The ASX 200 has zig-zagged as investors brace for Donald Trump’s 90-day tariff pause to end this week and await another cut from the RBA. Materials companies led the charge in the first 45 minutes of trading on Monday with Origin Energy jumping 5.7 per cent and Bellevue Gold adding 5.4 per cent while finance
Many investors believe that reading reports and tracking market news are enough to avoid major losses. However, history shows that certain warning signs often appear before serious trouble begins. For example, during India’s infrastructure boom, a stock that was trading above Rs 25 steadily declined to around Rs 5. Today, the stock has technically lost
XRP, the native token of the Ripple network, has seen steady gains this week amid bullish sentiment across the broader crypto market. With a 3.5% increase over two days, XRP is now trading near the critical $2.30 resistance level—marking a pivotal moment for both technical traders and long-term holders. Ripple gains momentum from banking charter
Mortgage rates edged slightly lower heading into the Fourth of July weekend, with the national average for a 30-year fixed mortgage settling at 6.75%—a 2 basis point drop from earlier this week. The latest data from Zillow shows a continuation of the mild rate fluctuations that have characterized much of the 2025 mortgage market. Current
By Laura Matthews NEW YORK (Reuters) -Overseas asset managers and pensions are adding protection against a weakening dollar, concerned about the U.S. currency’s diminishing ability to diversify their U.S. equity portfolios. Because such stock funds carry built-in dollar exposure, investors with other home currencies that had not neutralized the foreign exchange risk were cushioned when
For day-to-day investors, the S&P 500 Index shows how 500 major companies from many sectors are doing. It allows you to clearly see the direction of the economy and likely risks from broader market movements. With knowledge of this benchmark, individuals can measure how their portfolio is doing, control risks, and choose investments that match
From looking at the stock market this week, you wouldn’t think that the United States intervened in a military conflict in the Middle East over the weekend. Monday saw some dips and slight drops, but the market rebounded and closed up almost 1%. So far on Tuesday, markets are surging, with the S&P 500 hitting
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Bajaj Finance shares declined 1.55 per cent to ₹923.50 on Tuesday as the stock began trading adjusted for its stock split and bonus issue implementation. The shares opened at ₹941.50 against the previous close of ₹938.00 and touched an intraday high of ₹943.50 before retreating to current levels. The financial services company had announced a
Mutual funds’ participation in the initial public offerings as anchor investors has been rising steadily even as the concern on overvaluation in the secondary market gets louder amid steady inflow in equity funds. Mutual funds’ investment as anchor investors more than tripled in calendar year 2024 to ₹21,583 crore across 34 IPOs against ₹6,651 crore