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Hamas proposed «numerous changes» in its response to a ceasefire proposal to end the Gaza war including some unworkable changes, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday, but he insisted Washington and mediators will press ahead to bridge gaps between the Palestinian militant group and Israel.

Ukraine's military said on Wednesday it had hit three Russian surface-to-air missile systems in Russian-occupied Crimea overnight, its second reported strike on air defences on the peninsula this week.

gold in Asia is surging despite prices hovering near the record highs it hit in May, industry officials say, as buyers snap up the metal to hedge against geopolitical and economic uncertainty. Spot gold is trading a little over $2,300 per ounce, up about 12% year-to-date and only about 6% shy of the record high it hit last month.

labour market showed more signs of cooling in April as the unemployment rate rose, an awkward development for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak ahead of the July 4 election, despite another month of robust wage growth.

Oil prices rose on Tuesday, extending the previous day's rally on hopes of higher seasonal fuel demand and potential U.S. crude purchases for its petroleum reserve, though gains were capped by a firmer dollar. Brent crude futures climbed 28 cents, or 0.3%, to $81.91 per barrel by 0038 GMT and U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures rose 31 cents, or 0.4%, to $78.05.

dollar hovered near a one-month peak against the euro and pushed to a one-week high versus the yen on Tuesday as traders braced for crucial U.S. inflation data and fresh Federal Reserve interest rate forecasts the following day. The U.S. currency was supported by higher Treasury yields in the aftermath of surprisingly robust domestic jobs data at the end of last week, which sparked a dramatic paring of bets for Fed rate cuts this year.

bond yields are expected to be largely unchanged on Tuesday as market participants eye key inflation data in India and the U.S., followed by the Federal Reserve's monetary policy decision on Wednesday. India's benchmark 10-year yield is likely to move in a 7.01%-7.05% range, following its previous close of 7.0331%, a trader with a state-run bank said.

Gold prices dip on strong US dollar as China pauses buying yellow metalAccording to a report by Goldman Sachs, as quoted by Reuters, Brent is projected to increase to $86 per barrel in the third quarter. They attribute this rise to robust summer transport demand, which is anticipated to drive the oil market into a deficit of 1.3 million barrels per day (bpd) during that period."Oil price dynamics are also giving oil producers little encouragement.

euro fell on Monday as the French President Emmanuel Macron called a shock election after being trounced in the European Union vote by the far-right, while the dollar was steady ahead of the Federal Reserve meeting later in the week. The euro fell to $1.0764, its lowest since May 9, in early trading in Asia. It was last down 0.24% at $1.0776 as investors weighed the implications of renewed political uncertainty in the euro zone's second-biggest economy in a key election year.

Narendra Modi and his 71 ministers took oath of office and secrecy on Sunday.On Friday, the Indian stock market indices ended at their fresh closing highs, extending gains into the third consecutive session, after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) kept the repo rate and policy stance unchanged while raising the GDP estimates for FY25 and retaining the inflation target.The Sensex jumped 1,618.85 points, or 2.16%, to close at 76,693.36, while the Nifty 50 settled 468.75 points, or 2.05%, higher at 23,290.15.Also Read: Buy or sell: Vaishali Parekh recommends three stocks to buy today — June 10“Now hopes have revived that the US Federal Reserve might cut interest rates in the September meet based on recent macro data points. This week, focus will be on allocation of key cabinet portfolios such as Finance, Defense, Roads, Energy, Commerce, and Railways.

Volvo cars has started to shift production of Chinese-made electric vehicles to Belgium in the expectation that the European Union will drive ahead with a crackdown on Beijing-subsidised imports, the Times reported on Saturday.

