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Source: Live Mint Fresh virus fears rode on other weak signals to send the markets tumbling on Monday, wiping out ₹11 trillion of investor wealth in a day. Benchmarks BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty crashed more than 1.5% each, and fear gauge Vix rose the most in four months. News of two cases of the…
Source: Live Mint Market Outlook: The emerging markets (EM) posted decent returns for 2024, with most regional stock markets up for the year. The MSCI’s gauge for the emerging market stocks is set to end the year 5% higher, suggested a Reuters report, with Singapore set for a 17% annual rise, its best since 2017…
Source: Live Mint India’s initial public offering (IPO) market reached a “historic milestone” as it doubled proceeds from $5.5 billion in 2023 to $11.2 billion in 2024, as per the Global Data report. Further, Company Profiles Analyst Murthy Grandhi, promises “even bigger fireworks” in 2025, according to an ANI report. “India’s IPO market hit a…
Source: Live Mint Investors are accustomed to volatility in the semiconductor industry. But recent ups and downs have been especially discombobulating. On October 15th ASML, a supplier of chipmaking gear, reported that orders during its most recent quarter were only half what analysts had expected, causing its shares to plunge. Two days later TSMC, the…
Source: Live Mint Not long ago gold seemed to have lost its lustre. In the decades after President Richard Nixon abandoned the gold standard in 1971, the yellow metal fell out of favour with central banks, which hoarded their reserves in dollars instead. In the 1980s and 1990s investors and households grew weary of its…
Source: Live Mint —Donald Trump, The Art of the Deal Some have called it the ‘greatest political comeback of all time’. Others labelled it as the world’s most extreme ‘reality television show’. Donald Trump’s crushing victory in the US presidential elections has elicited a range of responses, from giddy delight to soul-crushing despair. But for…
Source: Live Mint Yield for China’s benchmark 10-year bonds have slid to their lowest in over a month after the government announced its 10 trillion yuan or $1.4 billion worth debt refinancing programme, Bloomberg reported. This mostly came as traders were disappointed with the measures and are awaiting more stimulus amid China’s wait-and-watch approach to…
Source: Live Mint EMS stocks: Electronic Manufacturing Services (EMS) stocks have increased during Wednesday’s trading session as Donald Trump takes the lead in the US Presidential race, with expectations that the upcoming administration will enforce tougher tariffs on China due to the ongoing trade conflict between the two nations. Dixon Technologies share price has jumped…
Source: Live Mint Like the man, who would have been better off keeping the goose alive, investors are often safer diversifying into dividend stocks. These stocks tend to give comparatively stable income, capital growth at a milder pace (as compared to growth stocks), and also serve as a cushion during market downturns (as risk off…
Source: Live Mint Indian markets have lost almost 5 per cent in October so far after four straight months of gains. This is the steepest monthly decline for the Indian markets since March 2020. Geopolitical tensions have been one of the key reasons behind this month’s fall. Domestic brokerage house Emkay recently hosted Ashok Malik,…
