Coronavirus update: In the euro zone, IHS Markit's final March manufacturing PMI sank to lowest since mid-2012, when the currency union's debt crisis was raging, and was well below the mark separating growth from contraction

U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed during a phone call to have their top energy officials meet to discuss slumping global oil markets

Sensex, Nifty Live News Today: In March month, Sensex and Nifty have declined by 25%. The coronavirus is guaranteed to throw the world into recession, and economists are becoming less convinced about the potential for a strong snapback in growth.

Coronavirus shut-downs could lop 25 per cent or more from U.S. output, some economists forecast, throwing tens of millions of Americans out of work

Sensex, Nifty Live News Today: BSE 30-share barometer Sensex ended 1,375 points lower at 28,440 and NSE 50-share index Nifty fell 379 points to close at 8,281.

Central banks have mounted an all-out effort to bolster activity with rate cuts and massive asset-buying campaigns, which has at least eased liquidity strains in markets

Leaders of Group of 20 major economies pledged on Thursday to inject over $5 trillion into the global economy to limit job and income losses from coronavirus

Coronavirus outbreak has infected over 550 Indians and killed 10, and the country is in the midst of a 21-day lockdown that has seen factories and businesses come to a halt

Sensex, Nifty Live News Today:BSE 30-share barometer Sensex traded 1,500 points higher at 29,892 and NSE 50-share index Nifty was at 8,720, rising 402 points.

Novel coronavirus stimulus bill includes a $500 billion fund to help hard-hit industries and a comparable amount for payments up to $3,000 to millions of U.S. families

Senior Democrats and Republicans said on Tuesday they were close to a deal on a $2 trillion stimulus package to limit coronavirus pandemic's economic toll. But it was unclear when they would be ready to vote on a bill

Safe-haven dollar, which had pulled back from recent peaks, was now steady against the euro EUR= at $1.0789, and fell only marginally against the yen JPY= to 111.11 yen per dollar

Sensex, Nifty Live News Today: Indian indices were the top laggards amongst the key global indices, since the average peak achieved in February 2020. Since then, Brazil index has fallen 40%, followed by India, where the decline stands at 36%. Compared to this, other key indices average decline stands around 31-28% from peak.

U.S. crude rose $1.05 to $24.41 as of 2334 GMT

Goldman Sachs warned the U.S. economic growth could contract by 24% in the second quarter

Sensex, Nifty Live News Today: BSE 30-share index Sensex rose 722 points to trade at 26,767. Similarly, NSE 50-share barometer Nifty climbed 206 points higher to 7,816 mark.

Novel coronavirus has now been reported in more than 100 countries and has claimed more than 8,000 lives

Sensex, Nifty Live News Today: Overseas, trend turned positive as investors banked on hopes that government and central bank action can shield the world economy from a looming recession caused by the coronavirus.

Stocks to watch today on March 20: SpiceJet, YES Bank, Goa Carbon among others are the top stocks to watch out for in Friday's trading session

Global markets today: Major central banks have taken steps this week to increase dollar liquidity, but this has done little to slow the dollar's gains