Asian stock markets showed a mixed trend on Wednesday, tracking gains on Wall Street as oil prices softened amid cautious optimism over potential US-Iran peace talks.Japan’s Nikkei 225 rose about 0.5% to hover near record highs, supported by strong gains in heavyweight tech stocks.South Korea’s Kospi edged slightly lower, while Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 dropped 0.9%.Hong…
File photo (Picture credit: AP) Asian markets traded mixed on Tuesday as investors weighed fresh hopes of possible US-Iran peace talks against lingering geopolitical risks and elevated oil prices, while technology shares lent support to key regional indices.Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 rose 1.1 per cent to 59,485.54, driven by strong gains in technology counters. As per…
Stock market today (AI image) Stock market today: Indian equity benchmarks, Sensex and Nifty50, continued their uptrend on Thursday on positive global cues and hopes of an early end to the US-Iran conflict. While Nifty50 went above 24,350, BSE Sensex rose over 400 points. At 9:16 AM, Nifty50 was at around 24,357.25, up 126 points…
Stock market today (AI image) Stock market crash today: Indian stock market benchmark indices, Nifty50 and BSE Sensex, tanked in opening trade on Monday as fresh geopolitical tensions weigh on sentiment, following the collapse of US-Iran peace talks and a sharp rise in oil prices. While Nifty50 went below 23,600, BSE Sensex was down over…
The collapse of talks between Iran and the US is likely to weigh on investor sentiment when markets open on Monday, analysts said, with crude oil prices and key macroeconomic data also set to drive trends in a holiday-shortened week, PTI reported.Stock markets will remain closed on Tuesday on account of Baba Saheb Ambedkar Jayanti.The…
Stock market today (AI image) Stock market today: Nifty50 and BSE Sensex opened in red on Thursday, a day after the stock market saw a record single day gain. While Nifty50 went below 23,900, BSE Sensex was down over 500 points. At 9:16 AM, Nifty50 was trading at 23,857.40, down 140 points or 0.59%. BSE…
Oil prices inched higher on Thursday after suffering their steepest single-day fall since April 2020, as uncertainty around the Strait of Hormuz and renewed tensions in the Middle East kept markets on edge. Brent crude moved back towards $97 a barrel, rebounding from a 13% on Wednesday, while West Texas Intermediate also traded close to…
Oil prices extended their rally on Tuesday amid rising tensions in the Middle East, as markets remained cautious ahead of Donald Trump’s deadline for Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude futures increased by 57 cents, or 0.5%, to $110.34 a barrel at 1202 GMT, while US West Texas Intermediate crude futures rose…
After stocks notched the first positive week since the U.S.-Israel war on Iran started over a month ago, Wall Street is weighing another round of threats and the latest deadline from President Donald Trump. Futures tied to the Dow Jones industrial average fell 284 points, or 0.61%. S&P 500 futures were down 0.57%, and Nasdaq futures lost 0.56%. U.S….
Strategists at Goldman Sachs now project Brent crude to average about $105 in March and rise to $115 in April. (AI image) As a direct fallout of the US-Iran war and rising crude oil prices, Goldman Sachs has adopted a more cautious view on Indian equities, revising its rating to “marketweight,. The global brokerage has…