ASIA: The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today: NIKKEI 225 increased 290.34 points or 1.04% to 28,234.29 Shanghai increased 22.03 points or 0.68% to 3,263.79 Hang Seng increased 482.92 points or 2.24% to 22,014.59 ASX 200 increased 25.40 points or 0.36% to 7,121.10 Kospi decreased 0.19
ASIA: India's wheat export ban has trapped some 1.8 million tonnes of grain at ports, leaving traders facing heavy losses from the prospect of selling onto a weaker domestic market. India banned wheat exports on Saturday, just days after saying it was targeting record shipments of 10 million tonnes this year, as a scorching heatwave
ASIA: Activity in India's dominant services sector grew at its fastest pace in five months in April on strong demand, prompting firms to add jobs for the first time since November, a private survey showed, but sky-rocketing inflation remained a major concern. The S&P Global India Services Purchasing Managers' Index rose to 57.9 in April
ASIA: Indian shares fell for a third straight session on Thursday, as global sentiment soured on hawkish US Federal Reserve minutes, while investors looked forward to the Reserve Bank of India's policy decision on Friday amid rising inflationary pressures. The NSE Nifty 50 index declined 0.6% to 17,692.70, and the S&P BSE Sensex fell 0.5%
Spread the lovemore ASIA: Chinese President Xi Jinping told the military to step up the use of law in military engagement with foreign countries, Chinese state-owned television CCTV reported. Speaking at the opening session of the National People’s Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, he said he was aiming to […]