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Global shares rise, but face patchiest yearly performance since 2008 Global shares rose on Wednesday, regaining some stability after the Bank of Japan rocked markets with a surprise decision to loosen its tight leash on government bond yields, pushing the yen to its biggest one-day gain against the dollar in 24 years. The MSCI All-World index rose 0.1% on the day, although it is on track for a 4.4% decline in December. This year, the index is set to have fallen for eight out of 12 months, on a par only with 2008 for the number of monthly losses in a calenda...
Global shares rise, but face patchiest yearly performance since 2008
Global shares rise, but face patchiest yearly performance since 2008
Source: Reuters
21/12/2022 8:28:51 PM
Shares and bonds chastened as Fed, ECB urge care Shares steadied and bond yields remained close to multi-year highs on Monday after U.S. and European central bankers encouraged caution as they battle to curb inflation via rate hikes, without throttling growth. U.S. Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller on Sunday warned investors against getting carried away over a single data point showing signs of success in the battle against inflation, saying it would take a string of soft reports for the bank to take its foot off the brakes. ...
Shares and bonds chastened as Fed, ECB urge care
Shares and bonds chastened as Fed, ECB urge care
Source: Reuters
14/11/2022 7:37:30 PM
Wave of selling as BoE follows Fed with 75 bps rate hike World shares tumbled and the dollar and bond yields jumped on Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve shifted the outlook on its tightening from short and sharp to long and high, and the Bank of England delivered its biggest rate rise in decades. Confirmation that the BoE had matched the Fed with a three-quarter point hike left European shares down over 1.6% and did little to help sterling or other major currencies as the dollar went on its biggest tear since September. [/FRX] The BoE&#...
Wave of selling as BoE follows Fed with 75 bps rate hike
Wave of selling as BoE follows Fed with 75 bps rate hike
Source: Reuters
3/11/2022 8:33:21 PM
Mahindra Logistics surges on inking pact to acquire Rivigo’s B2B express business Mahindra Logistics is currently trading at Rs. 519.00, up by 14.45 points or 2.86% from its previous closing of Rs. 504.55 on the BSE. The scrip opened at Rs. 515.05 and has touched a high and low of Rs. 533.60 and Rs. 515.05 respectively. So far 15619 shares were traded on the counter. The BSE group 'A' stock of face value Rs. 10 has touched a 52 week high of Rs. 814.00 on 25-Nov-2021 and a 52 week low of Rs. 395.65 on 28-Feb-2022. Last one week high and low of the scrip sto...
Mahindra Logistics surges on inking pact to acquire Rivigo’s B2B express business
Mahindra Logistics surges on inking pact to acquire Rivigo’s B2B express business
Source: Accord Fintech
27/09/2022 10:25:23 AM
World stocks gain, dollar dips as investors weigh spending data, inflation scares WASHINGTON - Global equities rebounded on Friday as U.S. spending data beat forecasts, while the dollar dipped and oil rose as investors digested an easing of Italy's political crisis and tempered expectations of a more aggressive U.S. rate rise this month. Markets are still roiled by concerns, however, that the world economy is headed for recession as central banks rush to get on top of galloping inflation, with steep interest rate rises seen this week in Canada, New Zealand, Chi...
World stocks gain, dollar dips as investors weigh spending data, inflation scares
World stocks gain, dollar dips as investors weigh spending data, inflation scares
Source: Reuters
15/07/2022 8:21:55 PM
Shock Swiss rate hike sets markets on edge ahead of BOJ SINGAPORE - World stocks on Friday headed for their worst week since markets' pandemic meltdown in March 2020, as investors feared sharp rate hikes tipping economies into recession, while growth fears and a soaring Swiss franc whacked the U.S. dollar. A shock 50 basis point rate hike from the Swiss National Bank overnight sent the franc on its sharpest rise in seven years, forced an unwind of carry trades and set off a new round of worry that rising global rates will snuff out gro...
Shock Swiss rate hike sets markets on edge ahead of BOJ
Shock Swiss rate hike sets markets on edge ahead of BOJ
Source: Reuters
17/06/2022 8:01:17 AM
Shares resume slide on growth fears as Swiss, UK hike rates NEW YORK  -World stocks resumed their slide on Thursday and government bonds hovered at multi-year highs after a series of rate rises from global central banks rekindled fears that aggressive policy tightening could drag economies into recession. Following a relief rally on Wednesday when investors cheered the Federal Reserve's aggressive move to raise rates by 75 basis points - its biggest rate hike since 1994 - by scooping up shares, two other spates of policy tightening in Brit...
