South Korean shares surged to a record high, driven by a tech-led rebound on Wall Street. The benchmark KOSPI closed up 3.09%, with major tech and auto companies seeing significant gains. Meanwhile, the won weakened against the dollar, and benchmark bond yields rose.Read More

Mutual funds sustained strong buying momentum in January 2026, investing over Rs 42,000 crore in equities. ETMarkets analysis shows 31 stocks were added across multiple schemes, with 11 delivering 50–100% returns over one year, including a multibagger, highlighting continued institutional conviction in select banking and financial stocks.Read More

Australian shares reached an all-time peak on Thursday. Strong company earnings fueled widespread gains. Banks and miners led the advance. The S&P/ASX 200 index climbed significantly. Investors are watching upcoming earnings reports. Unemployment data also influenced market sentiment. Copper prices boosted mining stocks. Some individual companies experienced sharp movements.Read More

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) shares surged after announcing a strategic partnership with OpenAI to build AI infrastructure in India and offer joint market solutions. This collaboration aims to boost productivity, enhance software engineering, and position India as a global AI hub by developing AI-ready, green-energy-powered data centers.Read More

India Inc.’s third-quarter earnings show a steady performance with easing operating pressures, suggesting improving earnings visibility. While domestic consumption remains a preferred theme, caution persists regarding AI cycle uncertainty and valuation dispersion. Infrastructure and IT sectors await clearer order flows and disruption timelines.Read More

Indian markets slumped on Thursday as Nifty and Sensex reversed early gains, dragged down by heavy selling across banking, metal, auto and FMCG stocks. Investor wealth fell by ₹2.73 lakh crore. A hawkish US Fed outlook and a sharp rise in crude prices further pressured sentiment, triggering broad-based declines.Read More

Indonesia’s recent bond auction saw softer demand, attributed to Lunar New Year holidays, despite market jitters from MSCI’s downgrade warning and Moody’s outlook cut. While foreign sentiment for rupiah bonds remains stable, concerns over policy predictability and central bank independence persist, impacting the currency. Authorities raised more than targeted, but bid-to-cover ratios dipped.Read More

Godfrey Phillips India shares are surging. Companies are raising cigarette prices to cover higher costs, in light of the new tobacco tax regime. The price hikes aim to reduce expected profit declines. Marlboro Compact prices have increased. ITC is also expected to raise prices. Retailers are selling existing stock at higher rates.Read More

Foreign institutional investors are rapidly exiting Indian IT stocks, pulling out nearly Rs 11,000 crore in early February and over Rs 74,000 crore so far in 2025, amid fears that advanced AI tools from firms like Anthropic and Palantir Technologies could disrupt traditional software services models.Read More

Foreign investors more than doubled their purchases of US equities in 2025, defying market volatility triggered by President Donald Trump’s tariffs. Net buying surged 134% to $720.1 billion from $307.5 billion in 2024, according to US Treasury Department data. The strong inflows highlight sustained global appetite for American stocks despite trade tensions and uncertain corporate...Read More