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The relentless rally in Indian stocks has coincided with a historic slump in Hong Kong, where some of Chinas most influential and innovative firms are listed. Beijings stringent anti-Covid-19 curbs, regulatory crackdowns on corporations, a property-sector crisis and geopolitical tensions with the West have all combined to erode Chinas appeal as the worlds growth engine.

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's benchmark stock index stayed in positive territory at midday on the back of Wall Street's overnight performance.

A look at Tuesday morning’s market action

Wall Street muted after recent rally; earnings in focus

Trading position (short-term, my opinion; S&P 500 futures contract): In my opinion, the short-term outlook is neutral, and no positions are currently justified from the risk/reward point of view.

European equity indexes initially climb on Tuesday, hitting near-term highs before revising direction once again and testing into the low side of recent activity.

KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia tracked an uptick in regional sentiment, led by Japan's key stock index that soared to its highest in over three decades.

Investors look ahead to central bank meetings, corporate earnings

A look at Monday morning’s market action

US equity indexes saw broad gains on Thursday after US stock traders shook off the early week's misery over Federal Reserve (Fed) rate cuts unlikely to come as soon as money markets are hoping.