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Investing.com-- Chinese exports fell more than expected in October amid worsening overseas demand, while an unexpected rise in imports saw China’s trade surplus shrink to its worst level in 17 months. 

The convergence of artificial intelligence (AI) and cryptocurrencies is shaping up to be one of the biggest crypto trends of 2023. Major tech players like Microsoft have made sizeable investments in AI projects, sparking a surge of interest that extends beyond just tech enthusiasts.

Investing.com-- Most Asian currencies strengthened on Monday, while the dollar hovered near six-week lows as softer-than-expected U.S. payrolls data and less hawkish signals from the Federal Reserve drove up bets that the bank was done raising interest rates.

The S&P Global India Services Purchasing Managers' Index fell to 58.4 last month from September's 61.0. A Reuters poll forecast the data point at 60.5.

By Lewis Jackson and Roushni Nair

A rebounding property market and low mortgage arrears have kept funding markets wide open for Australian lenders, as investors look for more certain and stable returns amid ongoing volatility in equity markets.

Investing.com-- Oil prices jumped from a one-month low in Asian trade on Thursday as weak U.S. economic readings and middling comments from the Federal Reserve saw traders pricing in a diminished chance of more interest rate hikes, denting the dollar.

rupee on Wednesday closed at a new low versus the US dollar as risk aversion ahead of the Federal Reserve's statement, overseas investment outflows from Indian equities and dollar demand from oil importers exerted pressure on the local currency. The rupee settled at 83.29 per US dollar on Wednesday, a new record closing low. The local unit had settled at 83.25 per US dollar on Tuesday.

Global Market Intelligence. Though the October PMI Manufacturing data was above its long-run average of 53.9, it was the slowest rate of expansion recorded since February. The 50-mark separates expansion from contraction.

Bharti Airtel CEO Gopal Vittal on Wednesday said telecom tariffs in India are low and need to go up. He also asserted that the industry need to become viable. Describing 5G as a “long haul", Vittal said that the company is not in any race to beat its drum on having the largest, fastest rollout, but instead is sharply focused on delivering good experience for its 5G customers.

An Investment Portfolio with 50% Equity: 50% Debt can generate meaningful wealth creation in the long term for moderate risk profile investors, according to an analysis by Motilal Oswal Private Wealth. During the period of the analysis spanning over three decades, the 50% Equity: 50% Debt portfolio combination generated a 12% CAGR. 

India's maiden sale of ultra-long bonds this week will lower borrowing costs for the government as large insurance and pension funds are expected to scoop up the issue, fund managers and analysts said. With the sale of 100 billion rupees ($1.2 billion) of a 50-year bond on Friday, Asia's third-largest economy will join a handful of countries that actively issue such papers, as per LSEG data. Two more tranches will be sold by the end of March. The bonds are likely to be sold at a yield that will only be one-to-two basis points higher than the yield on the 40-year paper, according to Aneesh Srivastava, executive director and chief investment officer at Star Health Insurance. A 40-year bond that matures in 2063 is currently the longest-duration bond sold by India. On Wednesday, the 40-year bond was bid at 7.53% while a 30-year note was dealt at 7.52%. «There should be strong demand for this paper especially from insurance companies, as it is a classic investor stock,» said Vikas Goel, managing director at PNB Gilts. Insurers and pension funds' government debt purchases have risen over the last few years because of strong demand for their products. Bond purchases by the so-called 'others' category — consisting primarily of insurers and pension funds — have risen to 1.39 trillion rupees this year from 1.10 trillion rupees in 2022, clearing house data shows. «There are some insurance products that require an additional 10 year of duration, mainly due to the nature of ALM (asset liability management) gaps,» Churchil Bhatt, executive vice president at Kotak Mahindra Life Insurance, said. Strong demand at the 50-year sale will result in the yield curve remaining flat, while elongating the maturity of the government's

Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI), compiled by S&P Global, declined to an eight-month low of 55.5 in October, down from 57.5 in September, Reuters reported. This unexpected drop contradicted expectations of a rise to 57.7, as per an earlier Reuters poll. However, despite the slowdown, this marked the 28th consecutive month that the PMI remained above the 50-mark, which separates expansion from contraction.

Overall shop price inflation slowed for the fifth consecutive month to 5.2%, its lowest rate since August 2022. This is likely to bring the headline Consumer Prices Index down from its current level of 6.7%.

Petronet LNG share price continued its downward trend on Tuesday, a day after the company’s board approved to diversify into petchem business by setting up a Petrochemicals project at an estimated cost of ₹20,685 crore. Petronet LNG shares declined over 3% to hit a 52-week low of ₹195.15 apiece on the BSE on Tuesday. The fall comes after the stock cracked 8.5% in the previous session.

Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami bowled superbly in their magical opening spells after Rohit Sharma's rearguard 87 on a challenging pitch as India hammered England by 100 runs for their sixth straight win in the World Cup on Sunday. The emphatic win would not have been possible without the special effort of skipper Rohit (87 off 101 balls), whose sublime knock stood out as most Indian batters fell by the wayside on a two-paced pitch. Suryakumar Yadav (49) got the much needed runs in the death overs to push India to 229 for nine. Shami (4/22) and Bumrah (3/32) stole the show with the ball for the unstoppable hosts as England batters once against cut a sorry figure as they slumped to 129 all out in 34.5 overs for their fifth loss in six games. England are virtually out of semifinal contention while India, the only unbeaten side in the tournament, are almost there. Having put up a below par total, India needed early wickets to put pressure on a struggling England batting unit.

By Casey Hall

Shein and PDD Holdings-owned Temu have applied to end their legal fights with each other in the U.S., documents show, marking a truce even as a global market share battle between the low-price online platforms heats up. Joint declarations were filed to courts in Chicago and Boston by lawyers representing the companies and their subsidiaries, requesting that two legal cases be dismissed «without prejudice» by their judges.

As proof of stake networks see a surge in stake rates, a consequent plummet in staking yields is concerning investors and market watchers. According to a third-quarter report from Staked, a subsidiary of the Kraken exchange, the average staking yield for the top 35 stakable cryptocurrencies has dwindled to a record-breaking low. Staking crypto has often been touted as a way to generate passive income, but the declining yields have raised questions about its long-term viability and potential regulatory implications.

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stock market witnessed significant activity as several BSE 200 stocks reached new 52-week lows on October 26. Investors closely monitored these developments, which indicate the challenges and fluctuations within the market. The data was sourced from StockEdge at 1:15 p.m., and the updates from the real-time data could come with a lag. The below data also pertains only to the time at which it was taken.