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The Philippine Stock Exchange Index slipped below the 6,000 mark, closing at 5,948.33 after a 0.84% decline driven by heightened Middle East war concerns. Trading activity stalled, with net‑value turnover dropping to roughly $78 million, well under the year‑to‑date average of $117 million. Foreign investors exited the market, registering net sales of about $19 million, while mining and oil stocks led sectoral losses near 3%. Manila Electric was the sole bright spot, gaining 1.8% to about $11 per share.
Singapore’s benchmark Straits Times Index rose 0.5% to 4,972.40 points on Monday, buoyed by a 3.1% gain in Yangzijiang Shipbuilding, which closed at S$3.95 (≈$2.92). The iEdge Singapore Next 50 outperformed, climbing 1.3% as Pan‑United surged 5.6% to S$1.71 (≈$1.26). Overall...
Trent Limited, the Tata Group retailer, reported a 20% year‑on‑year rise in standalone Q4 FY26 revenue to ₹4,937 crore (≈ $595 million), pushing its full‑year FY26 revenue up 18% to ₹19,701 crore (≈ $2.37 billion). The strong top‑line performance helped the stock surge 6.4% to ₹3,778.90...
Rising crude‑oil prices and heightened Iran‑U.S. tensions pushed Indian equities lower on Monday. The BSE Sensex fell about 120 points (‑0.16%) to 73,199 and the NSE Nifty slipped 13 points (‑0.06%) to 22,700. Brent crude rose to $109.78 per barrel...
Indian equities experienced sharp swings, with the Sensex dropping 2.22% and the Nifty 2.14% at the close of FY26. The new FY27 opened higher, gaining about 1.6% on banking, IT and auto stocks, but slipped again after renewed US‑Iran tension....
Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 slipped 0.47% to 53,123.49 on April 3, reflecting heightened sensitivity to Iran‑related geopolitical risk. A U.S. deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and President Trump’s frustrated social‑media remarks have kept markets on edge. Traders anticipate...
Indian bank shares have plunged about $95 billion after the Reserve Bank of India tightened rupee‑trading rules and energy costs surged. The sell‑off intensified as the RBI’s new foreign‑exchange curbs limit banks’ ability to hedge currency exposure. Higher oil and gas...
The Indian equity market experienced heightened volatility on April 2, with the Nifty 50 dipping to an intraday low of 22,182.55 before closing modestly higher at 22,713.10. A sharp rise in crude‑oil prices and geopolitical tension in the Strait of...
Asian equities stayed under pressure as the Middle East conflict dampened optimism, though the Thai SET index nudged up 0.5% to 1,454 points, supported by net buying of roughly $126 million from brokerages. Oil price fears linger, with European policymakers warning...
Malaysian equities may experience a two‑quarter dip as geopolitical tensions, a weakening ringgit and delayed Federal Reserve rate cuts compress interest‑rate spreads, according to Hong Leong Investment Bank analysts. Despite this, earnings for the Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (KLCI) remain largely...
Indian equity markets recovered on Thursday, with the Nifty climbing 530 points from its intraday low to finish at 22,713.10 and the Sensex gaining 185 points. Technical analyst Sudeep Shah highlighted a pattern of short‑term pull‑backs followed by sharp rebounds,...
Asia-Pacific equity markets rose on Friday as hopes grew that Iran and Oman’s draft protocol could reopen the Strait of Hormuz for oil shipments. The prospect lifted crude prices, with U.S. WTI futures climbing to $112 per barrel and Brent...
Intense volatility in Indian equities has pushed the Nifty down about 14% from its 52‑week high, while the Nifty Midcap 150 slipped nearly 13% from its peak. Fourteen mid‑cap stocks, including Godfrey Phillips India and KPIT Technologies, have lost between...
Sunway Group, led by billionaire Jeffrey Cheah, has lodged a RM11 billion (≈US$2.7 billion) cash‑and‑share offer to acquire builder IJM. The proposal values each IJM share at RM3.15 (≈US$0.68), with 10% paid in cash and the remainder in newly issued Sunway shares. So...
India's benchmark indices rebounded on April 2, with the BSE Sensex climbing 185 points to 73,319.55 and the NSE Nifty crossing the 22,700 mark at 22,713.10. The rally was anchored by strong buying in IT and banking stocks and a...
