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IT Stocks: US inflation data, IT stocks propel Indian indices to fresh highs

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IT Stocks: US inflation data, IT stocks propel Indian indices to fresh highs

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

US inflation rises in line with expectations in March

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US inflation rises in line with expectations in March

U.S. inflation rose moderately in March, but that is unlikely to change financial markets’ expectations that the Federal Reserve will hold off cutting interest rates until September. The personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index increased 0.3% last month, the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Economic Analysis said on Friday. Data for February was unrevised to show … Read more