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March 9, 2025 6:53 PM

Markets Eye Key Economic Data, Global Cues in Holiday-Shortened Week

After snapping three weeks of losing streak, domestic markets will closely monitor key factors including fresh updates on tariff negotiations, geopolitical tensions, and their impact on the movement of the US dollar and crude oil prices in the holiday truncated week. Next week, the market will witne...

March 8, 2025 7:58 PM

US Markets Rebound as Powell Signals Economic Strength, Weekly Losses Persist

US markets rose yesterday, rebounding from early declines after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the economy was "in a good place," but uncertainty about US trade policy led to Wall Street's biggest weekly decline in months.   The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 223 points, or 0.5 perce...

March 8, 2025 5:59 PM

Sensex, Nifty Post Biggest Weekly Gain of 2025; Rupee Strengthens

Snapping a three-week losing streak, domestic markets registered the biggest weekly gain in 2025, despite volatile global markets due to uncertainty around US trade policy. The Sensex surged 1134 points, or 1.5 percent, during the week to end at 74,333 yesterday. The Nifty gained 428 points, or 1.9 ...

March 7, 2025 6:33 PM

Oil prices up by 1.5%

Oil prices edged up today. Brent Crude was trading over one and a half percent up at around 70 dollars and 54 cents per barrel. WTI Crude was also trading over one and a half percent up at around 67 dollars and 39 cents per barrel when reports last came in. ...

March 7, 2025 6:25 PM

Rupee strengthens by 23 paise against US dollar

In the Forex market, the rupee rebounded today and strengthened by 23 paise to settle at 86 rupees and 88 paise against the US dollar amid a decline in the American currency index. The dollar index, which indicates the US dollar's strength against a basket of six other leading currencies, is tradi...

March 7, 2025 6:19 PM

Major Asian markets slipped

Major Asian indices fell today. Japan's Nikkei lost more than 2.2 percent, Hong Kong's Hang Seng declined over half percent, South Korea's Kospi dropped almost half percent, China's Shanghai Composite slipped 0.25 percent, and Singapore's Straits Times index ended nearly flat. Meanwhile, major Eur...

March 7, 2025 4:51 PM

Domestic markets show mixed trends

The benchmark domestic equity indices ended nearly unchanged in the week's last trading session today. The 30-share index at the Bombay Stock Exchange, Sensex, fell slightly by seven points to close at 74,332 while the National Stock Exchange Nifty-50 added eight points to settle at 22,552. The br...

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