Mumbai, March 31 (IANS) Domestic stock exchanges BSE and NSE will remain closed on Tuesday on account of Shri Mahavir Jayanti.In addition, the bourses will have 11 more days of official holidays this year, except Saturdays and Sundays.In commodities, the Multi Commodity Exchange of India (MCX) will remain closed during the morning session — 9 am to 5 pm — on Tuesday due to the festival.However, trading will resume in the evening session from 5 pm to 11:30 pm, according to the exchange. Meanwhi…
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Mumbai, March 25 (IANS) Dalal Street opened on a bullish note for the second consecutive session on Wednesday, supported by easing geopolitical concerns amid hopes of de-escalation in the West Asia conflict. Additionally, reports suggesting that Donald Trump had proposed a 15-point plan to Iran via Pakistan further enhanced investor confidence.Sensex opened around 600 points or 0.80 per cent higher at 74,652, while Nifty began trading at 23,064, up 150 points or 0.66 per cent.In early trade, the…
Mumbai, March 20 (IANS) Global oil prices traded lower on Friday after the US signalled a possible easing of sanctions on Iranian crude, as efforts intensified to secure shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.Brent crude futures fell as much as 3.39 per cent to an intra-day low of $104.96 per barrel, while US WTI crude futures traded 3.22 per cent lower at $92.47, hitting an intra-day low.The decline in oil prices followed comments by US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who indicated that Washin…
Mumbai, March 20 (IANS) Domestic benchmark indices opened higher on Friday, rising over 1 per cent in early trade amid hopes of easing tensions in West Asia.Sensex opened at 74,559, up 352 points or 0.47 per cent, while Nifty started trading at 23,110, higher by 108 points or 0.47 per cent, according to exchange data.In early trade, the 30-share Sensex surged as much as 891 points, or 1.20 per cent, while the Nifty climbed 279.7 points, or 1.21 per cent, to 23,281.85. The strong gains were suppo…
Washington, March 9 (IANS) Wall Street is likely to start the second week of March in the red on Monday (US time). The Dow Jones futures — an early indicator of the US stock markets — traded lower after crude oil prices climbed above $110 per barrel.S&P 500 futures were down about 1 per cent, while Nasdaq 100 futures slipped around 1.1 per cent, reflecting persistent risk aversion in global markets.Dow Jones Futures were trading at 46,964.86, down 536.69 points or 1.13 per cent ahead of Wa…
Washington, Feb 28 (IANS) US banking regulators defended sweeping efforts to recalibrate capital rules and formalise crypto oversight as senators clashed over Basel reforms, political “debanking” and consumer safeguards in a hearing with global implications for capital flows and digital finance.Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee Chairman Tim Scott said regulation must focus strictly on financial risk.“No law — no lawful business in Anderson, South Carolina or anywhere in…
Mumbai, Feb 27 (IANS) The Indian equity markets opened the last session of the week with losses on Friday despite strong gains in the domestic IT stocks.The Indian IT stocks defied global trends amid technology-led selloff seen in Wall Street following weaker-than-expected earnings from Nvidia.As of 9.20 am, Sensex lost 346 points, or 0.42 per cent, to reach 81,903, and Nifty eased 113 points, or 0.44 per cent, at 25,383 in the morning trade.Main broad-cap indices performed in line with the benc…
Seoul, Feb 25 (IANS) Seoul shares jumped nearly 2 per cent on Wednesday to surpass the 6,000-point mark for the first time, lifted by extended gains in technology and automobile stocks. The Korean won sharply rose against the US dollar.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) advanced 114.22 points, or 1.91 per cent, to finish at a record high of 6,083.86 after hitting an intraday high of 6,144.71. The KOSPI has rallied for the fifth consecutive day, reports Yonhap news agency.Tra…
Washington, Feb 25 (IANS) US President Donald Trump pressed Congress to pass a series of major legislations ranging from border enforcement and voter identification to healthcare reform and insider trading restrictions, using his State of the Union address to lay out an aggressive domestic agenda.“Tonight, I am demanding the full and immediate restoration of all funding for the Border Security and Homeland Security of the United States,” Trump told lawmakers in his first State of the Union A…
Los Angeles, Feb 10 (IANS) Hollywood star Michael Douglas, who played the iconic character Gordon Gekko in the Oliver Stone-directed 1987 crime drama “Wall Street”, later learned that two actors had turned down the role before he was even approached. Speaking at the TCM Classic Film Festival New York Pop-up x 92NY event, the 81-year-old actor said: “I must say, we were talking just before, while doing a little preparation for this, since I have not seen the movie fully in about 40 years … …