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Currency and commodity markets echoed the turmoil. The dollar also slumped to a three-year low

Updated : Apr 21, 2025

Dow, Nasdaq, S&P500 takes a beating as Donald Trump slams Fed chief over rate cut inaction

The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged 1,051.53 points, or 2.7%, while the S&P 500 dropped 2.8%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite fared worse, losing 3.1% in intraday basis on April 21.

On Wednesday, shares of Nvidia sank nearly 7% on the news of AI chip crackdown in US.

Updated : Apr 17, 2025

Nvidia CEO visits Beijing amid AI chip crackdown in US; stock plunges 7% on $5.5B China export hit

It came shortly after the U.S. government informed Nvidia that it would now need a license to export H20 chips to China and several other regions.

Tech stocks led the decline, with Apple down 3.8% and Tesla falling 5%. Nvidia lost 4%, and Meta Platforms dipped 1.7%.

Updated : Apr 10, 2025

Stocks slide as Dow drops 600 points, Apple, Tesla, Nvidia lose nearly 4%

The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 629 points, or 1.6%, while the S&P 500 fell 2.1%. The Nasdaq Composite slid 2.9%, giving back a portion of Wednesday’s massive gains.

Updated : Apr 9, 2025

Nasdaq, S&P 500 surge 1% as China increases tariffs to 84% on US goods

Nasdaq and S&P 500 indices rose by 1% as markets opened, despite China raising tariffs on US products, amid a volatile trading environment and rising Treasury bond yields.

Will Trump's sweeping tariffs impact US dollar? Here's what BlackRock's Larry Fink has to say

Updated : Apr 8, 2025

'Dollar will be weakened': BlackRock CEO Larry Fink's word of caution as Trump refuses to put tariffs on hold

He was answering a question on whether the retaliatory tariffs were a part of some 'Nixonian grand strategy' such as droppping the gold standard to solve America's debt problem.

The PSX halts trading as a safeguard against panic selling. These automatic circuit breakers give investors a chance to reassess during extreme market volatility.

Updated : Apr 7, 2025

Pakistan Stock Exchange suspends trading briefly amid global market carnage

Pakistan's benchmark share index- Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE)- slumped 6 per cent, or more than 7,200 points on Monday following the tumble in global markets

Earlier today, China declared its intention to levy an additional 34% tariff on all imports from the United States.

Updated : Apr 4, 2025

Wall Street opens sharply lower, Nasdaq heading towards bear market

The tech-heavy Nasdaq dropped more than 20% from its all-time closing high touched in December, putting it on course to confirm a bear market.

China escalated its trade dispute with the United States on Friday by implementing a range of retaliatory measures, which include imposing high tariffs and export controls on essential materials.

Updated : Apr 4, 2025

Wall Street futures tumble as China hits back with tariffs

U.S. stock futures declined sharply on Friday following China's announcement of a 34% tariff on all U.S. goods, effective April 10, in response to President Donald Trump's recent tariff measures.

The US stock market has experienced a decrease of nearly 10% since President Donald Trump took office, making it the worst start in the first 10 weeks of a new presidency since George W. Bush in 2001.

Updated : Apr 4, 2025

'History being made... Liberation day...': Expert on market rout after S&P 500 sees its biggest loss since 2020

Global investors were shocked by Trump's unveiling of the most stringent trade barriers in more than a century, which he terms as reciprocal tariffs.

Apple experienced an 8.5% decline as a result of the tariffs imposed on China

Updated : Apr 3, 2025

Self-goal? Trump tariffs hit Wall Street - Apple shares 8.5% down, Amazon shares slump 7%

The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped by 1,111.20 points (or 2.66%) to 41,103.63 at 09:30 a.m.. In the same period, the S&P 500 saw a decline of 188.27 points (or 3.32%).

Updated : Jan 31, 2025

Apple forecasts stronger growth amid AI push, shares rise post-earnings call

Tech giant signals iPhone sales rebound as AI features expand, despite ongoing challenges in China.

The UAE’s combined exchanges—Abu Dhabi and Dubai—are now worth more than markets like Milan and Madrid

Updated : Nov 17, 2024

How one Abu Dhabi royal helped UAE reel in a $1 trillion market milestone

This $1 trillion achievement has been a key goal for Abu Dhabi’s ruling family, eager to establish the UAE as a global financial hub.

Donald Trump, who has positioned himself as pro-cryptocurrency, lifted bitcoin to a record high.

