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Gold prices on Friday braced for their biggest monthly fall since February, hovering around levels at over six-month lows on the prospects of higher-for-longer U.S. interest rates ahead of a widely watched U.S.

Investors were also watching developments in Washington to see whether U.S. lawmakers could avert a government shutdown. The recent move in Treasury yields to 16-year highs has loomed over the stock market, which has pulled back after the Federal Reserve last week signaled a hawkish long-term outlook for interest rates. The benchmark 10-year Treasury yield pausing at around 4.6% was bringing «relief,» said Matt Stucky, senior portfolio manager at Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. «Markets in general the last few days have been really, really choppy,» Stucky said. «A little bit of a counter trend rally is to be expected after three or four pretty sharply negative days.» The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 116.07 points, or 0.35%, to 33,666.34, the S&P 500 gained 25.19 points, or 0.59%, to 4,299.70 and the Nasdaq Composite gained 108.43 points, or 0.83%, to 13,201.28. Among S&P 500 sectors, the communication services group gained 1.2%, while materials rose 1%.

Day trading guide for today: After showing a sustainable upside bounce from the lows on Wednesday, Indian stock market witnessed sharp downward reversal on Thursday and closed in red territory. Nifty 50 index finished 192 points lower at 19,523 levels, BSE Sensex corrected 610 points and ended at 65,508 mark whereas Bank Nifty lost 287 points and closed at 44,300 levels.

ANI. MAGA which is "Make America Great Again" is a political slogan popularized by Donald Trump during his 2016 presidential campaign. Notably, the stark message was Biden’s most forceful attempt at calling out Trump’s antidemocratic behaviour since the former president was criminally charged for his attempts to subvert the 2020 election results.

IHC) said on Thursday it is selling its stake in Adani Green Energy and Adani Energy Solutions, less than 18 months after the strategic investment company invested ₹15,400 crore in three Adani group companies. While IHC did not disclose the name of the buyer and the value of the deal, people with knowledge of the matter said the investor could be exiting at a steep loss given that stocks of both Adani Green Energy and Adani Energy Solutions (formerly Adani Transmission) were trading much below the price at which it had invested in the companies last year. IHC said in a letter to the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange that it has entered into a definitive agreement with a buyer to sell its investments in Adani Green Energy and Adani Energy Solutions as part of its portfolio rebalancing strategy. ET's queries emailed to Adani Group did not elicit a response till press time. IHC holds a 1.26% stake in Adani Green and 1.41% in Adani Energy Solutions, as of June 30. Its investment in the two companies was worth around ₹3,327 crore, as per prices at market closing on Thursday, 57% lower than ₹7,700 crore invested in May 2022. Value of Stake in Adani At that time IHC had invested Rs 15,400 crore (around $2 billion) in three Adani companies — Rs 3,850 crore each in Adani Green Energy and Adani Energy Solutions, and Rs 7,700 crore in Adani Enterprises.

AmeriVet Securities head of U.S. rates Gregory Faranello on the Fed pausing rate hikes, his outlook for the market and the UAW strike.  

The start of fall brings wafts of pumpkin spice everything, from seasonal lattes to limited-edition Cheerios, and changing colours, but also the beginning of the final push for charitable giving, which must be done by Dec. 31 if you want to reap the tax benefits on your 2023 tax return.

₹5,923 per unit aggregating ₹6,914 crore. This is significantly higher than the 7.7 trillion units subscribed in the June tranche and the highest subscription since the government began issuing SGBs back in November 2015. The quantum of subscription has been rising consistently and so far, SGBs have cumulatively raised ₹56,342 crore.

Logic might tell you that the people most likely to suffer workplace accidents are those who do the most dangerous jobs. A recent study, however, finds that isn’t the case.

Oil prices surged 3% on Wednesday to the highest settlement in 2023, after a steep drop in U.S. crude stocks compounded worries of tight global supplies. Brent crude futures closed up $2.59, or 2.8%, at $96.55. It breached $97 a barrel during the session.

Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) is expected to hear Karnataka plea on Friday against the orders to release 3000 cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu amid escalating tensions and protests in the Old Mysuru region. Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar, who also holds the water resources portfolio, said the state’s team of officials will convince the CWMA about the prevailing drought situation in the state. Pro-Kannada and farmer organisations have called for a state-wide bandh on Friday to protest the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC)’s Sep 26 orders to release 3000 cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu. A number of organisations including the film industry, app-based cabs and transportation unions, restaurants have declared their support to the bandh call. Veteran Kannada activist and former MLA Vatal Nagaraj went around Bengaluru in an open vehicle appearing to the public to support the bandh.

Sales of new U.S. homes hit a 5-month low last month as sky-high mortgage rates continue to strain prospective homebuyers’ ability to afford a dwelling

oil prices nearing $100 a barrel compounded concerns about persistently high global interest rates. There was brief respite from the dollar's strength in currency markets [/FRX], but it was Wednesday's big drop in U.S. crude stocks that heightened nerves about another supply-side shock just when the global economy needs it least. U.S.

The price of Compound (COMP) has rallied strongly this morning, with the altcoin's ascent to $43.51 representing a 7.5% gain in the past 24 hours. 

(Reuters) -China Evergrande Group said on Thursday authorities have informed the embattled property developer that its chairman Hui Ka Yan has been subject to mandatory measures in accordance with the law due to suspicion of illegal crimes.

By MacDonald Dzirutwe and Libby George

(Reuters) — Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU)'s first-quarter loss forecast has triggered concerns of a sluggish recovery in the memory chip maker's end-markets such as data centers, sending its shares down about 5% in premarket trading on Thursday.

Big bank investors are warning that Australia has not yet passed the risk of the so-called mortgage cliff after household savings, which have sheltered borrowers from the worst of high inflation and rising interest rates, recorded the first fall in 16 years.

Stock market today: Delta Corp shares have been in downtrend since Government of India (GoI) raised GST on casino industry to 28 per cent. However, the comapany had to further witness rubbing of salt on its wounds when it was slapped GST notice for tax repayment to the tune of ₹1140 crore.

If you want a sustainable, long-lasting growth for the real estate industry, it has to be an overall participation and that comes from the bottom of the pyramid, says Prashant Thakur, Regional Director & Head of Research, Anarock Group. Edited excerpts: There is a big scheme in the offing from the government side. A $7.5 billion worth of scheme to give the further fillip to urban middle class. Will this really give a lot of push to the realty sector, which is already in massive momentum? How long and potential could this be? There has been a good upsurge in the overall sales but what we have seen is that while the upper segment is doing quite well, the lower and affordable segment has been kind of lagging behind, and there are a couple of reasons behind it. While the rise in interest rate did not impact the upper and mid-upper too much, the affordable segment got impacted because of interest rate increase; the home loan eligibility of these borrowers came down because most of them work in either unorganised sector or they do not have a steady income source, I am talking about buyers of affordable housing.

By Marc Jones