Asian shares gained for a fifth day as a rally sparked by support measures from Beijing continued, while US stocks set fresh highs, with investors preparing for further rate cuts. Equity benchmarks rose in South Korea and Australia, while those for Japan were mixed after the yen strengthened against the dollar in the prior two … Read more
The dollar traded near a one-week high versus major peers on Friday, on track to snap a five-week losing run, after robust economic data pared bets for aggressive Federal Reserve interest rate cuts. The euro languished close to a two-week low to the dollar as cooling inflation in Germany and Spain boosted the case for … Read more
Asian stocks climbed, with equity benchmarks in Japan rising after a holiday as a weaker yen is seen providing support for exporters. Shares also advanced in South Korea. MSCI’s Asia-Pacific stock index traded at its highest level since Aug. 5, after its recovered from last week’s rout. The S&P 500 closed steady as traders look … Read more
Asian equities tracked US stocks lower for a second day as signs of economic weakness overwhelmed the market’s optimism surrounding interest-rate cuts. Shares in Japan, South Korea and Australia dropped. The S&P 500 fell 0.8% Thursday, extending a drop from the prior session and placing the benchmark on track for its largest weekly decline since … Read more
Mumbai: India’s key stock indices closed at new highs on the last trading day of the week, setting fresh intraday records led by gains in IT stocks due to strong earnings and better-than-expected US consumer inflation data. Despite expensive valuations in some pockets of the market, analysts see no signs of a rally reversal. The … Read more
Following muted growth in FY24, Commercial Vehicle (CV) sales volumes are expected to register a degrowth by 3-6% in FY25 due to a slowdown in demand in both the Medium and Heavy Commercial Vehicle (MHCV)and Light Commercial Vehicle (LCV) segments, as well as high inventory levels with dealers, CARE Ratings has said.Demand is, however, likely … Read more
New Delhi: Commercial vehicle sales volume is expected to decline 3-6 per cent in the current fiscal due to a slump in demand, according to a report by CareEdge Ratings. The drop in sales volume is due to a slowdown in demand in both the medium and heavy commercial and light commercial vehicle segments, as … Read more
The two-wheeler industry is expected to sustain a steady volume growth this fiscal driven by improved domestic sales and good traction in executive and premium segment motorcycles, a report said on Monday. According to CareEdge Ratings, post-Covid, sales volume of two-wheelers had consistently declined during FY20, FY21 and FY22 before starting to recover from FY23, … Read more
Stocks in Asia rose as traders weighed prospects for Federal Reserve interest-rate cuts after Jerome Powell cited signals that the US is back on a disinflationary path. Equity benchmarks climbed in Japan, Australia and South Korea, while futures for Hong Kong stocks pointed to a positive start. Contracts for the S&P 500 edged lower after … Read more
The balmy days of dovish monetary policy that fuelled a rally in emerging-market bonds looks to be over as central banks across the developing world turn more hawkish. Returns from emerging-market local-currency debt are trailing their dollar-denominated peers by the most in two years as resurgent inflation has damped the prospect of further interest-rate cuts … Read more
