Asian Stocks

Mumbai Stock Market Sensex On Course Despite Attacks

admin_huliq — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 07:44:01 -0600

Shrugging off the worst-ever terror attack on the financial capital, the Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex on Friday closed 66 points higher, as funds continued to support amid short-covering on expiry of November month in the derivatives sector.

Asian, European Stocks Gain Despite Chinese Economy Slowdown

admin_huliq — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 07:25:21 -0600

Stock markets in Asia and Europe are posting gains Thursday, despite warnings China's economy is slowing down.

Stock Market Nervous: Good News Helps Little

admin_huliq — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 08:34:20 -0600

As the bad news and the uncertainty about the financial rescue plan accumulate and stay, the global stock markets continue to fall. Uncertainty about the banking rescue plan advanced by US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson Jr. and deepening gloom that the global financial crisis is biting harder hit Asian markets hard on Thursday. Tokyo closed down 5.25%.

Asian Stocks Drop To 4-Year Low

admin_huliq — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 08:55:04 -0500

Asian stocks slumped, sending the region's benchmark index to the lowest level in four years, as Japanese exports missed estimates and commodities prices tumbled, deepening concern the global economy is headed for recession, reports Bloomberg.

Global Stocks Rally on Positive News for Troubled Banks

admin_huliq — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 06:03:36 -0500

World stocks The stock markets around the world in Asia and Europe rallied in early trading Monday on news of more European help for troubled banks. Hong Kong's Heng Seng was up ten percent, while top European exchanges rose more than five percent in early trading.

Market In India Falls 480 Pts On Weak Global Cues

admin_huliq — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 01:51:55 -0500

The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex continued its losing streak for the six straight session on Tuesday and lost 480 points in early trade on all-round selling by foreign funds after the collapse of US investment bank Lehman Brothers led to a turnmoil in global stock markets amid depreciating rupee.

Markets fall further; Sensex closes below 15k level

admin_huliq — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 22:22:37 -0500

The downward trend continued in the stock markets on Tuesday with the benchmark Sensex closing below 15,000 points level by losing nearly 177 points as selling pressure in heavyweight stocks mainly in banking, realty and metal sectors showed no signs of lessening.

Markets remain positive, Sensex gains for second day

admin_huliq — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 22:16:22 -0500

The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex gained for the second straight day on Thursday on continuing buying support in heavyweight stocks, particularly Reliance Industries.

Bear Stearns Sold, Fed Cuts Rates, Asian Stocks Sharply Lower

seher — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 12:07:39 -0500

Asian stocks opened sharply lower and the dollar fell Monday morning despite steps taken by the U.S. Central Bank to avert a credit crisis that threatens to plunge the U.S. economy into recession.

US Federal Reserve Cuts Rates, Asian Stocks Sharply Lower

seher — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 12:02:19 -0500

European and Asian stock markets have dropped sharply Monday, and the dollar fell, hours after the U.S. Central Bank made moves to avert a credit crisis that threatens to plunge the U.S. economy into recession.

Indian Market Review: Four Day Fall

admin_huliq — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 09:02:25 -0600

After the meltdown on Monday, the benchmark Sensex dropped another 338 points, stretching the downward trend for the fourth day in a row, with banking stocks sliding on reports of ICICI Bank reporting a market to market loss of 264.34 million dollar.

Sensex nosedives 523 points on fears of recession in US

admin_huliq — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 09:19:04 -0600

The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex today plummeted by 523 points, its biggest loss in the last two weeks with software and metal stocks falling on reports of contraction in US service industry.