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Asian markets were trading higher. Monetary policy decisions are due in Australia and India later Tuesday. While no change is expected from either central bank, the governors’ statements will be closely watched for attempts to talk down strength in their respective currencies. China’s Shanghai...

The Dow and the S&P 500 finished at record highs again on Monday after a closely watched read on US manufacturing was revised to show more strength than initially indicated. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 26.46 points or 0.16 percent, to 16,743.63. The S&P 500 gained 1.40 points or 0.07...

Nifty 7500 Call and 7000 Put witnessed maximum build up in Open Interest (OI) on Wednesday Nifty 7500 Call shed 6.6 lakh shares in Open Interest Nifty 7000 Put shed 1.8 lakh shares in Open Interest Nifty 7350 Call added 14.5 lakh shares in Open Interest Nifty 7300 Put added 7.3 lakh shares...

Indian rupee has opened at 58.92 a dollar on Thursday as against previous day’s closing value of 58.93 a dollar.

Hong Kong’s Hang Seng was up 18.87 points to 22,972.63 and Japan’s Nikkei 225 Average gained 133.87 points or 0.93 percent to 14,471.66 while China’s Shanghai Composite fell 2.90 points or 0.14 percent to 2,018.38, at 8:05 hours IST. Singapore’s Straits Times climbed 8.24 points or 0.25 percent...

The Dow Jones industrial average rose 10.02 points or 0.06 percent, to end at 16,543.08. The S&P 500 gained 4.46 points or 0.24 percent, to 1,892.49. The Nasdaq Composite added 22.81 points or 0.55 percent, to close at 4,154.34.

Indian ADRs closed mixed on Friday. In the banking space ICICI Bank shot up 10.01 percent to USD 51.01 per ADR and its rival HDFC Bank jumped 6.11 percent to USD 46.18. Among others Tata Motors gained 2.7 percent to USD 40.68 whereas Dr Reddy’s Laboratories lost 0.25 percent to USD 40.66...

Dow Jones Industrial Average performers included Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:VZ), up 2.32%, Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD), up 1.48%, and Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE), which was down 1.38%.

Indian ADRs ended lower on Tuesday. In the banking space, ICICI Bank shed 3.18 percent at USD 48.06 and HDFC Bank fell 2.29 percent at USD 43.91. Among the IT names, Infosys gained 0.63 percent at USD 54.30 and Wipro declined 0.91 percent at USD 11.96. In the other sectors, Tata Motors...

The Indian rupee gained in early trade against the dollar. The rupee opened higher by 39 paise at 59.66 versus previous day close of 60.05.

The Sensex is up 492.10 points or 2.09 percent at 24043.10, and the Nifty up 150.70 points or 2.15 percent at 7164.95. About 1527 shares have advanced, 952 shares declined, and 124 shares are unchanged. It is a day to celebrate as market is jubilant on poll euphoria. The Sensex is up 402.10...

The Dow Jones industrial average rose 32.37 points or 0.2 percent, to 16,583.34, the S&P 500 gained 2.85 points or 0.15 percent, to 1,878.48 and the Nasdaq Composite added 20.37 points or 0.5 percent, to 4,071.87.

Asian shares rebounded on Thursday following the previous day’s sharp sell-off as investors awaited trade figures from the world’s second biggest economy. China’s Shanghai Composite added 0.17 percent or 3.47 points at 2,013.55. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng was up 0.35 percent or 75.33 points at...

The Dow Jones industrial average rose 117.52 points or 0.72 percent, to close at 16,518.54. The S&P 500 gained 10.49 points or 0.56 percent, to end at 1,878.21. The Nasdaq Composite dropped 13.09 points or 0.32 percent, to finish at 4,067.67.

The Asian markets were trading mixed on Monday with Japanese and South Korean markets shut for holidays. The China’s April HSBC manufacturing PMI was at 48.1 against 48, MoM. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng was flat at 22,249.70. China’s Shanghai Composite shed 0.33 percent or 6.74 points at 2,019.62...

The Indian rupee opened with marginal gains of 7 paise at 60.09 per dollar versus 60.16 Friday.

Epic Research Update : Indian ADRs Indian ADRs ended mixed on Thursday. In the IT space Infosys shed 0.73 percent at USD 53.32 and Wipro was down 0.25 percent at USD 11.93. In the banking space ICICI Bank gained 0.23 percent at USD 42.77 and HDFC Bank was up 0.4 percent at USD 40.21 In the...

The S&P 500 ended nearly flat on Thursday as investors paused ahead of Friday’s jobs report, though gains in Internet shares helped lift the Nasdaq. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 21.97 points or 0.13 percent, to 16,558.87, the S&P 500 lost 0.27 points or 0.01 percent, to 1,883.68 and...

Asian equity markets declined on Thursday, snapping a four-day winning streak, following a tepid handover from Wall Street and as investors focused on regional earnings reports. China’s Shanghai Composite was down 2.14 points at 2107.82. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng shed 55.28 points at 22230.51...

The S&P 500 closed flat on Wednesday, with a four-day rally in the index just barely coming to an end after Procter & Gamble cut its outlook, though some positive earnings limited the decline and eased concerns that valuations had become stretched. The Dow Jones industrial average slipped 30.83...