Asian shares
Nifty 50, Sensex open on weak note as new month starts
Thu, Aug 01, 2019
On Wednesday, Sensex at Bombay Stock Exchange climbed 83.88 points or 0.22 per cent to end at 37,481.12, Nifty at National Stock Exchange added 32.60 points or 0.29 per cent to settle at 11,118, while Bank Nifty gained 84.40 points or 0.29 per cent and closed at 28,876.
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Asian shares tread water amid mixed growth signals
Fri, Apr 12, 2019
"One of the big take aways from the past few days has been the broad decline in volatility across markets," National Australia Bank (NAB) analysts said in a morning note. NAB attributed the muted reaction to recent events to dovish policy shifts by central banks, signs that China`s stimulus measures are having an effect, continued U.S.-China trade talks and the Brexit delay.
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Asia shares sluggish as global growth concerns return
Thu, Mar 07, 2019
Asian shares rose marginally in early trade on Thursday, with caution prevailing as investors awaited some kind of resolution to Sino-U.S. trade negotiations, while the euro remained under pressure ahead of the European Central Bank meeting.
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Markets regain lost ground, Sensex up by over 75 points
Tue, Jan 08, 2019
Asian shares too rose for the third straight session on Tuesday as investors bet that Washington and Beijing are inching towards a trade deal and that US Federal Reserve would halt its tightening if economic growth slows further.
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Asian shares tick up but oil rout dampens sentiment
Mon, Nov 26, 2018
MSCI`s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan edged up 0.4 percent, led by gains in Taiwan shares following local elections, while Japan`s Nikkei advanced 0.6 percent. In China, the Shanghai composite index ticked up 0.3 percent.
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Global Markets: Asia stocks pressured on global growth worries, oil woes
Mon, Nov 12, 2018
A combination of weak factory-gate inflation data in China and low oil prices weighed on global stocks on Friday, dragging MSCI`s gauge of global stocks to its worst day in two weeks. The index was last 0.11 percent lower.
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Asian shares on edge after nine-day rout, mood shaky as volatility spikes
Fri, Oct 12, 2018
"The (U.S. share) market is now about seven percent off of its 100-day high, but this is far from a rare occurrence historically. Indeed, history is littered with over five percent-ish type selloffs in the midst of economic expansions," wrote economists at RBC Capital Markets.
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Global Markets: Asian shares gain on U.S.-China trade talks, lira recovers
Fri, Aug 17, 2018
Asian shares won a modest reprieve on Friday after China and the United States agreed to hold their first trade talks since June next week and as the Turkish lira extended gains from its record low earlier this week.
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Global Markets: Asian shares falter as U.S. readies China tariffs, euro at two-week low on ECB
Fri, Jun 15, 2018
U.S. President Donald Trump has made up his mind to impose "pretty significant" tariffs and will unveil a list targeting $50 billion of Chinese goods on Friday, an administration official said. Beijing has warned that it was ready to respond.
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