By Sethuraman N R
Indian shares inched up slightly on Wednesday, led by gains in some banking and public sector undertaking stocks as investors awaited the outcome of a cabinet meeting and retail inflation data due later in the day.
Asian stocks and Wall Street futures fell on...read more
Indian IT services major Infosys Ltd said on Monday it found no evidence to prove the allegations in a whistleblower letter from last month, sending shares up 5% in morning trade.
Indian shares advanced for a fourth straight session on Thursday, inching up over half a percent, after a rate cut by the U.S. Federal Reserve in line with expectations, boosted investor appetite a...read more
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. did better than its growth forecast in the third quarter. Constant currency revenues grew 5.1% from the year ago, better than 3.8-4.8% guidance it provided in J...read more
Headline indices of the Mainland China equity market spurted on Monday, 19 August 2019, as risk sentiments underpinned after a move by People Bank of China (PBOC) to change the way a key interest r...read more
Headline indices of the Mainland China equity market spurted on Monday, 19 August 2019, as risk sentiments underpinned after a move by People Bank of China (PBOC) to change the way a key interest r...read more
Headline indices of the Australia share market closed sharp higher on Monday, 19 August 2019, as risk sentiments underpinned on following a positive lead from Wall Street on Friday. Meanwhile, sent...read more
Chinese shares slipped amid bearish cues from overnight US equities and continued worries over the global economic slowdown. The benchmark Shanghai Composite index ended down 0.60% while the CSI 30...read more
Australian stock markets slipped today as a broad spell of weakness in global equities following a heavy overnight drop in the US indices hurt the sentiments. The DOW tumbled around 1.4% last night...read more
Australian stock markets slipped today as a broad spell of weakness in global equities following a heavy overnight drop in the US indices hurt the sentiments. The DOW tumbled around 1.4% last night...read more
The Hong Kong share market inclined on Monday, 15 July 2019, extending gains to a fifth day, as risk sentiments underpinned following the closing record of the three major benchmarks in the US on F...read more
The Hong Kong share market inclined on Monday, 15 July 2019, extending gains to a fifth day, as risk sentiments underpinned following the closing record of the three major benchmarks in the US on F...read more
The Mainland China equity market closed higher on Monday, 15 July 2019, as risk appetite buying underpinned on reinforcing expectations of more stimulus measures after second-quarter gross domestic...read more
Headline indices of the Australia share market closed down on Monday, 15 July 2019, as data showed China's economy growing at its weakest pace in nearly three decades, hit by the US trade war, ...read more
The Mainland China equity market closed higher on Friday, 12 July 2019, buoyed by short-term traders switching their investments back into selective financial stocks, after US Fed Chairman Jerome P...read more
Australia share market inclined on Thursday, 11 July 2019, as risk sentiments underpinned on tracking rallies on Wall Street overnight after dovish testimony from Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powel...read more
Headline indices of the Japan share market advanced on Thursday, 11 July 2019, as risk sentiments underpinned on tracking rallies on Wall Street overnight after Fed Chair Powell signaled in testimo...read more
The Hong Kong share market closed higher on Wednesday, 10 July 2019, snapping five days of losing streak, thanks to bargain buying in recently battered stocks, with attention now turning to the sta...read more
Headline indices of the Japan share market closed lower on Wednesday, 10 July 2019, as investor sentiment was dented by tracking decline in Wall Street overnight on caution ahead of key testimony f...read more
The Hong Kong share market declined for fifth day in row on Tuesday, 09 July 2019, as risk aversion selloff continued on tracking overnight weakness on Wall Street on caution ahead of key testimony...read more
The Mainland China equity market declined for second day in row n Tuesday, 09 July 2019, as investors continued withdrawing their money from the main board to the new tech board listing. Meanwhile,...read more
Headline indices of the Australian equity market declined for second day in row on Tuesday, 09 July 2019, following decline in Wall Street overnight on a re-think that the US Fed Reserve will cut i...read more
Headline indices of the Australian equity market declined for second day in row on Tuesday, 09 July 2019, following decline in Wall Street overnight on a re-think that the US Fed Reserve will cut i...read more
Headline indices of the Japan share market were mixed on Tuesday, 09 July 2019, as risk sentiments muted ahead of key testimony this week from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell for more cues o...read more
Headline indices of the Japan share market were mixed on Tuesday, 09 July 2019, as risk sentiments muted ahead of key testimony this week from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell for more cues o...read more
The Mainland China equity market declined on Monday, 08 July 2019, as investors were drawing their money from the main board to the new tech board. Meanwhile, selloff pressure intensified amid unce...read more