Shares resume slide on growth fears as Swiss, UK hike rates
Shares resume slide on growth fears as Swiss, UK hike rates
Source: Reuters
16/06/2022 8:58:32 PM
Fed risk drubs stocks; dollar, bond yields soar NEW YORK - World stocks fell for a second day in a row on Tuesday while government bond yields and the U.S. dollar clung to multi-year highs, as surging inflation led investors to brace for what could be the largest U.S. interest rate hike in 28 years this week. Surprisingly strong U.S. inflation data released Friday has fueled bets that the Federal Reserve must tighten monetary policy more aggressively to tame soaring prices. Fears that a steady series of rate rises could cause a recessio...
Fed risk drubs stocks; dollar, bond yields soar
Fed risk drubs stocks; dollar, bond yields soar
Source: Reuters
15/06/2022 7:54:00 AM
Stock, bonds punch-drunk after rout, watch interest rate signals LONDON  - U.S. Treasury yields held near multi-year highs on Tuesday, while stock markets reeled from the previous session's rout on signs that central banks' action to curb inflation would tip the world economy into recession. Wall Street looks set for a slightly firmer open, though Nasdaq and S&P 500 futures gave up the bulk of gains made earlier in the day. Monday's sell-off confirmed a so-called bear market for the S&P 500 index, which is down more than 20% fro...
Stock, bonds punch-drunk after rout, watch interest rate signals
Stock, bonds punch-drunk after rout, watch interest rate signals
Source: Reuters
14/06/2022 8:51:24 PM
Stocks, euro slip as ECB set to join rate hike club LONDON - Benchmark European borrowing costs hit an 8-year high on Thursday and the euro fell as the European Central Bank signalled it will hike euro zone interest rates next month for the first time in a decade. While the ECB's decision was widely expected by the markets for weeks, the possibility of a larger increase in interest rates from September weighed on sentiment at a time when the eurozone economy is grappling with slowing growth and soaring inflation. “Markets ...
Stocks, euro slip as ECB set to join rate hike club
Stocks, euro slip as ECB set to join rate hike club
Source: Reuters
9/06/2022 8:32:53 PM
Stocks rebound on Target inflation angle; bond yields slip NEW YORK -World shares rebounded on Tuesday on the notion inflation may be peaking after Target Corp said it would offer deep discounts to clear inventory as consumers change their shopping habits, while Treasury yields fell after a surprise rate hike in Australia. Target, a major retail chain, cut its quarterly profit margin forecast and said it would mark down prices in the second quarter in a surprise revision that sent shares of the retailer 2.31% lower. Target, along with Walm...
Stocks rebound on Target inflation angle; bond yields slip
Stocks rebound on Target inflation angle; bond yields slip
Source: Reuters
8/06/2022 8:12:02 AM
Stocks slip as Australia rate hike heightens policy worries MILAN - World shares fell on Tuesday and bond yields dipped from recent highs as a surprise 50-basis-point rate increase in Australia raised concern over policy tightening ahead of U.S. inflation data and a European Central Bank meeting this week. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) raised rates by the most in 22 years and flagged more tightening to come as it battled to restrain surging inflation, driving a brief spike in the Aussie and hitting local shares. The MSCI's benchma...
Stocks slip as Australia rate hike heightens policy worries
Stocks slip as Australia rate hike heightens policy worries
Source: Reuters
7/06/2022 7:18:17 PM
U.S., world stocks toast earnings, U.S. rate outlook LONDON - U.S. stocks were indicating a higher open on Wall Street and world stocks eyed their first weekly gain in eight on Friday on a more upbeat earnings view and after this week's Federal Reserve minutes dampened fears of mega-high interest rates. Optimistic U.S. earnings outlooks from department store operator Macy's Inc and discount chains Dollar General Corp and Dollar Tree boosted U.S. stocks on Thursday. The Fed's minutes of its May meeting released on Wednesda...
U.S., world stocks toast earnings, U.S. rate outlook
U.S., world stocks toast earnings, U.S. rate outlook
Source: Reuters
27/05/2022 8:26:09 PM
World shares sink as inflation, economic fears persist NEW YORK - World equities fell on Thursday to an 18-month-low, with markets dogged by fears high inflation would persist and force central banks to keep tightening monetary policy. In the United States, stocks ended a whipsaw session slightly lower, as investors juggled fears of nagging inflation with signs it could be peaking. The S&P 500 came within striking distance of confirming a bear market since swooning from its all-time high reached in January. In Europe, economic worries w...
