U.S. stocks ended lower, with the Nasdaq losing more than 1%, on Tuesday as investors grew more cautious after Iran fired missiles at Israel. Iran launched the salvo of ballistic missiles in retaliation for Israel’s campaign against Tehran’s Hezbollah allies. In response, U.S. President Joe Biden directed the U.S. military to aid Israel’s defense and … Read more
Asian stocks were steady on Monday ahead of central bank meetings that are widely expected to deliver two more rate cuts and key U.S. inflation figures that should flash a green light for more easing there. A holiday in Japan made for thin trading and MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was little … Read more
A roaring rally in U.S. stocks will face a gauntlet of economic data, looming political uncertainty and a corporate earnings test in coming weeks as investors navigate one of the most volatile periods of the year for equity markets. The benchmark S&P 500 this week hit its first closing all-time high in two months after … Read more
Wall Street traders betting the Federal Reserve will be able to engineer a soft landing spurred a rally in riskier corners of the market, with stocks hitting all-time highs. The S&P 500 climbed 1.7% — notching its 39th record in 2024 and extending this year’s surge to about 20%. Tech led gains, while defensive industries … Read more
U.S. stocks closed nearly unchanged on Tuesday, giving up earlier gains that had vaulted the S&P 500 and Dow Industrial Average to record highs as investors braced for the first Federal Reserve rate cut in 4-1/2 years. The benchmark S&P 500 index touched 5,670.81 earlier in the session, after fresh economic data eased worries of … Read more
Stocks in Asia opened lower following a sluggish day on Wall Street, as traders look to Nvidia Corp.’s results for clues on whether the artificial-intelligence euphoria that’s powered the bull market has more room to run. Equity benchmarks in Japan and Australia edged down Wednesday, while contracts for US shares were also lower. With the … Read more
Asian stocks rose, following a buoyant session on Wall Street amid bets the Federal Reserve will soon signal it’s ready to start cutting interest rates. Shares advanced in Japan, South Korea and Australia. The MSCI Asia-Pacific index headed for a third day of gains while Hong Kong futures also pointed to a rise. The advance … Read more
Marcellus’ Global Compounders fund has outperformed the S&P 500 by a wide margin by keeping limited exposure to megacaps. “This positioning has insulated us from the recent drawdown and volatility. The megacaps, including not only the big tech names but also companies like Eli Lilly and Costco, have been bid up to extremely high valuations … Read more
Indian Railway Finance Corporation Share Price 179.06 04:01 PM | 14 Aug 2024 -2.6(-1.43%) One97 Communications Share Price 538.8 04:01 PM | 14 Aug 2024 32.65(6.46%) YES Bank Share Price 23.99 04:01 PM | 14 Aug 2024 -0.13(-0.5%) ITC Share Price 492.2 03:59 PM | 14 Aug 2024 2.2(0.45%) HDFC Bank Share Price 1607.8 04:01 … Read more
Mark Mobius, Mobius Emerging Opportunities Fund, says at the end of the day, it is not foreign investors who drive the Indian market, it is domestic investors. RBI recently said that they want the banks to attract more deposits and probably one of the reasons for this is that there are too many retail investors … Read more
