Sensex up 700 points, Nifty at 11,424.30; Bharti Infratel, ICICI Bank, JSW Steel major gainers
Asian markets rose today as bargain-buyers moved in following last week's global rout, but investors continue to fret over the economic fallout from the new coronavirus as the worldwide death toll rises.
Mar 02, 2020, 09:32 AM IST
World stocks set for worst week since 2008 as coronavirus fears grip markets
Global share markets were headed for the worst week since the depths of the 2008 financial crisis as investors ditched risky assets on fears the coronavirus would become a pandemic and derail economic growth.
Feb 28, 2020, 08:31 AM IST
World markets: Asian stocks fall as coronavirus concerns weigh on sentiment
MSCI`s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan stumbled 0.7% to be on track for its second straight day of loss.
Feb 10, 2020, 09:11 AM IST
Global Markets: Asia shares try to rally after gut-wrenching week
Asian share markets were fighting to stabilise at the end of a punishing week as investors clutched at hopes China could contain the coronavirus, even as headlines spoke of more cases and more deaths.
Jan 31, 2020, 08:26 AM IST
Global Markets: Asian stocks slip amid virus anxiety; gold and bonds rise
The Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged on Wednesday, as expected, although bank Chairman Jerome Powell`s comments about a low inflation outlook added to US government bonds` appeal.
Jan 30, 2020, 09:05 AM IST
Global stocks crumble as China virus toll mounts, safe havens in demand
Asian stocks extended a global selloff on Tuesday as China took more drastic steps to combat a deadly new coronavirus, while bonds shone on expectations central banks would need to keep stimulus flowing to offset the likely economic drag.
Jan 28, 2020, 09:22 AM IST
Global Markets: Shares, oil slide as China virus fears intensify
US Treasury prices advanced, pushing down yields further, with the benchmark 10-year notes dropping to a 3-1/2-month trough of 1.627% in early Asian trade.
Jan 27, 2020, 08:27 AM IST
World markets: Asian shares wilt, oil tumbles as China virus spreads
MSCI`s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan fell 0.45%. Blue chip Chinese shares slumped 0.91%. Australian shares were down 0.57%, while Japan`s Nikkei stock index slid 0.6%.
Jan 23, 2020, 09:22 AM IST
Global Markets: Asia shares lurch lower, flu concerns a possible culprit
Asian shares took a sudden lurch lower on Tuesday as a ripple of risk aversion swept markets, though analysts could find no obvious trigger for the move. Safe-haven bonds and the yen edged higher in what was very thin trade, leading dealers to look for likely culprits.
Jan 21, 2020, 08:56 AM IST
Global Markets: Asian shares soar near 20-month high, oil jumps on Libya shutdown
Oil prices jumped as oilfields in southwest Libya began shutting down after forces loyal to Khalifa Haftar closed a pipeline, potentially reducing national output to a fraction of its normal level.
Jan 20, 2020, 08:32 AM IST
World markets: Stocks tread water ahead of signing of initial US-China trade deal
MSCI`s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan eased 0.13%, Japan`s benchmark Nikkei and South Korea`s Kospi shed 0.29% and 0.48%, respectively, while Australian stocks added 0.33%.
Jan 15, 2020, 07:00 AM IST
World markets: Asia shares flatline, wait for US-China trade deal
Asian shares paused near 19-month peaks on Monday ahead of the expected signing on a Sino-US trade deal, though talks on a phase two package are likely to drag on for months. MSCI`s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan barely budged, having hit the highest since mid-2018 last week.
Jan 13, 2020, 06:45 AM IST
Global Markets: World stocks hit record high as techs lead relief rally
Asia`s gains followed record-setting in the pan-regional STOXX 600 index in Europe and the three major stock indexes on Wall Street.
Jan 10, 2020, 09:06 AM IST
World markets: Asian shares erase losses as Mideast tensions ease, oil ticks up
Asian stocks rebounded on Thursday and oil edged up as the United States and Iran backed away from the brink of further conflict in the Middle East and investors unwound safety plays.
Jan 09, 2020, 09:19 AM IST
World markets: Asia stocks attempt a rally amid Middle East tensions
Asian shares rebounded on Tuesday as a day passed without a new escalation in the Middle East and Wall Street erased early losses to end in the black as tech stocks climbed. Oil surrendered some hefty gains as many doubted Iran would strike back in a way that would disrupt supplies and its own crude exports.
Jan 07, 2020, 06:32 AM IST
World markets: Asian shares tiptoe higher, sterling wounded before BoE policy meeting
Overall sentiment was supportive of equities and riskier assets, but less favourable for safe-haven assets like bonds due to expectations that economic growth will start to pick up next year after a tumultuous 2019.
Dec 19, 2019, 06:59 AM IST
Global Markets: Asian stocks ride Wall Street momentum to eight-month peak, pound slips
The preliminary deal between Washington and Beijing will double U.S. exports to China, White House adviser Larry Kudlow told Fox News on Monday. The United States will also reduce some tariffs on Chinese goods under the agreement.
Dec 17, 2019, 08:31 AM IST
Global Markets: Asian stocks up as 'phase one' US-China trade deal fans confidence
That helped push the MSCI`s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan, which had touched its highest level since April 24 on Friday, up 0.21%. Australian shares jumped, adding 1.23%. But Japan`s Nikkei 225 pulled back 0.21% after a strong rally on Friday that pushed the index to a 14-month high.
Dec 16, 2019, 07:25 AM IST
Asian shares fall from five-month highs, pound jumps on Brexit delay hopes
Overnight, the S&P 500 rose to a near four-month peak while the Dow and the Nasdaq also gained.
Feb 26, 2019, 09:33 AM IST
Global stocks crumble as global growth, US earnings fears spook markets
The Nasdaq closed down 12.4 percent from its August 29 record closing high, falling 4.4 percent for the day in its biggest one-day percentage decline since August 18, 2011.
Oct 25, 2018, 09:36 AM IST