World shares sink as inflation, economic fears persist
World shares sink as inflation, economic fears persist
Source: Reuters
13/05/2022 8:01:30 AM
Shares drop, yields shoot up after U.S. inflation data MILAN  - World shares turned lower on Wednesday and bond yields shot up after U.S. data showed inflation there slowed down less than expected last month, cementing expectations of aggressive rate hikes by the Federal Reserve. U.S. futures turned negative after data showed U.S. annual consumer price growth slowed to 8.3% in April from 8.5% in March, suggesting that inflation has probably peaked. The number, however, was above the 8.1% analyst had expected. Paolo Zanghieri, senior ec...
Shares drop, yields shoot up after U.S. inflation data
Shares drop, yields shoot up after U.S. inflation data
Source: Reuters
11/05/2022 8:31:52 PM
Stocks inch up, U.S. yields near 3% as markets ready for Fed hike MILAN - World stocks rose slightly on Tuesday and U.S. 10-year Treasury yields held near 3% as investors prepared for the Federal Reserve's biggest rate hike since 2000. In a busy week for central bank meetings, Australia's central bank raised its key rate by a bigger-than-expected 25 basis points on Tuesday, lifting the Aussie dollar as much as 1.3% and hitting local shares. On Thursday, the Bank of England is expected to raise rates for the fourth time in a row. MSCI&#...
Stocks inch up, U.S. yields near 3% as markets ready for Fed hike
Stocks inch up, U.S. yields near 3% as markets ready for Fed hike
Source: Reuters
3/05/2022 8:41:28 PM
Shares, bond yields jump after LONDON - World share markets and global borrowing costs surged on Tuesday, as the first face-to-face talks between warring Russia and Ukraine in nearly three weeks yielded signs of progress. [.EU] Europe's main bourses enjoyed 1%-2.5% gains and oil tumbled 4% as Russia's deputy defence minister emerged saying Moscow has decided to drastically cut military activity around Ukraine's capital Kyiv and also Chernihiv.[.EU][O/R] Wall Street looked set to extend a three-day ru...
Shares, bond yields jump after
Shares, bond yields jump after "encouraging" Russia-Ukraine talks
Source: Reuters
29/03/2022 8:02:26 PM
Stocks rebound after selloff as Russia says withdrawing some troops LONDON - Stocks and other risky assets made a modest recovery on Tuesday, halting a market selloff over several days on fears that Russia would invade Ukraine, as investors took confidence from Russia saying that some of its troops were returning to their bases. After three consecutive days of declines, European shares opened slightly higher on Tuesday, after Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov suggested on Monday that Moscow should continue along the diplomatic path to resolve the tens...
Stocks rebound after selloff as Russia says withdrawing some troops
Stocks rebound after selloff as Russia says withdrawing some troops
Source: Reuters
15/02/2022 7:54:11 PM
Stocks struggle to settle as January rout rumbles on LONDON   - European stocks fell heavily again on Friday as worries about a sudden halt to central bank stimulus and rising tensions between Western powers and Moscow drove one of the worst ever starts to a year for world stock markets. Strong earnings from Apple provided some encouragement for battered tech and U.S. markets [.N], but traders were struggling to draw a line under a global selloff that has now firmly taken root. The pan-European STOXX 600 tumbled nearly 1.5%, on ...
Stocks struggle to settle as January rout rumbles on
Stocks struggle to settle as January rout rumbles on
Source: Reuters
28/01/2022 8:15:39 PM
Digital Push: NDTV's shares zoom three-fold in 2021 In line with the benchmark equity indices, share prices of NDTV have almost increased three-fold in the year-to-date period of 2021. Notably, the Nifty media index has risen 40 per cent to 2,248 points in 2021 so far. The index value provides an indication to the investors about the performance in a certain sector. Founded in 1988, New Delhi Television (NDTV) was the first private TV news channel in India. Keeping pace with changing technologies, the asset-light media house has rampe...
Digital Push: NDTV's shares zoom three-fold in 2021
Digital Push: NDTV's shares zoom three-fold in 2021
Source: IANS
24/12/2021 9:37:51 AM
U.S. stocks end at record high, oil prices rise as Omicron fears abate By Jessica DiNapoli NEW YORK  -The S&P 500 notched a record-high close on Thursday, with oil prices also rising, as investors and traders were optimistic about positive economic data and discounted the impact of the Omicron coronavirus variant on the economy, even as COVID-19 case counts soar. Stocks rose broadly on the last trading day of the week ahead of a long Christmas weekend in the United States, after data showing consumer spending rose 0.6% last month. The number of Am...
