Stocks fell slightly on Wednesday after another disappointing economic report added to investors’ doubts about the recovery.
The Commerce Department’s durable goods orders report for June indicated manufacturing growth is slowing. Orders for goods expected to last at least three years fell 1 per cent last month, well short of the 1 per cent gain that [...]

Reacting positively to the moderate rate hike announced by the Reserve Bank today, shares of rate- sensitive auto and realty companies rose in the range of 1-3 per cent at mid-session.
Analysts said the rake hike was moderate and largely in line with the expectation of market participants.
Two-wheeler major Hero Honda zoomed 2.34 per cent and [...]

A benchmark index for Indian equities slipped further amid heavy selling in the last session of trade to close 129 points lower.
Heavyweights State Bank of India and Maruti Suzuki dragged the index down.
The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 18,056.24 points, closed at 18,001.9 points, 129.07 points or [...]

A surge in metal and auto stocks helped the Bombay Stock Exchange’s benchmark index Sensex to close nearly 100 points higher on Wednesday, reversing two days of losses.
After racing past the psychological 18,000-level for yet another day in intra-day trade, the 30-share index pared some of the gains and closed 99.09 points, or 0.55%, higher [...]

After ugly economic data and an unexpected downturn in sentiment on quarterly earnings, Wall Street will face a tough time battling back from the latest sell-off.
Technology and banking results will once again shape investor mind-set in a week dominated by a blitz of quarterly earnings.
But it will be a tough job to shift back into [...]

A plunge on Wall Street set a bearish tone in Asian trade Monday, with most markets lower as traders reacted to Friday’s falls, although Shanghai stocks showed signs of a comeback.
In subdued trade with Tokyo closed for a holiday, Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 index fell 1.36 per cent, or 60.2 points, to 4,362.5 by the afternoon.
Major [...]

Equities ended a four-day winning streak Wednesday as traders booked profits at higher levels. Weakness in European peers also dented sentiments. The decline was led by IT and metals while capital goods and banks showed resistance.
Benchmarks opened on a positive note and moved higher on the back of positive cues from Asian peers but failed [...]

Across-the-board buying on the back of positive global cues helped indices ended on a higher note Tuesday. All the sectoral indices ended in the green with metals, IT and banks in the lead.
After opening in the red, benchmarks bounced back following pullback in Asian peers. Later, sustained buying throughout the day pushed indices near psychological [...]

Stocks fell on Friday and were on track to record their worst week in two months after jobs data underscored views the recovery is losing steam.
Financials and economically sensitive sectors were the biggest decliners. The S&P 500 financial index was down 1.4 per cent, while consumer discretionary stocks were down 1.2 per cent. Walt Disney [...]

The BSE Sensex rose for the sixth straight quarter, its longest such run in at least 20 years, after they gained 1 percent in the quarter ended June.
They rose 1 percent on Wednesday, helped by European share gains as its central bank’s smaller-than-expected three-month tender results eased concerns over European bank funding.
The tender results were [...]