Headline indices of the Australian equity market tumbled on Monday, 08 July 2019, as profit booking triggered on tracking fall in Wall Street last Friday after solid US non-farm payrolls print damp...read more
Headline indices of the Japan share market closed down on first trading session of the wee, Monday, 08 July 2019, as profit booking triggered on tracking fall in Wall Street last Friday after stron...read more
The Hong Kong share market declined for second day in row on Thursday, 04 July 2019, as profit taking triggered on tracking weakness in Mainland A-share market and ahead of the US national holiday ...read more
The Mainland China equity market closed down for second straight session on Thursday, 04 July 2019, as investors risk sentiments muted to see further progress around Sino-US trade talks despite a t...read more
The Mainland China equity market closed down for second straight session on Thursday, 04 July 2019, as investors risk sentiments muted to see further progress around Sino-US trade talks despite a t...read more
Headline indices of the Japan share market advanced on Thursday, 04 July 2019, on tracking solid gains on Wall Street overnight as data pointed to slowing economic growth in the United States, bols...read more
Headline indices of the Australian equity market closed higher for a fourth straight session on Thursday, 04 July 2019, on tracking gains in the Wall Street overnight, with shares in healthcare, fi...read more
The Hong Kong share market advanced on Tuesday, 02 July 2019, on optimism that the world's two largest economies will draw closer to ending their year-long tariff tussle, following a meeting in...read more
The Mainland China equity market closed virtually flat on Tuesday, 02 July 2019, as investors locked profit made yesterday amid uncertainty whether Beijing and Washington could strike a durable dea...read more
Headline indices of the Japan share market advanced for second straight session on Tuesday, 02 July 2019, on following gains on the Wall Street overnight, as truce between the U.S. and China put in...read more
Headline indices of the Australian equity market were mixed on Tuesday, 02 July 2019, as gains for heavyweight miners were offset by losses in financials amid lending margin pressure woes after the...read more
Headline indices of the Japan share market advanced for second straight session on Tuesday, 02 July 2019, on following gains on the Wall Street overnight, as truce between the U.S. and China put in...read more
Headline indices of the Australian equity market were mixed on Tuesday, 02 July 2019, as gains for heavyweight miners were offset by losses in financials amid lending margin pressure woes after the...read more
Headline indices of the Japan share market spurted on Monday, 1 July 2019, on relief rally after the United States and China agreed on Saturday to restart trade talks after President Donald Trump o...read more
Headline indices of the Australian equity market were mixed on Tuesday, 02 July 2019, as gains for heavyweight miners were offset by losses in financials amid lending margin pressure woes after the...read more
Headline indices of the Japan share market declined on Friday, 28 June 2019, as risk sentiments dampened on yen appreciation against greenback and on caution ahead of the highly anticipated U.S.-Ch...read more
US stocks once again ended in a mixed note on Thursday, 27 June 2019 as investors await the outcome of an upcoming meeting on trade policy between President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Ji...read more
Headline indices of the Japan share market advanced for the first time in three sessions in row on Thursday, 27 June 2019, as risk sentiments boosted by a halt in the yen's appreciation against...read more
US stocks closed mostly lower on Wednesday, 26 June 2019 as investors grew increasingly skeptical that a U.S.- China trade deal is in the offing, though technology shares were supported by optimism...read more
US stocks closed mostly lower on Wednesday, 26 June 2019 as investors grew increasingly skeptical that a U.S.- China trade deal is in the offing, though technology shares were supported by optimism...read more
The Hong Kong share market closed slight higher in sluggish trade on Wednesday, 26 June 2019, as investors exercised caution ahead of the meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and his Chinese...read more
The Mainland China equity market closed down on Wednesday, 26 June 2019, as risk sentiments subdued on caution ahead of presidents Donald Trump of the US and Xi Jinping of China expected meet on Sa...read more
US stocks ended in the red on Tuesday, 25 June 2019. Information technology shares and those related to telecoms suffered sharp losses Tuesday, as commentary from the Federal Reserve moderated hope...read more
Headline indices of the Japan share market declined for second straight session on Wednesday, 26 June 2019, as risk sentiments dampened on following fall in the Wall Street overnight after U.S. Fed...read more
Headline indices of the Australian equity market were lower on Wednesday, 26 June 2019, following the weak cues from Wall Street overnight after comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell...read more
U.S. stocks ended mostly lower on Monday, 24 June 2019, with only the blue-chip Dow managing to hold onto slight gains, as geopolitical tensions in the Middle East weighed on the oil sector.
