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07.08 / 11:44

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Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 share index has soared as much as 10.7% a day after it plunged a near record 12.4%

07.08 / 11:44

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The mayhem that swept across world markets this week was partly caused by a market strategy known as the “carry trade.”

07.08 / 11:17

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World shares have advanced, with Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 index closing 1.2% higher after a Bank of Japan official suggested the central bank would refrain from raising interest rates while markets are unstable

07.08 / 01:29

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Equity benchmarks dropped in Japan and Australia, while futures pointed to modest gains in Hong Kong. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 rose on Tuesday — following a Japan-led rebound in Asia — with both climbing 1% after a global meltdown. Wall Street’s “fear gauge” — the VIX — saw its biggest plunge since 2010.

06.08 / 12:14

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Japan's Nikkei 225 was down 12.4% as markets closed on Monday, according to data from MarketWatch, the worst one day fall in over three decades. The US Nasdaq Composite opened 6.3% lower on Monday morning, while the S&P 500 was down 4.2%. The fall came amid concerns over a US recession after traders reacted to lower-than-expected employment figures from the world's largest economy on Friday (2 August), which collided with worries from investors and analysts that the Federal Reserve may have delayed beginning its rate cutting cycle for too long. Japanese index suffers worst ever fa...

06.08 / 02:13

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Markets on Wall Street and around the world are in a mini-panic

06.08 / 00:50

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Japan's Nikkei 225 stock index has plunged more than 12% as investors worried that the U.S. economy may be in worse shape than had been expected and dumped a wide range of shares

05.08 / 13:46

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Travel expert Lee Abbamonte joins ‘The Big Money Show’ to discuss Americans traveling to other countries where the dollar carries more weight.

05.08 / 12:21

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Mint looks at the reasons behind the global ‘stockocalypse’: Global markets were in a sea of red, led by Japan, where the benchmark Nikkei tumbled 12.40%, marking its largest one-day fall since ‘Black Monday’ in October 1987. The broader Topix index crashed 12.48%. Such was the intensity of the selloff that circuit breakers temporarily halted trading of futures for the Topix as well as the Nikkei 225.

05.08 / 12:19

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Anand Mahindra's words of wisdom to investors is to «play the long game». His advice to investors is to deploy the ancient Indian practice of Pranayama, breathe deeply and look inwards. «What I see is an India that is an oasis in the world. Whose Rise will not be impeded in the medium to long term,» Mahindra said in a tweet.

05.08 / 11:49

markets economy Nikkei Japanese index suffers worst ever fall as traders rattled by potential US recession

Japan's Nikkei 225 index nosedived on Monday (5 August) by as almost 13%, having dropped 5.9% before the weekend in its biggest two-day slump on record, according to data from MarketWatch. The fall comes amid concerns over a US recession after traders reacted to lower-than-expected employment figures from the world's largest economy on Friday (2 August), which collided with worries from investors and analysts that the US Federal Reserve may have delayed beginning its rate cutting regime for too long. Market Movers Blog: Concerns over US recession lead to global stock slump Elsewhe...

05.08 / 10:38

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Mutual Funds (MFs) in companies listed on NSE rose to yet another all-time high of 9.17% QoQ as on June 30, 2024, from 8.93%, powered by strong net inflows of Rs 1.09 lakh crore during the quarter, according to data compiled by primeinfobase. The share of Domestic Institutional Investors (DIIs) also increased to 16.23% from 16.07% during the quarter. Meanwhile, with Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) pulling out Rs 7,693 crore from the market during the quarter, their share declined to a 12-year low of 17.38%, down by 34 bps.

05.08 / 08:48

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Bitcoin’s price has continued to dip dramatically on Monday morning as it fell below $50,000, registering a staggering 20% decrease in the last 24 hours on the heels of global markets meltdown.

05.08 / 08:32

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The Tokyo stock market witnessed a sharp plunge on Monday, with the Topix and Nikkei 225 Stock Average sliding by 12%, casting a shadow of uncertainty over global financial markets.

05.08 / 03:46

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The Topix and Nikkei 225 Stock Average fell about 5%, with the former set for a three-day decline that would be the worst since the 2011 Fukushima nuclear meltdown and put them near bear markets. A circuit breaker halted trading of Topix futures for about 10 minutes.

03.08 / 04:59

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employment data on Friday stoked fears of a recession ahead, prompting investors to dump stocks and turn to safe-haven bonds. Treasury prices surged, sending yields to multi-month lows.

02.08 / 21:51

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Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 index has dropped nearly 6% after a broad retreat on Wall Street

31.07 / 03:45

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Nikkei share average fell nearly 1% on Wednesday, while bank stocks rallied following local media reports that the Bank of Japan was mulling an imminent interest rate hike. The Nikkei was down 0.9% at 38,186.48, as of 0055 GMT, while the broader Topix lost 0.5%.

31.07 / 01:25

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Japanese stocks dropped and government bond yields rose ahead of a potentially market-moving decision from the nation’s central bank, the highlight of an event-packed day in Asia. Equity benchmarks dropped more than 1% in Japan. Those in South Korea climbed, buoyed by gains in Samsung Electronics Co. after the chipmaker reported its fastest pace of profit growth since 2010. Contracts for Hong Kong were little changed.

24.07 / 07:30

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China’s Baosteel says it will acquire Nippon Steel’s 50% stake in their auto steel joint venture for about $242 million

17.07 / 04:00

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Gold hit a record and bonds rallied on Wednesday as markets prepared for global interest rates to fall, while stocks in Taiwan slipped after U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump sounded lukewarm in his commitment to the island's defence. The S&P 500 scaled record highs overnight and futures were steady in Asia. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was flat and Japan's Nikkei rose 0.1%.

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