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May 2021 ISM and Markit Services Surveys Improve And Remain Well Into Expansion The ISM improved and remained in expansion whilst the Markit PMI improved and now is at record highs. Analyst Opinion of the ISM and Markit Services Survey With the economy reopening, it comes as no surprise that both of these indices are well into expansion. From Econoday: Stronger client demand spurs sharper output expansion Cost burdens rise at quickest pace on record Further steep increase in employment despite ...

Read more about Market Ahead Podcast, May 31: Factors that could guide markets this week on Business Standard. GDP data for the March quarter is slated to be out on Monday along with the core sector data for April

Nifty futures on the Singapore Exchange traded 74 points, or 0.48 per cent, lower at 15,418.5 signaling that Dalal Street was headed for a negative start on Monday.

The National Statistical Office will release GDP growth estimates for March 2021 quarter as well as provisional annual estimates for 2020-21 on Monday. The Indian economy is estimated to show growth rather than contraction during January-March (Q4) of FY 2020-21, according to an ET poll.

Latest count of confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide at 0500 GMT, May 23 Xinhua 23 May 2021, 15:44 GMT+10 BEIJING, May 23 (Xinhua) -- The following are the latest updates on the COVID-19 global confirmed cases in hardest-hit countries by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University at 0500 GMT, May 23. Country Confirmed Cases

Condemning Chinese human rights, Pelosi seeks boycott of olympics Robert Besser 23 May 2021, 17:55 GMT+10 US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has called for a "diplomatic boycott" of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing by the U.S. and global leaders, amid mounting outcry over Chinas treatment of Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities Chinese embassy spokesperson Liu Pengyu said any US attempt to use the Olympics to interfere in Chinas domestic affairs was bound to fail US lawmakers have increasingly cal...

Latest count of confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide at 0500 GMT, May 22 Xinhua 22 May 2021, 16:30 GMT+10 BEIJING, May 22 (Xinhua) -- The following are the latest updates on the COVID-19 global confirmed cases in hardest-hit countries by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University at 0500 GMT, May 22. Country Confirmed Cases

Mixed day on Wall Street, Dow gains, Nasdaq loses, S&P 500 ends flat 22 May 2021, 06:14 GMT+10 NEW YORK, New York - U.S. stocks were mixed on Friday following the release of Markits Services PMI which hit 70.2 points in May, the highest on record and ahead of expectations. The Dow Jones did best, rising 123.69 points or 0.36 percent to close at 34,207.84. The Nasdaq Composite on the other hand shed 64.75 points or 0.48 percent to 13,470.99. The Standard and Poors 500 was flat, dipping 3.26 poin...

U.S. stocks were mixed on Friday following the release of Markit's Services PMI which hit 70.2 points in May, the highest on record and ahead of expectations.

After trading in a relatively tight range during the Asian session, the AUD/USD pair dropped to a daily low below 0.7740 but managed to regain its tra