Updated : Nov 6, 2024

Trump Media, Tesla Inc shares zoom up to 30% as former US President wins second term

Tesla Share Price: Trump Media spiked 30 per cent after the 78-year-old was elected US president for the second time. Trump owns around 57 per cent of Trump Media, which trades under the ticker DJT.

Emcure Pharma develops, manufactures, and globally markets a wide range of pharmaceutical products across several major therapeutic areas.

Updated : Jul 10, 2024

Emcure Pharma IPO shares to make stock market debut today; strong listing gains likely

Shares of Emcure Pharma were commanding a grey market premium of Rs 390-400 on the last day of the bidding for the issue, before the allotment was announced.

Its investors include endowments, foundations, family offices, bank wealth platforms and sovereign wealth funds.

Updated : Jun 24, 2024

Bobby Jain’s multi-strategy hedge fund raises $5.3 billion in biggest such fundraising since 2018

Bobby Jain is Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of Jain Global, a multistrategy investment firm founded in 2024. Jain Global will start trading July 1, according to reports.

Earlier this year, Bloomberg Index Services Ltd said it will also add India's Fully Accessible Route, or FAR bonds in its EM local currency index from January 2025.

Updated : May 10, 2024

JPMorgan says India index inclusion on track, most clients ready: Report

Indian sovereign bonds have seen about $8 billion of inflows into the Fully Accessible Route securities since the JPMorgan announcement, though there were some outflows in April amid a global debt selloff

Updated : May 1, 2024

Wall Street stocks fall as markets weigh strong wage data, Fed meeting

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Alphabet, Microsoft's hefty AI bet paying off

Updated : Apr 27, 2024

Alphabet, Microsoft lead technology stocks surge with AI-driven earnings

The stellar earnings reports from both tech giants assuaged concerns regarding the profitability of their significant AI investments, following Meta's tepid forecast.

Updated : Apr 26, 2024

Intel's Q2 revenue and profit forecast falls short of expectations, shares plummet

The surge in demand for advanced artificial intelligence server chips has notably impacted Intel's central processing units (CPUs), long regarded as the cornerstone of data centre operations.

Updated : Apr 26, 2024

Google parent company Alphabet delights investors with first-ever dividend and $70 billion stock buyback

The dividend, set at 20 cents per share, comes on the heels of similar moves by other tech giants.

Shares of Austin-based Tesla surged 12% on Wednesday and another 5% on Thursday after Musk vowed to offer less-expensive vehicles as soon as this year

Updated : Apr 26, 2024

Elon Musk is once again richer than Mark Zuckerberg thanks to an $18 billion Meta hit

Shares of Menlo Park, California-based Meta dropped the most since October 2022 on Thursday after the company increased spending estimates for the year and projected second-quarter sales that were below Wall Street’s expectations.

Global Markets

Dow, Nasdaq, S&P500 takes a beating as Donald Trump slams Fed chief over rate cut inaction

Nvidia CEO visits Beijing amid AI chip crackdown in US; stock plunges 7% on $5.5B China export hit

Stocks slide as Dow drops 600 points, Apple, Tesla, Nvidia lose nearly 4%

Nasdaq, S&P 500 surge 1% as China increases tariffs to 84% on US goods

'Dollar will be weakened': BlackRock CEO Larry Fink's word of caution as Trump refuses to put tariffs on hold

Pakistan Stock Exchange suspends trading briefly amid global market carnage

Wall Street opens sharply lower, Nasdaq heading towards bear market

Wall Street futures tumble as China hits back with tariffs

'History being made... Liberation day...': Expert on market rout after S&P 500 sees its biggest loss since 2020

Self-goal? Trump tariffs hit Wall Street - Apple shares 8.5% down, Amazon shares slump 7%

Apple forecasts stronger growth amid AI push, shares rise post-earnings call

How one Abu Dhabi royal helped UAE reel in a $1 trillion market milestone

Trump Media, Tesla Inc shares zoom up to 30% as former US President wins second term

Emcure Pharma IPO shares to make stock market debut today; strong listing gains likely

Bobby Jain’s multi-strategy hedge fund raises $5.3 billion in biggest such fundraising since 2018

JPMorgan says India index inclusion on track, most clients ready: Report

Wall Street stocks fall as markets weigh strong wage data, Fed meeting

Alphabet, Microsoft lead technology stocks surge with AI-driven earnings

Intel's Q2 revenue and profit forecast falls short of expectations, shares plummet

Google parent company Alphabet delights investors with first-ever dividend and $70 billion stock buyback

Elon Musk is once again richer than Mark Zuckerberg thanks to an $18 billion Meta hit

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