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Investors ended the week in positive mood thanks to upbeat earnings reports and bets on more government support in China
Of 132 IPOs and secondary listings on the city's stock exchange since the start of 2021, which raised some $47.6 billion, 111 are currently trading in the red, new data has shown
India's top rice-producing states of Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh have recorded a monsoon rainfall deficit of as much as 45% so far this season
The dollar was unable to recoup losses after it slid 0.68% over night, as investors remained on the sidelines awaiting US jobs data
Trading in the Hong Kong digital bank's stock, which was regularly noted on Reddit's WallStreetBets this week, has seen its market cap pass Goldman Sachs since listing last month
India's trade deficit and global flows to safe-haven US dollars are key reasons why analysts expect the rupee to trade near its historic low to the dollar over the next three months.
Investors were in calmer mood on Thursday after the turbulence caused by Nancy Pelosi’s controversial visit to Taiwan
Hong Kong's benchmark Hang Seng Index climbed by 1.7% in afternoon trading, while the blue-chip CSI300 Index was 0.6% higher
Japanese car giant said its operating profit plunged by 42% in the first quarter, after auto production was hit by Covid lockdowns and the global shortage of computer chips
The Hong Kong company, which provides loans and services to startups, briefly surpassed the value of Facebook-owner Meta
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