U.S. stocks end at record high, oil prices rise as Omicron fears abate
U.S. stocks end at record high, oil prices rise as Omicron fears abate
Source: Reuters
24/12/2021 9:09:25 AM
'Santa Claus' rally brings out the bulls as Omicron fears ebb LONDON   - Global shares, bond yields and riskier currencies all hit recent highs on Thursday as investor confidence grew on signs that the Omicron variant of COVID-19 might be less severe than feared, as well as robust U.S. economic data. The STOXX index of Europe's 600 largest shares rose 0.4%, hitting a two-week high after earlier gains in Asian markets, and euro zone government bond yields climbed in a sign of falling demand for the safe-haven assets. The rise of risk-...
'Santa Claus' rally brings out the bulls as Omicron fears ebb
'Santa Claus' rally brings out the bulls as Omicron fears ebb
Source: Reuters
23/12/2021 6:48:01 PM
Global stocks buoyed by rebounding appetite for risk LONDON   - World shares gained on Tuesday as investors weighed up how badly the Omicron coronavirus variant would hit the global economy, with the dollar softening as appetite for riskier assets made a cautious return. The broader Euro STOXX 600 rose as much as 1.1%, with Germany DAX's adding 1% and London's FTSE climbing 0.9%. Semiconductor and chip stocks grabbed the limelight, with ASML Holding, ASM International, and STMicroelectronics up between 1.2-1.7% after a p...
Global stocks buoyed by rebounding appetite for risk
Global stocks buoyed by rebounding appetite for risk
Source: Reuters
21/12/2021 6:56:02 PM
Hope rally turns choppy as hot U.S. inflation looms By Tom Westbrook SYDNEY - Stocks rose in choppy trade on Thursday as worries about the economic impact of the Omicron coronavirus variant ebbed but increasing caution ahead of U.S. inflation data capped other risk assets such as oil and the Australian dollar. Bonds were nursing losses since a brighter virus outlook leaves a clearer path to higher rates. Traders' focus was turned to the release of inflation data on Friday and a Federal Reserve meeting next week for indications on hik...
Hope rally turns choppy as hot U.S. inflation looms
Hope rally turns choppy as hot U.S. inflation looms
Source: Reuters
9/12/2021 8:49:54 AM
Global shares decline on Omicron uncertainty NEW YORK / LONDON - Global shares fell Thursday, reversing gains from the previous session as a lack of information about the Omicron coronavirus variant left markets volatile, while crude oil futures extended losses. Global equity markets first dropped on fears over the new variant on Friday last week, and have since see-sawed as investors weighed up the possible impact of countries imposing travel restrictions in response to concerns Omicron may be more contagious than previous variants....
Global shares decline on Omicron uncertainty
Global shares decline on Omicron uncertainty
Source: Reuters
2/12/2021 8:33:42 PM
Stocks, oil slide as Omicron worries push investors to safe havens By David Randall NEW YORK - Global stock benchmarks and oil prices fell sharply on Tuesday after drugmaker Moderna warned that existing vaccines are unlikely to be as effective against the new coronavirus variant, spurring investors to pile into safe-haven assets such as government bonds and the yen. "There is no world, I think, where (the effectiveness) is the same level," Moderna's chief executive, Stephane Bancel, told the Financial Times in an interview, comparing...
Stocks, oil slide as Omicron worries push investors to safe havens
Stocks, oil slide as Omicron worries push investors to safe havens
Source: Reuters
1/12/2021 8:44:22 AM
U.S. stock futures, oil rally as sentiment steadies By Wayne Cole SYDNEY  - U.S. stock futures led a market rebound on Monday as investors prepared to wait a few weeks to see if the Omicron coronavirus variant would really derail economic recoveries and the tightening plans of some central banks. Oil prices bounced more than $3 a barrel to recoup a chunk of Friday's shellacking, while safe haven bonds and the yen lost ground as markets latched onto hopes the new variant of concern would prove to be "mild". While Omi...
U.S. stock futures, oil rally as sentiment steadies
U.S. stock futures, oil rally as sentiment steadies
Source: Reuters
29/11/2021 8:45:44 AM
Equities, oil prices, U.S. Treasury yields all drop on COVID variant fears WASHINGTON - Shares tumbled on Wall Street on Friday as they reopened after Thanksgiving, while European stocks saw their biggest sell-off in 17 months and oil prices plunged by $10 per barrel as fears over a new coronavirus variant sent investors scurrying to safe-haven assets. The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday designated a new COVID-19 variant detected in South Africa with a large number of mutations as being "of concern," the fifth variant to be given the desi...
