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Global Markets: Asian shares hit record peak but trade protectionist fears cast shadow

Global Markets: Asian shares hit record peak but trade protectionist fears cast shadow

Thu, Jan 25, 2018

Asian stocks hit a record high on Thursday though concerns about the Trump administration`s protectionist stance tempered enthusiasm in financial markets, while the dollar struggled after U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin welcomed a weaker currency.

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Global Markets: Stocks resume ascent on earnings hopes, euro gets lift from ECB

Global Markets: Stocks resume ascent on earnings hopes, euro gets lift from ECB

Fri, Jan 12, 2018

Wall Street`s three major stock indexes hit record highs with earnings for S&P 500 companies expected to have increased by 11.8 percent in the recently-ended quarter, according to Thomson Reuters.  

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Global stocks records tumble, oil at highest since 2015

Global stocks records tumble, oil at highest since 2015

Thu, Jan 04, 2018

Market bulls resumed their charge on Thursday as strong data from the world’s biggest economies sent stock index records tumbling and oil prices to their highest since mid-2015.

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Sensex gains over 50 points, Nifty above 10,450

Sensex gains over 50 points, Nifty above 10,450

Thu, Dec 21, 2017

Taking a cue from global markets, the key Indian equity market indices on Thursday opened higher.

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Europe sucked into sell-off, sterling suffers Brexit blues

Europe sucked into sell-off, sterling suffers Brexit blues

Tue, Dec 05, 2017

US futures were pointing to another Nasdaq drop later too amid worries that Donald Trump`s long-promised tax cuts -- which took a big step forward on Monday -- could strip tech firms of some of their R&D tax breaks.

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Sensex, Nifty open flat in early trade

Sensex, Nifty open flat in early trade

Thu, Nov 24, 2016

Taking a cue from global markets, the key Indian equity market indices opened flat on Thursday. The sensitive index Sensex of the BSE, which had closed at 26,051.81 points on Wednesday, opened lower at 26,049.14 points. 

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Global stocks tumble after Britain votes to leave EU

Global stocks tumble after Britain votes to leave EU

Sat, Jun 25, 2016

Stocks on Wall Street traded down around 3%, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropping as much as 544 points.

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