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Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for $125 million to fund mostly farmers and women entrepreneurs in rural and semi urban India. This is the second such fund raise by the company in the past four months. At least 40% of the funds will be allocated to women borrowers while the rest will be disbursed to farmers, MSMEs, and two-wheeler loans. Last November, L&T Finance sourced $125 million from Asia Development Bank for a similar lending programme. “Despite steady rural economic growth, accessing financial services remains a challenge for rural communities, Ms. Apurva Rathod, Company Secretary & Chief Sustainability Officer of the company. ``A large percentage of marginal farmers lack formal access to credit, with women being disproportionately affected.”

Investing.com-- Most Asian stocks kept to a tight range on Tuesday as markets remained cautious before key U.S. inflation data, while Japanese stocks saw extended losses amid more signs that the Bank of Japan will raise interest rates soon.

Shares are mostly higher in Asia ahead of a report on inflation in the U.S. that could sway the Federal Reserve's timing on cutting interest rates

Benchmark U.S. crude oil for April delivery fell 8 cents to $77.93 per barrel Monday

Japan is marking 13 years since a massive earthquake and tsunami hit the country’s northern coasts, killing nearly 20,000 people, wiping out whole towns and destroying the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant

Japan’s economy managed to grow in the fourth quarter of last year, averting a recession, according to revised government data released Monday that had previously shown a contraction

Dragon Ball DAIMA, a highly anticipated series marking the 40th anniversary of the iconic franchise, has officially announced its release in Fall 2024. This revelation comes after six years since the last Dragon Ball anime, promising a fresh and captivating storyline that will once again follow the adventures of Goku and his comrades. Beloved author Akira Toriyama, deeply involved in the project, lends his creative genius to the script, adding to the anticipation surrounding the upcoming series.

Classroom of the Elite Season 3 narrative intensifies, Episode 11 promises to be a gripping continuation, with Hirotaka's past laid bare and Katsuragi's betrayal creating ripples of anticipation. The exploitation of Katsuragi's duplicity by Kiyotaka and Suzune adds another layer of complexity to the storyline. Here's your guide to the upcoming episode, covering release details, streaming information, expected plot developments, and a recap of Episode 10.

By David Lawder

ALSO READ: Wall Street week ahead: Stock market investors to keenly watch for Feb inflation data Shares of Microsoft fell 0.8 per cent, Amazon shed 1.0 per cent, Nvidia lost 0.7 per cent, Advanced Micro Devices and Broadcom slid close to 2 per cent each, and Boeing dropped 2.2 per cent. Cryptocurrency and blockchain-related companies, including Coinbase Global, Riot Platforms and Marathon Digital, climbed between 2.7 per cent and 2.9 per cent, as Bitcoin struck a fresh record high at $72,234 on Monday. The yield on the 10-year Treasury rose to 4.09 per cent from 4.08 per cent late on Friday.

US equity futures started off a data-heavy week on the backfoot before a key report on US inflation that will test the resolve of a bull market riding on bets that Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and his colleagues are moving closer to a pivot to easier policy.

Investing.com — European stock markets fell Monday, continuing the losses seen in Asia overnight after Friday's weakness on Wall Street, ahead of the release of key U.S. inflation data.

Tokyo stocks ended sharply lower on Monday, with the Nikkei briefly falling as much as three percent on the back of a stronger yen and a sell-off in semiconductor shares. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index dropped 2.19 percent, or 868.45 points, to close at 38,820.49, while the broader Topix index lost 2.20 percent, or 59.97 points, to 2,666.83.

By Kentaro Sugiyama

NEW DELHI : New Delhi: India's economic performance is better than what the headline numbers reveal, with the sharp GDP growth coming amid challenging global macroeconomic conditions, Sanjeev Sanyal, member of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Economic Advisory Council, told Mint in an interview. India's higher-than-expected growth of 8.4% during the third quarter of fiscal 2023-24 came without accompanying macroeconomic stresses, he added. Edited excerpts: The latest reading of an 8%-plus growth rate exceeds even the government's expectations.

Wall Street lower on Monday while the dollar looked vulnerable ahead of a reading on U.S. inflation that could hasten, or delay, the start of global rate cuts. The yen edged higher as data released on Monday showed Japan was not, in fact, in recession after economic growth was revised up to an annualised 0.4% for the December quarter.

Bank of Japan will exit negative interest rates at its policy meeting next week contrasted with expectations for the Federal Reserve to cut rates in June. The dollar index, which measures the currency against the yen and five other major rivals, stuck close to a nearly two-month low reached Friday, when monthly payrolls figures signalled a cooling U.S. labour market, keeping the Fed on track to ease policy.

Investing.com-- Japanese stocks fell sharply on Monday, while the yen hovered near one-month highs as media reports suggested the Bank of Japan could end its yield curve control policies by as soon as next week.

Investing.com-- Most Asian stocks fell on Monday, tracking a weak lead-in from Wall Street as anticipation of key U.S. inflation data kept markets on edge, while Japanese shares fell sharply amid growing conviction that the Bank of Japan will raise interest rates soon.

Sensex gained 33.40 points to close at 74,119.39, while the Nifty 50 settled 19.50 points, or 0.09%, higher at 22,493.55. Nifty 50 formed a small negative candle on the daily chart with a minor lower shadow. Also Read: Indian stock market: 8 key things that changed for market over weekend - Gift Nifty, Japan’s GDP to China inflation “Technically, this pattern indicates breather type formation post sharp upside breakout of Wednesday.

technical recession, revised government GDP data showed on Monday, even though the upward change in the fourth quarter was weaker than expected and highlighted concerns about the sluggish economic recovery. Japan's revised gross domestic product (GDP) expanded at an annualised clip of 0.4% in the October-December period from the previous quarter, better than the initial estimate for a 0.4% contraction, according to the Cabinet Office.