Jio Financial, Vodafone Idea, Adani Energy, Hindalco, Piramal, TVS Supply Chain are among stocks likely to be in focus todayAsian markets traded on a mixed note on Wednesday as investors assess private business activity surveys from Australia and Japan, as well as inflation figures from Singapore. A flat end on the Wall Street also weighed on sentiment.Traders are now awaiting Nvidia Corp.’s results later Wednesday, which are set to test the fervor around the artificial-intelligence hype, while wider markets are marking time ahead of a speech from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Friday.MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan were up 0.1%, hovering not far away from its nine-month trough hit just two sessions ago.
Japan's Nikkei rose a meagre 0.2%.A comeback rally in global stocks fizzled on Tuesday as benchmark Treasury yields hit a near 16-year high on concerns that interest rates could stay higher for longer, which kept the safe-haven dollar firm near 10-week highs.The MSCI All Country stock index gave up earlier gains to finish flat, pulling further from Friday's 2-1/2 month trough.Overnight, the S&P 500 lost 0.28%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.51%, and the Nasdaq Composite Index was little changed. Download the App to get 14 days of unlimited access to Mint Premium absolutely free! Get the best recommendations on Stocks, Mutual Funds and more based on your Risk profile!
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