Asian shares kicked off the second quarter with a modest gain on Monday, as surprisingly firm China manufacturing data dispelled fears of a hard landing in the world's second biggest economy, but caut

World stock markets advanced on Friday, posting double-digit gains for the quarter, as economic reports showing U.S. consumer spending and sentiment still on the rise helped buoy stock prices and unde

The euro held firm against the dollar in Asia on Thursday, underpinned by expectations that European Union finance ministers would approve a boost in their firewall against future financial turmoil.

Asian shares drifted lower on Wednesday, after rallying the previous session on hopes for further stimulus from the Federal Reserve, as investors waited for more clues on the state of the U.S. economy

Asian shares fell on Friday and growth-linked currencies such as the Australian dollar were shunned after data showing shrinking factory activity in China and the euro zone heightened concerns about a

Indian equities markets closed on a quiet note as several key events like the monetary policy and the federal budget failed to enthuse investors.

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India equities markets were quiet as investors stayed on the sidelines eying the federal budget to be presented by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Friday.

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Government on Friday sought to make trading in capital markets less costlier and simpler, with the first-ever tax benefit for direct investments in stocks and lowering of securities transaction tax, a

Stocks of companies in the railways business continued to decline and fell by up to 6 per cent on bourses after yesterday's Rail Budget, which did not provide them any major direct benefits.

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Led by SBI, bank stocks on Monday rallied on the bourses in the morning trade following the cash reserve ratio cut by the Reserve Bank on Friday.

Cheering the rate cut, financial stocks attracted inv