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Headline indices of the Japan share market were lower on Tuesday, 25 June 2019, as investors risk sentiments were dampened ahead of an expected meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chine...read more
The Mainland China equity market closed higher for third straight sessions on Friday, 21 June 2019, bucking the regional trend, as risk sentiments strengthened on growing hopes for a trade deal bet...read more
The Australian equity market closed lower on Friday, 21 June 2019, , as investors opted to take profits following recent advances, with selling compounded by the anxiety over Sino-US trade negotiat...read more
The Japan share market lost ground on Friday, 21 June 2019, as investors opted to take profits following recent advances, with selling compounded by the yen's strength against the U.S. dollar, ...read more
Headline indices of the Hong Kong share market closed slight higher on Monday, 17 June 2019, thanks to gains in blue-chip shares, after the city's leader apologised for her handling of a contro...read more
The Mainland China equity market closed mixed on Monday, 17 June 2019, as risk-sentiments turned sour on weaker than expected China's industrial output growth in May and simmering trade dispute...read more
The Mainland China equity market closed mixed on Monday, 17 June 2019, as risk-sentiments turned sour on weaker than expected China's industrial output growth in May and simmering trade dispute...read more
The Japan share market closed mixed on Monday, 17 June 2019, as risk sentiments were subdued amid simmering trade dispute between the United States and China as well as political tensions in the Mi...read more
The Australian equity market closed higher on Friday, 14 June 2019, taking its cue from Wall Street in overnight trading, overnight on hopes the Federal Reserve will ease monetary policy soon. Mark...read more
The Japan share market closed higher after recouping early losses on Friday, 14 June 2019, as investors chased for recently battered stocks on tracking gains in US stocks overnight on hopes the Fed...read more
The Australian equity market closed marginally lower on Thursday, 13 June 2019, as risk sentiments subdued on taking a negative lead from Wall Street overnight amid uncertainty over an intractable ...read more
US stocks ended in the red on Wednesday, 12 June 2019. The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished lower for a second day in a row as investors digested a reading on May consumer inflation and contin...read more
US stocks ended in the red on Wednesday, 12 June 2019. The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished lower for a second day in a row as investors digested a reading on May consumer inflation and contin...read more
Headline indices of the Hong Kong share market closed higher for second straight session on Tuesday, 11 June 2019, on tracking rally in the Mainland A-share market after Chinese authorities appeare...read more
The Mainland China equity market skyrocketed on Tuesday, 11 June 2019, as risk appetite buying boosted up after Chinese authorities appeared to back new measures to support the economy, offsetting ...read more
The Australian equity market were higher on Tuesday, 11 June 2019, after returning from a holiday, thanks to gains on global peers yesterday after the United States dropped plans to impose tariffs ...read more
The Japan share market extended gains on Tuesday, 11 June 2019, on tracking positive close of US market overnight after the U.S. reached an agreement with Mexico on tariff. Market gains were, howev...read more
U.S. stocks closed higher on Friday, 07 June 2019 following a weaker-than-expected jobs report, which supported the case for the Federal Reserve to ease interest rates in the near future, amid fear...read more
U.S. stocks closed solidly higher on Thursday, 6 June 2019 following after reports that Trump administration is considering delaying a planned 5% tariff on all imports from Mexico, as discussions c...read more
The Australian equity market gains accelerated on Friday, 07 June 2019, handing stocks their fourth straight day of gains, as risk sentiments improved on reports that United States was considering ...read more
The Japan share market inclined on Friday, 07 June 2019, following U.S. shares advancing overnight, as investor sentiment was bolstered by reports that United States was considering delaying a 5% t...read more
The Hong Kong equity market closed on Friday, 07 June 2019, for Dragon Boat Festival holiday.
Asian stocks traded mixed on Friday as traders awaited a key U.S. jobs report and the outcome...read more
The Mainland China equity market closed on Friday, 07 June 2019, for Dragon Boat Festival holiday.