Mumbai: India's markets regulator has proposed tighter rules on trading in individual stock derivatives, arguing the rules were needed to avert risks of market manipulation after recent explosive growth particularly in options trading.The move comes after two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters in April that India's top financial regulators would form a committee to assess stability risks emerging from a surge in derivatives markets.Options trading has soared in India in the last five years, fueled mainly by retail investors so that the notional value of index options traded more than doubled in 2023-24 to $907.09 trillion from the year before, exchange operator NSE has said.A discussion paper published on Sunday on the website of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) said derivatives contracts on individual stocks should have sufficient liquidity and trading interest from market participants - currently a requirement only for contracts on indexes."Without sufficient depth in the underlying cash market and appropriate position limits around leveraged derivatives, there can be higher risks of market manipulation, increased volatility, and compromised investor protection," SEBI said.Under the proposed rules, for a stock to be considered for futures and options (F&O) trading, it should have traded for 75% of trading days, SEBI said, without specifying over what period.Also 15% of active derivatives traders should have traded the stock; average premium daily turnover should be ₹150 crore ($18 million); average daily turnover must be between ₹500 crore and ₹1,500 crore; and the maximum number of open F&O contracts permitted for the underlying stock must be ₹1,250 crore – ₹1,750 crore.

Walmart says it is against putting panic buttons in stores — an item shoppers in New York may soon find on shelves.

Elon Musk has congratulated caretaker Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his party and alliance winning the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections in India,“Congratulations Narendra Modi on your victory in the world’s largest democratic elections!" Musk, the chief of Tesla and SpaceX, and owner of social media site X (formerly known as Twitter) wrote.He added that he looks forward to doing “exciting work" in the country, stating: “Looking forward to my companies doing exciting work in India."Track | Lok Sabha Election Results 2024 LIVE Updates hereAlso Read | Elon Musk puts off India visit to ‘later’, Internet says, ‘No rush! We’ll hold off on chai-samosa plans’Earlier in April this year, Musk had delayed his much anticipated visit to India due to “very heavy Tesla obligations". In an April 20 post on X, the billionaire wrote: “Unfortunately, very heavy Tesla obligations require that the visit to India be delayed, but I do very much look forward to visiting later this year."At the time it was speculated that Musk was likely to announce nearly ₹3 billion worth of investment in the Indian market, primarily earmarked for the establishment of a new Tesla manufacturing facility in the country.Also Read | ‘Biggest loser’: US entrepreneur slams Elon Musk’s choice of China over India for Tesla manufacturing unitThe next week however, Musk was in China on April 28, Reuters reported.

CATL and Gotion High Tech should be added immediately to an import ban list, a group of Republican lawmakers said, alleging their supply chains use forced labour, the Wall Street Journal reported.

GameStop’s shares fell by 20 percent on Friday after the video game retailer revealed plans for a share sale aimed at raising up to $3 billion.

Russia alleged on Friday that Ukraine had used US-supplied rockets to kill women and children in a region of southern Russia, and said that Washington was to blame.

A group of Credit Suisse bondholders filed a lawsuit against the Swiss government, seeking full compensation over the contentious decision to write down the failed bank's Additional Tier 1 (AT1) debt.

Netflix started rolling out the first major revamp of its television app in a decade on Thursday, testing changes designed to help viewers more quickly decide what they want to watch. The OTT streaming giant wants to increase the time that viewers spend on the app to help retain customers and draw subscribers to its new, lower cost plans with advertising, as per a Reuters report.

Sensex surged 2,303.19 points, or 3.20%, to close at 74,382.24, while the Nifty 50 settled 735.85 points, or 3.36%, higher at 22,620.35.Also Read: Buy or sell: Vaishali Parekh recommends three stocks to buy today — June 6“We expect the market to remain obsessed with government formation exercises, with a keen eye on key cabinet portfolios such as Finance, Defense, Roads, Energy, Commerce, and Railways. With election overhang done, we expect the focus to revert to fundamentals," said Siddhartha Khemka, Head - Retail Research, Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd.Here are key domestic and global market cues for Sensex today:Asian markets traded higher tracking overnight rally on Wall Street amid increased interest rate cut hopes.Japan’s Nikkei 225 surged 1.12%, while the Topix rose 0.65%.

The Bank of Canada lowered its benchmark interest rate by a quarter-percentage point on Wednesday, marking a significant turning point in the central bank’s efforts to tame inflation.