Indian shares ended Friday's session lower despite firm cues from global markets. Losses in financials, auto, IT, and select pharma stocks weighed on the headline indexes. The benchmark BSE Sensex dropped 367.25 points, or 0.43 percent, to 85,041.45 as trading resumed after a holiday on Thursday...
Asian stocks advanced in thin holiday trading on Friday after the S&P 500 closed higher for a fifth straight day in a shortened session on Wednesday ahead of the Christmas holidays. Regional trading volumes, remained thin, with markets in Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong and much of Europe shut for...
Indian shares were a tad lower on Friday despite firm cues from global markets. The benchmark BSE Sensex was down 208 points, or 0.2 percent, at 85,200 in early trade while the broader NSE Nifty index dipped 56 points, or 0.2 percent, to 26,085. Tata Steel, Bajaj Finance and Sun Pharma all fell...
Indian shares may open a tad higher on Friday, tracking firm cues from global markets. However, with several global markets shut for holidays, trading volumes are likely to remain thin. Benchmark indexes Sensex and Nifty ended down around 0.1 percent each on Wednesday as investors booked profits...
Asian stocks edged up in thin holiday trade on Friday after the S&P 500 ended higher for a fifth day in a shortened session on Wednesday ahead of the Christmas and Boxing holidays. Regional trading volumes remain thin, with several markets shut for holidays. Precious metals like gold and silver...
The stock markets in China and Japan closed on a positive note on Thursday, while the rest of the markets in the Asia-Pacific region remained shut for Christmas.
Withe most of the markets in the region closed for Christmas, the mood in Japanese and Chinese markets remains somewhat subdued on Thursday. Shares of insurance companies are faring well in Shanghai, while it's a mixed performance by stocks in the Japanese market.
Indian stocks failed to hold early gains and closed on a weak note on Wednesday due largely to profit taking after recent upmove. Fresh selling by foreign institutional investors, and absence of positive triggers weighed on stocks.
After a flat start and a subsequent long spell in positive territory, key Indian stock indexes Sensex and the Nifty50 drifted down below the flat line on Wednesday, with investors looking to take some profits, cashing in recent gains.
Asian stocks closed mixed on Wednesday on thin volumes as traders stayed on the sidelines ahead of Christmas holidays. Most of the markets in the region closed early today.
Asian stocks are turning in a mixed performance on Wednesday, and trading volumes or thin in most of the markets in the region with several markets set to close early today and remain shut tomorrow for Christmas.
Higher GIFT Nifty index futures, positive lead from Wall Street and fairly steady Asian stocks suggest a positive start for Indian shares Wednesday morning.
After two successive days of solid gains, Indian shares turned in a mixed performance on Tuesday, and the benchmark indexes Sensex and the Nifty50 settled roughly flat, as traders largely stayed on the sidelines, awaiting fresh clues.
Asian markets extended gains on Tuesday in the backdrop of renewed optimism around AI-related shares that fueled a rally on Wall Street.
The Australian stock market is sharply expending the early gains in mid-market trading on Tuesday, adding to the gains in the previous three sessions, following the broadly positive cues from Wall Street overnight. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 is moving well above the 8,750 level, with gains across most sectors led by financial and technology stocks.
December 26, 2025 08:42 ET Third quarter economic growth data from some major economies including the U.S. were the main news in this holiday shortened week. GDP growth and industrial production data from the U.S. helped to boost morale, while the consumer confidence survey results were less upbeat. In Europe, the quarterly economic growth data from the U.K. drew attention, while the minutes of the Australian central bank’s latest policy session was in focus in Asia.