Saga Rises After Confirming Talks to Sell Insurance Business
Shares in Saga (LON:SAGA) rose on Monday after the company confirmed on a weekend report saying it's in talks to sell its insurance business Acromas. The Sunday Times had reported that the group wants to use the proceeds from the sale to pay down...
European Stock Futures Higher; U.K. GDP Grows in November
European stock markets are expected to open slightly higher Friday, with investors focusing on a deluge of important economic data, including U.K. growth data for November, as well as earnings from the U.S. banking sector. At 02:00 ET (07:00 GMT), the DAX futures contract...
GOVT HIKES DA BY 4% UNDER 7TH PAY COMMISSION; DETAILS HERE
The Union Cabinet has hiked Dearness Allowance (DA) of central government employees and pensioners by 4 percent under the 7th Pay Commission,
The hike takes DA to 38 percent from current 34 percent of basic pay/pension. The Finance Ministry said that the central government employees...
Nifty opens Above 18,200, Sensex Gains 800 Pts; Zomato, Bata, Ashok Leyland in Focus
The Sensex was up 827.54 points or 1.37% at 61441.24, and the Nifty was up 241.00 points or 1.34% at 18269.20. About 1686 shares have advanced, 364 shares declined, and 68 shares are unchanged. Offer price of Rs 170 a share too low for...
Will Mining Die With Ethereum 2.0?
The crypto community is celebrating the coming of Ethereum 2.0, however, there are also concerns for miners. Since Ethereum has switched to a proof-of-stake model, mining Ether will no longer be necessary. Due to this, mining machinery will become obsolete, leaving miners with fewer...
Indian Stocks Rise On Strong Bank Earnings, Asian Markets Advance
Indian stocks rose on Monday following a series of strong earnings from heavyweight bank stocks, while broader Asian stocks rose slightly, although market holidays dulled trading volumes across most of the region. India’s BSE Sensex 30 and Nifty 50 indexes rose 0.7% each, buoyed...
Dollar Droops Amid Improved Risk Mood Before Fed; Aussie Pares Gain After RBA
U.S. dollar sank from a one-week top against a basket of major peers on Tuesday, as traders weighed the odds of a less aggressive Federal Reserve at Wednesday's widely watched monetary policy meeting The risk-sensitive Australian and New Zealand dollars rose from one-week lows...
Chinese Yuan hits 4-Mth High on Reopening cheer, U.S. Payrolls Awaited
The Chinese yuan jumped to a four-month high on Friday as markets bet on a strong economic boost from China reopening its borders this month, while broader Asian currencies were flat as focus turned to key U.S. payrolls data for more cues on the...
Gold, Copper Slip as Powell Dashes Fed Pivot Hopes
Gold prices fell on Thursday, reversing recent gains as hawkish comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell dashed hopes that interest rate hikes will end soon, while copper prices were also hit by uncertainty over China withdrawing its zero-COVID policy The Fed hiked interest...
Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde Directs civic Body to Beautify Mumbai AheSad of G20 Meeting
Eknath Shinde asked Mumbai civic authorities to depute 5,000 "Swatchhta Doots" (cleanliness ambassadors) and undertake beautification of the city. Ahead of a G20 Council meeting in Mumbai, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has asked the local civic body to launch a beautification drive in...