Global Markets

Wall Street ends flat after recent highs; healthcare climbs  

14 May 2013, 8.18 am  |  Source: Reuters

The US markets ended flat on Monday. The day's flat close followed a third straight week of gains on the major indexes, with both the Dow and S&P 500 ...

Asian shares steady, retail sales underpins dollar  

14 May 2013, 7.50 am  |  Source: Reuters

Asian shares paused from selling on Tuesday while the dollar was underpinned by better-than-expected US retail sales. The Nikkei stock average opened ...

European shares at 5-year highs  

13 May 2013, 4.11 pm  |  Source: Reuters

The dollar's strong performance took the shine off gold, which typically serves as an alternative to the US currency. Spot gold fell as much as 1.5 pe...

Asia trading mixed; Shanghai Composite down, Nikkei up 1.5%  

13 May 2013, 8.17 am  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

At 7: 38 am (IST), Asian markets were trading mixed. Shanghai Composite was down 0.33%, Hang Seng fell 0.71% and Nikkei rose 1.48%....

Wall Street ends up, posts third week of gains  

11 May 2013, 11.34 am  |  Source: Reuters

The Dow and S&P 500 ended at record highs on Friday, and stocks posted a third consecutive week of gains as a rise in Google and other technology shar...

Indian ADRs: Tata Comm, Dr Reddys surge 5%  

11 May 2013, 10.51 am  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

Indian ADRs ended higher on Friday. In the Telecom space, Tata Communication surged 5.20 percent at USD 8.70....

Wall St Week Ahead: Sell in May and Go Away?  

11 May 2013, 10.05 am  |  Source: Reuters

Wall St Week Ahead: 'Sell in May and Go Away?' Not This Year. Closing out the second week of May, the Standard & Poor's 500 index is up 2.3 percent fo...

European shares hit five-year highs  

10 May 2013, 3.17 pm  |  Source: Reuters

It was spurred past the key 100 level when weekly US jobless claims fell to five-year low, just over month after the Bank of Japan unveiled a massive ...

Nikkei soars to a 5-1/2 yr high as $ sails past 100 yen  

10 May 2013, 3.01 pm  |  Source: Reuters

After the dollar broke through the 100-yen mark, the Nikkei share average rose 2.9 percent to 14,607.54, the higgest closing level since early January...

Dollar hits 100 yen, stocks slip after rally  

10 May 2013, 10.07 am  |  Source: Reuters

The US dollar broke through 100 yen on Thursday, its highest level against the currency in over four years....

Indian ADRs: Sterlite Ind down 3%, HDFC Bank down 2.4%  

10 May 2013, 9.31 am  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

Indian ADRs ended lower on Thursday. In the Telecom space, Tata Communication was down 2.13 percent at USD 8.27. In the IT space, Infosys was down 1.2...

Asian markets trading firm; Nikkei gains 3%  

10 May 2013, 8.22 am  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

At 7:34 am (IST), Asian markets were trading firm. Shanghai Composite was up 0.39%, Hang Seng was up 0.20%, Nikkei added 3.09% and Straits Times rose ...

US markets end with moderate loss; gold down 1%  

10 May 2013, 8.22 am  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

The US markets take a breather, close lower. But despite the weak session, major averages remain on pace for their third straight positive week. The ...

Wall St flat after rally, Barnes & Noble soars  

09 May 2013, 8.36 pm  |  Source: Reuters

Wall Street coming off a sustained rally that took the S&P 500 to record closing highs for five straight sessions. ...

See US mkt rally continuing; volatility in gold: ETX Cap   

09 May 2013, 8.29 pm  |  Source: CNBC-TV18

Mark Priest of ETX Capital believes the S&P and Dow Jones will see more rallies in the days to come....

World stocks slip off their multi-year highs  

09 May 2013, 6.56 pm  |  Source: Reuters

US stock futures also slipped suggesting a subdued Wall Street open where this week's rally has taken the Standard & Poor's 500 Index and the Dow Jone...

'Bear market checklist' goes a perfect 0-for-6  

09 May 2013, 4.20 pm  |  Source: CNBC

David Darst has six boxes on his bear market checklist, and none of them are filled in yet....

Expect German economy to do well in H2CY13: StanChart   

09 May 2013, 3.52 pm  |  Source: CNBC-TV18

Sarah Hewin of Standard Chartered belives Germany is strong in terms of its fundamentals and will give good oppurtunity in the future....

Nikkei snaps winning streak on profit-taking  

09 May 2013, 3.07 pm  |  Source: Reuters

The benchmark Nikkei slid 0.7 percent to close at 14,191.48, after rising as much as 0.9 percent to 14,409.82, just off Wednesday's intra-session peak...

Financials, materials push Dow, S&P 500 to new closing high  

09 May 2013, 8.54 am  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

The US markets finished near session highs across the board, boosted by financials and materials, with the Dow and S&P 500 logged fresh closing highs....

Indian ADRs: Wipro, Tata Motors, HDFC Bank gain  

09 May 2013, 8.50 am  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

Indian ADRs ended mixed on Wednesday. In the Banking space, HDFC Bank was up 1.24% at USD 43.2 and ICICI Bank was down 0.27% at USD 47.48....

S&P 500 ends at record high for 5th day  

09 May 2013, 7.54 am  |  Source: Reuters

The S&P 500 closed at an all-time high for a fifth day on Wednesday in a broad rally that keeps surprising investors with its longevity and resilience...

Asian shares gain as upbeat global data, Wall St buoy mood  

09 May 2013, 7.53 am  |  Source: Reuters

Encouraging global data and Wall Street's extended record run underpinning Asian shares on Thursday, with Japanese stocks leading the way to within st...

China clocks trade surplus of USD 18.2bn in Apr'13: Mecklai  

08 May 2013, 7.10 pm  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

Mecklai graph of the day: The Chinese trade surplus data which has been released shows a whopping increment of USD 18.2 Billion in April recovering fr...

S&P rally likely; money flowing into high beta stks: Expert   

08 May 2013, 1.59 pm  |  Source: CNBC-TV18

After the US markets rallied to their best levels on Tuesday, Ryan Detrick, chief technical strategist, Schaeffer’s Investment Research says the S&P...

Indian ADRs: ICICI Bank up 2.6%; Infosys, HDFC Bank up 1.7%  

08 May 2013, 8.53 am  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

Indian ADRs ended higher on Tuesday. In the Banking space, ICICI Bank was up 2.59 percent at USD 47.61 and HDFC Bank was up 1.69 percent at USD 42.67....

Dow Jones, S&P 500 surge over 14% in 2013  

08 May 2013, 8.32 am  |  Source: CNBC-TV18

In the US, markets finished near their best levels, with the S&P 500 extending its recent rally to a fresh high and the Dow closing above the 15,000 m...

World stocks climb higher as investors chase performance  

08 May 2013, 8.22 am  |  Source: Reuters

Major stock indexes in Germany and the United States hit all-time highs on Tuesday after data bolstered expectations that Germany has returned to grow...

Asian shares inch higher on Wall Street record, German data  

08 May 2013, 8.22 am  |  Source: Reuters

Asian shares rose on Wednesday on another record high for US stocks and unexpectedly strong German industrial orders, as investors await the first bat...

Dow ends above 15,000 for 1st time, S&P at all time high  

08 May 2013, 8.07 am  |  Source: Reuters

The Dow closed above 15,000 for the first time on Tuesday and the S&P 500 ended at another record high, extending the market's rally as more investors...