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Jaishankar on Friday stressed the need for global stability, suggesting that the last thing that the world needs to see is «any kind of disturbance», a statement that came amid increasing tensions in the Taiwan Strait in the wake of growing Chinese aggression, Jaishankar's remarks came in response to a question during an interaction at the Nikkei Forum in Japan. He was in Tokyo on a three-day visit. Explaining India's response to a Taiwan contingency as a partner of Japan, Jaishankar said, «Today, the state of the world is very disturbed. We are seeing conflicts. We saw Covid. There are very big economic issues which are below the surface. The last thing that the world needs to see is any kind of disturbance, you know, at this moment. How to strengthen the stability and the growth and development of the world should be a common objective.»

Jaishankar has defended India's stance on Russia amidst ongoing Ukraine conflict, stating that people tend to «cherry-pick principles» when it suits them and ignore them when it doesn't. Jaishankar, who is currently on a visit to Japan while responding to a question at the Nikkei Forum on India-Japan Special Strategic Partnership, said that Indian territory has been occupied by another country but the world has maintained silence over the matter. The foreign minister was asked during the interaction whether India's decision to not criticise Russia and its territorial violation of Ukraine, should be taken to be «double-standards.»

By Jamie McGeever

Investing.com-- Most Asian stocks fell on Thursday as Federal Reserve officials offered differing signals on U.S. interest rates, while Japanese shares slid from record highs amid speculation over a Bank of Japan pivot.

Sensex rose 408.86 points to close at 74,085.99, while the Nifty 50 settled 117.75 points, or 0.53%, higher at 22,474.05. Nifty 50 formed a long bull candle on the daily chart with a long lower shadow. “Technically, this pattern indicates a bullish rising three method pattern and this is an uptrend continuation pattern.

By Stella Qiu

According to Citigroup strategists, bullish sentiment in US stock futures saw a moderate increase last week, signaling a tempered pace compared to recent trends.

Stocks edged lower on Wall Street at the start of a busy week

stocks stumbled on Tuesday, dragging Asian peers with them, as investors showed their disappointment at Beijing's plans to support the economy as its week-long annual session of parliament, the National People's Congress, got underway. Equities around the rest of the region were also on the back foot following a retreat from record highs on Wall Street overnight on signs the U.S. Federal Reserve is in no hurry to cut interest rates. U.S. stock futures also pointed lower.

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By Nell Mackenzie, Carolina Mandl and Summer Zhen

By Nell Mackenzie and Wayne Cole

Investing.com-- Most Asian stocks fell slightly on Monday, weighed chiefly by caution ahead of China’s national congress for 2024, although a sustained rally in technology stocks saw Japanese markets make new highs.

Japan's Nikkei 225 share benchmark has topped 40,000 for the first time as strong demand for technology shares keeps pushing the index higher

Read the full story here.)Sensex Today Live : India’s GDP data for the third quarter of Financial Year 2023-24, released by the Statistics Ministry on February 29, revealed an unexpected 8.4% growth in the economy during the October-December quarter of FY 24. Economists were taken aback by this surge as they had estimated lower growth due to a slight decrease in government expenditure, sluggish industrial output growth, and an irregular monsoon during the third quarter.

The Nikkei stock index recorded last week its first new high in 34 years, a fitting tribute to Japan’s re-emergence as a genuinely exciting economy. It also comes amid mounting evidence that Japan has finally broken the hold of deflation. Inflation in January was 2.2%, the 22nd month above 2%.

(Reuters) — Japanese stocks experienced a slight outflow of foreign capital last week, following a series of robust purchases in previous weeks.

Investing.com-- Most Asian stocks moved in a flat-to-low range on Thursday in anticipation of more cues on U.S. interest rates from key inflation data, while Chinese markets rebounded from heavy losses in the prior session. 

Investing.com-- Most Asian stocks kept to a tight range on Wednesday amid persistent caution over higher-for-longer U.S. interest rates, with Japanese indexes pulling back from record highs as a tech-driven rally cooled. 

Sensex gained 305.09 points, or 0.42%, to close at 73,095.22, while the Nifty 50 settled 76.30 points, or 0.34%, higher at 22,198.35. “Domestic equities are consolidating in a range with every dip being bought showing strength at lower levels. Overall, we expect the market to trade in range with positive bias.

BlackRock Inc., the world’s biggest asset manager, and Amundi Asset Management, Europe’s largest money manager, both see Japan going from strength to strength.