Asian Region

In comparison to the rest of the Asian region, outflows from India have been relatively less. Van Der Linde believes there will be a slowdown in terms of FII outflows from India. He says, most FIIs do not have many options in Asia, as China, Korea no longer look attractive

Remain bullish on Indian equity markets: Credit Suisse

Sakthi Siva of Credit Suisse continues to be bullish on the Indian equity markets and expects strong fund inflows into equities. “We believe there is still rather large gap between the equity market price index and the level of earnings. For the Asian region as a whole, that gap is north of 20 percent,” she said in an interview to CNBC-TV18.

Silver futures trade higher on global cues

Silver prices shot up by Rs 580 to Rs 55,175 per kg in futures trade today as speculators enlarged their positions in tandem with a firming trend in Asian region.

Expect to see some outflows in short-term: Edelweiss Cap

In an interview with CNBC-TV18, Naresh Kothari, president of Edelweiss Capital said, "It's pretty tragic what is happening in Japan and the repercussions of that are being felt over here too."

Asia will dominate global tourism in future: UNWTO

The Asian region will continue to lead the global tourism growth in the coming years, with major emerging economies like China and India consolidating their position as the driving force behind it, according to the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO).