Markets
Stocks, bonds, currencies and commodities, plus the macro flows moving global markets day to day.
India's new closing auction leaves Nifty and Sensex out of sync
India's benchmark indices finished higher, but a new closing auction for stocks with futures and options created an unusual mismatch in the
Asia stocks wobble as yen rebounds, tech shares take a breather
Asian stocks wobbled as the yen rebounded from recent lows, squeezing Japanese exporters. South Korea's KOSPI slid 5% as semiconductor share
Malaysia stocks edge higher as factory gauge holds at 50.7
Malaysia's benchmark KLCI gained 0.3% after July's manufacturing PMI held at 50.7, keeping factory activity in expansion. The steady reading
Japan's suspected $37 billion yen defense signals more intervention ahead
Bank of Japan money-market data suggests Japan may have spent $36.58 billion to prop up the yen. The finance ministry confirmed coordinated
Forint steadies as traders shrug off Paks nuclear plant shutdown risk
Hungary's forint steadied after last week's 1.3% slide, as traders looked past worries about a possible Paks nuclear plant shutdown. ING fla
Gulf stocks rise as Trump pauses Iran strike, oil slips
Gulf stocks mostly rose Monday after President Trump paused a potential strike on Iran, easing fears of a wider conflict around the Strait o
Oil prices drop over $4 as Trump pauses Iran strikes for diplomacy
Oil prices slid more than $4 a barrel after President Trump signaled a pause in strikes on Iran to allow for a deal that could reopen the St
European stocks rise as oil slips on US-Iran talks
European stocks edged higher as oil prices slid after President Trump said US-Iran talks were due later in the day. Energy shares fell, whil
Rand firms 0.6% as investors await PMI and auto sales data
The rand gained 0.6% against the dollar early Monday as investors positioned ahead of key economic releases. July manufacturing PMI and vehi
Why Korea's chip stocks fell: leverage, not weak earnings
Korea's chip-heavy KOSPI has been volatile, but the cause is forced selling from leveraged ETFs, not weak earnings. Foreign investors return
Malaysia may ease rare earth export ban with strings attached
Malaysia may allow limited exports of raw rare earths, but only if buyers invest locally and share technology. The move follows a 2024 morat
Rupee hits near one-month high as oil slides, RBI decision looms
The rupee strengthened to 95.13 per dollar, helped by cheaper crude and foreign inflows. Investors now await the RBI's rate decision on Wedn