Equities, oil prices, U.S. Treasury yields all drop on COVID variant fears
Equities, oil prices, U.S. Treasury yields all drop on COVID variant fears
Source: Reuters
27/11/2021 10:07:43 AM
Stocks surge, dollar sags as investors digest Federal, Evergrande NEW YORK/LONDON - World stock markets rallied on Thursday and the U.S. dollar retreated from one-month highs as worries faded about contagion from China Evergrande and as investors digested the Federal Reserve's plans for reining in U.S. stimulus. Wall Street's main indexes all ended up at least 1% following solid advances in European markets. MSCI's gauge of stocks across the globe jumped 1.01%, its biggest percentage rise in a month and for a third straight session of gain...
Stocks surge, dollar sags as investors digest Federal, Evergrande
Stocks surge, dollar sags as investors digest Federal, Evergrande
Source: Reuters
24/09/2021 8:47:11 AM
World shares fall as markets await Fed meeting, taper timeline NEW YORK  - World shares fell on Friday after a week of mixed economic data and fears over the stability of growth and Asian markets put the focus on the U.S. Federal Reserve's timeline for tapering asset purchases. U.S. stocks ended sharply lower in a broad sell-off on Friday. All three major U.S. stock indexes lost ground, with the Nasdaq Composite Index weighed down as rising U.S. Treasury yields pressured market-leading growth stocks. The 10-year U.S. Treasury note yield br...
World shares fall as markets await Fed meeting, taper timeline
World shares fall as markets await Fed meeting, taper timeline
Source: Reuters
18/09/2021 9:29:02 AM
World shares resilient, drugmakers hit by Biden`s move on vaccines TOKYO - World shares and commodity prices held firm on Thursday as investors switched to cyclicals amid hopes of a strong economic recovery, but drugmakers' shares came under pressure after Washington backed waiving patents for COVID-19 vaccines. MSCI's broadest gauge of world stocks, ACWI, was up slightly and European stocks are expected to open flat with both Euro Stoxx futures and Britain's FTSE futures little changed. Japan's Nikkei jumped 1.8% as it reopened after a...
World shares resilient, drugmakers hit by Biden`s move on vaccines
World shares resilient, drugmakers hit by Biden`s move on vaccines
Source: Reuters
6/05/2021 12:18:48 PM
World shares sink as bond yields, commodities surge LONDON - World shares sank on Monday as expectations for faster economic growth and inflation battered bonds and boosted commodities, while rising real yields made equity valuations look more stretched in comparison. MSCI's All Country World Index, which tracks shares across 49 countries, was down 0.4% after the start of European trade. The pan-European STOXX 600 index was down 1%, at its lowest in 10 days. Germany's DAX, France's CAC 40 and Spain's IBEX 35 index fe...
World shares sink as bond yields, commodities surge
World shares sink as bond yields, commodities surge
Source: Reuters
22/02/2021 3:19:38 PM
European shares dip, Bitcoin hits record high LONDON - World shares dipped on Friday as investors awaited progress towards more U.S. fiscal stimulus, while the dollar was set for a weekly loss and cryptocurrency Bitcoin hit a record high. European shares fell at the start of trading, with the pan-European STOXX 600 index down 0.2% on the day. Germany's DAX was down 0.7%. Britain's FTSE 100 fell 0.35% and France's CAC 40 fell 0.3%. Italy's FTSEMIB index fell 0.8% on the day, with the country's bond yields were ne...
European shares dip, Bitcoin hits record high
European shares dip, Bitcoin hits record high
Source: Reuters
12/02/2021 4:14:39 PM
World shares near record levels as vaccines inject hope By Lawrence White and Hideyuki Sano LONDON/TOKYO - Global shares approached record highs on Friday while the dollar and oil topped recent milestones, as progress in vaccine distribution and U.S. stimulus hopes prompted bets on further normalisation in the global economy. An index of the world's major 50 markets, MSCI ACWI, rose 0.21% to 668.1, coming within reach of a record high of 670.82 touched about two weeks ago. It was the fifth consecutive day of gains. Oil hit its hi...
World shares near record levels as vaccines inject hope
World shares near record levels as vaccines inject hope
Source: Reuters
6/02/2021 9:15:33 AM