Asian stocks traded mixed on Friday as traders awaited a key U.S. jobs report and the ou...read more
The Australian equity market were modest higher for third straight session on Thursday, 05 June 2019, on following Wall Street's solid lead overnight on persistent expectations that the U.S. Fe...read more
The Mainland China equity market extended losses on Tuesday, 04 June 2019, as risk sentiments hurt after China and the United States feuded in a war of words over trade and technology transfer. Aro...read more
Headline indices of the Hong Kong share market were lower on Tuesday, 04 June 2019, as investors remained cautious about the global economy due to heightened international trade frictions. The inte...read more
Headline indices of the Australian market were higher on Tuesday, 04 June 2019, on bargain hunting after the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) cut interest rates for the first time in almost three ye...read more
Japan share market closed mixed on Tuesday, 04 June 2019, after hitting a five-month intraday low, as investors remained cautious because of a yen's strengthening against the dollar and concern...read more
Headline indices of the Australian market were higher on Tuesday, 28 May 2019, tracking gains made on European bourses overnight, with shares in materials, energy and tech issues being notable gain...read more
Headline indices of the Japan share market were modest higher on Tuesday, 28 May 2019, tracking gains made on European bourses overnight in the absence of major market-driving news on trade negotia...read more
Hong Kong share market closed marginally lower on Wednesday, 17 April 2019, as investors were unsure whether China's better-than-expected first-quarter economic growth would sustain. In January...read more
Headline indices of the Mainland China equity market advanced on Wednesday, 17 April 2019, as better-than-expected domestic economic growth data fuelling hopes of a recovery in economy. Market gain...read more
Headline indices of the Australian stock market closed lower on Wednesday, 17 April 2019, as investors elected to booked profit after three straight days of gains. Market losses were, however, capp...read more
Headline indices of the Japan share market closed higher on Wednesday, 17 April 2019, as risk appetite buying bolstered on tracking rallies on Wall Street overnight and weaker yen against the U.S. ...read more
Headline indices of the Mainland China equity market closed down after erasing early gains of as much as 2.1% late afternoon on Monday, 15 April 2019, due to worries that the government will scale ...read more
Headline indices of the Australian stock market moved lower on Monday, 15 April 2019, ignoring a positive lead from US markets to end last week, as investors elected to book profit after sharp gain...read more
Headline indices of the Japan share market advanced to four-month highs on Monday, 15 April 2019, as risk appetite buying boosted up on following Wall Street's solid lead late last week and yen...read more
Headline indices of the Japan share market were mixed on Thursday, 11 April 2019, as risk sentiments hurt by as a relatively higher yen against the dollar and as the latest signs of caution from gl...read more
Headline indices of the Australian stock market declined on Thursday, 11 April 2019, as risk sentiments subdued amid the latest signs of caution from global central banks about slowing economic gro...read more
Hong Kong share market closed higher in lackluster trade on Tuesday, 09 April 2019, ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve meeting minutes and inflation data, while uncertainties on the Sino-U.S. trade ...read more
Headline indices of the Mainland China equity market declined for second straight session on Tuesday, 09 April 2019, as investors continued to book profit from markets on growing uncertainties on t...read more
Hong Kong share market closed higher on Monday, 08 April 2019, as investors risk sentiments bolstered by better-than-expected jobs data in the U.S. and reports of progress in trade negotiations bet...read more
Headline indices of the Mainland China equity market closed marginal lower on Monday, 08 April 2019, as investors booked profit following more than 5 percent gains last week, but hopes that Beijing...read more
Headline indices of the Japan share market closed down after erasing early gains during late afternoon trade on Monday, 08 April 2019, as investors elected to withdraw profit off the table followin...read more
Headline indices of the Australian stock market closed higher on Monday, 08 April 2019, as investors risk sentiments bolstered by better-than-expected jobs data in the U.S. and reports of progress ...read more
Headline indices of the Australian stock market declined for second straight session on Friday, 05 April 2019, as investors continued withdrawing profit off the table on following the mixed cues fr...read more
US stocks closed higher on Thursday, 28 March 2019 in a choppy, low-volume session following reports that the U.S. and China have made progress toward a trade deal even as investors weighed data sh...read more
U.S. stock benchmarks gained on Tuesday, 26 March 2019 but finished well off their best levels of the session as equity-market investors wrestled with falling yields that usually imply that investo...read more
Japan share market declined on Wednesday, 27 March 2019, as investors sold shares of companies after securing the rights to fiscal 2018 second-half dividend payouts a day earlier. In Japan's To...read more
