The Thai stock market has moved lower in two straight sessions, slipping almost 10 points or 0.7 percent along the way. The Stock Exchange of Thailand now sits just above the 1,385-point plateau although it\'s expected to bounce higher on Tuesday. The global forecast for the Asian markets is upbeat, with support expected from technology...
Indian shares may open on a muted note Tuesday as investors await a raft of central bank decisions for directional cues. Benchmark indexes Sensex and Nifty ended a choppy session modestly higher on Monday, with metal stocks and automakers pacing the gainers. The rupee dropped 4 paise to close at 82.90 against the dollar. Asian...
Giving up some of the strong gains in the previous session, the Japanese stock market is notably lower on Tuesday, with the Nikkei 225 falling below the 39,600 level, despite the broadly positive cues from Wall Street overnight, with losses in index heavyweights and technology stocks as investors braced for a BOJ policy shift when...
At 11:30 pm ET in the early Asian session on Tuesday, the Reserve Bank of Australia will announce its decision on interest rates in the monetary policy meeting. The RBA is widely expected to keep its benchmark lending rate unchanged at 4.35 percent. Ahead of the RBA rate decision, the Australian dollar rose against its...
German stocks traded slightly higher on Tuesday as investors looked ahead to key Fed and Bank of England policy meetings this week for directional cues. Earlier in the day, the Bank of Japan hiked its main interest rate for the first time in 17 years after assessing the virtuous cycle between wages and prices. Elsewhere,...
French stocks were little changed on Tuesday as investors awaited the Fed and BOE policy meetings due this week for directional cues. A two-day policy meeting of the U.S. Federal Reserve gets underway later today, with investors looking for clear signals on rate cuts in the face of sticky inflation. The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC)...
U.K. stocks were subdued on Tuesday ahead of updated inflation figures due on Wednesday, PMIs and the Bank of England decision on Thursday and Friday\'s retail sales report. The benchmark FTSE 100 was marginally lower at 7,717 after ending flat with a negative bias in the previous session. Trustpilot Group, an online platform that connects...
The top Argentinian financial regulator says it plans to “supervise” the Latin American nation’s crypto service providers. The National Securities Commission (CNV) said on March 18 that it would “proceed” to police the nation’s trading platforms. It will also create a national registry of crypto platforms, which will likely need to apply for operating licenses....
European stocks were little changed in cautious trade on Tuesday as investors awaited the Fed and Bank of England policy meetings this week for directional cues. The euro was under mild pressure ahead of Germany\'s ZEW economic confidence survey results due later in the day. The economic confidence index is forecast to rise to 20.6...
In a recent series of transactions, Phillips 66 (NYSE:PSX) Vice President and Controller, Joseph Scott Pruitt, engaged in significant trading activity involving the company\'s shares. According to the latest filings, Pruitt sold a total of $2,064,393 worth of common stock, with prices ranging from $157.23 to $157.465 per share. The transactions, which took place on...