during the opening trade. Indian stock markets followed the global bloodbath. The Nifty 50 index declined 414.85 points or 1....