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UK Shares Advance as Earnings Take Centre Stage; Tariff Developments in Focus

UK Shares Advance as Earnings Take Centre Stage; Tariff Developments in Focus

British stocks climbed on Tuesday as investors assessed corporate earnings reports, with markets also responding positively to the U.S. administration's proposed exemptions on automotive tariffs. As of 1027 GMT, the blue-chip FTSE 100 index was up 0.25%, on pace to mark its twelfth ...


April 29, 2025
European Shares Edge Higher as Earnings Roll In, Tariff Watch Continues
European Shares Edge Higher as Earnings Roll In, Tariff Watch Continues

European shares nudged higher on Tuesday as investors assessed a spate of corporate earnings, monitored potential tariff moves and awaited key...

INR Hit by Geopolitical Jitters, Volatility Jumps to 2-Y Peak
INR Hit by Geopolitical Jitters, Volatility Jumps to 2-Y Peak

The Indian rupee swung sharply before ending lower on Tuesday as the possibility of rising tensions between India and Pakistan remained front and...

Sterling Close to 38-Month High Versus Dollar
Sterling Close to 38-Month High Versus Dollar

Sterling edged lower versus the dollar but was close to its highest level in over three years as markets await U.S. economic data for direction...

Gold Prices Drop as Tariff Concerns Ease; US Data in Focus
Gold Prices Drop as Tariff Concerns Ease; US Data in Focus

Gold prices dropped on Tuesday as softening trade tensions between the U.S. and its trading partners dulled the metal's safe-haven appeal,...

Indian Stocks Gain on Foreign Investor Influx, Hopes of US Trade Deal
Indian Stocks Gain on Foreign Investor Influx, Hopes of US Trade Deal

India's benchmark indexes rose on Tuesday, supported by the chance of a trade deal with the U.S. and as foreign portfolio investors (FPIs)...

April 28, 2025
EEX Bourse Saw 16% Revenue Growth in 2024, Power Volumes Grew
EEX Bourse Saw 16% Revenue Growth in 2024, Power Volumes Grew

The European Energy Exchange's (EEX) revenue rose 16% last year, mainly driven by higher electricity trading volumes in its European, North...

Healthcare and Consumer Gains Propel UK Shares Higher
Healthcare and Consumer Gains Propel UK Shares Higher

British stocks climbed on Monday, with heavyweight healthcare and consumer companies leading gains, putting the blue-chip FTSE 100 index on track...

Buoyant Equities Help Boost Rupee, Technical Resistance Limits Gains
Buoyant Equities Help Boost Rupee, Technical Resistance Limits Gains

The Indian rupee logged its best day in more than two weeks on Monday, aided by likely portfolio inflows into local equities while a key technical...

Pound Moves Towards Strongest Monthly Gain since Late 2023
Pound Moves Towards Strongest Monthly Gain since Late 2023

The pounded traded steadily on Monday, heading for its strongest monthly performance against the dollar since late 2023, reflecting how much...

Gold Slips more than 1% as Trade Tensions Subside, USD Firms
Gold Slips more than 1% as Trade Tensions Subside, USD Firms

Gold prices fell more than 1% on Monday, as the dollar held firm and hopes for de-escalation in U.S.-China trade tensions dented appetite for...

European Shares Rise as Investors Eye Tariff Clarity, Data
European Shares Rise as Investors Eye Tariff Clarity, Data

European shares rose on Monday, building on two consecutive weekly gains, as investors looked ahead to potential tariff developments and a busy...

Major Gulf Markets Gain as Investors await Earnings
Major Gulf Markets Gain as Investors await Earnings

Major stock markets in the Gulf rose in early trading on Monday as investors awaited corporate earnings announcements, although uncertainty over...

Euro Zone Yields Edge Up as Traders await Economic Data
Euro Zone Yields Edge Up as Traders await Economic Data

Euro zone government bonds edged higher on Monday, as the unusual absence of U.S. tariff-related headlines left investors waiting for...

Dollar Catches Breath ahead of Data Deluge
Dollar Catches Breath ahead of Data Deluge

The dollar made a steady start on Monday as investors waited warily on news of U.S. trade policy and braced for a week packed with economic data...

April 25, 2025
South African Rand Firms as Investors Seek Clarity on Budget
South African Rand Firms as Investors Seek Clarity on Budget

South Africa's rand firmed on Friday as investors awaited clarity amid a dispute over the national budget that has rattled domestic...

Gold Down 2% as US-China Trade Tensions Ease, Dollar Rises
Gold Down 2% as US-China Trade Tensions Ease, Dollar Rises

Gold prices fell 2% on Friday and were en route for a weekly dip as the dollar rose and signs of easing U.S.-China trade tensions after a report...

UK Shares Rise, US-China Trade Tensions Show Signs of Easing
UK Shares Rise, US-China Trade Tensions Show Signs of Easing

British stocks rose on Friday as markets responded positively to signals of easing tensions in the U.S.-China trade dispute, while...

Pound Finds some Footing on Retail Sales amid Dollar Rebound
Pound Finds some Footing on Retail Sales amid Dollar Rebound

British retail sales data that exceeded expectations offered some support to sterling on Friday though not enough to keep it in positive territory...

Indian Benchmarks Trim Weekly Gains as Kashmir Attack Fuels Geopolitical Concerns
Indian Benchmarks Trim Weekly Gains as Kashmir Attack Fuels Geopolitical Concerns

India's benchmark indexes declined on Friday, limiting their weekly gains, weighed by broad-based sectoral losses and investor anxiety over...

European Shares Rise on Signs of Easing US-China Trade Tensions
European Shares Rise on Signs of Easing US-China Trade Tensions

European shares ticked higher on Friday as investors assessed a potential de-escalation in the U.S.-China trade war, while some upbeat quarterly...

Dollar Climbs at End of Wild Week on Signs of Easing in US-China Trade Tensions
Dollar Climbs at End of Wild Week on Signs of Easing in US-China Trade Tensions

The dollar headed for its first weekly gain since mid-March on Friday, after China granted some exemptions to U.S. imports, raising...

Rupee Drops; Attempt to Move Past 85/USD Blocked by Kashmir Attack Jitters
Rupee Drops; Attempt to Move Past 85/USD Blocked by Kashmir Attack Jitters

The Indian rupee yet again failed to move past the psychological 85 mark on Friday after a sell-off in local equities and bonds amid investors...

April 24, 2025
Dollar Rally Unravels as Investors Shrug Off Trump U-turns
Dollar Rally Unravels as Investors Shrug Off Trump U-turns

The dollar staged a broad retreat on Thursday, as investor gloom over the lack of any real progress towards defusing the U.S./China trade war...

British Stocks Dip on Tariff Worries, Mixed Earnings
British Stocks Dip on Tariff Worries, Mixed Earnings

British stocks dipped on Thursday as investors grappled with the Trump administration's shifting trade policies and parsed through quarterly...

Pound Gains Against Wilting Dollar, Gloom over Trade Returns
Pound Gains Against Wilting Dollar, Gloom over Trade Returns

The pound rallied against the dollar on Thursday amid growing investor pessimism over the lack of any real progress in de-escalating the trade war...

INR Gains on Exporters' USD Sales, Holds on to Key Support Level
INR Gains on Exporters' USD Sales, Holds on to Key Support Level

The Indian rupee ended higher on Thursday as speculators failed to take the unit below a well-recognised support level, with dollar sales by...

USD has Further to Fall, says Goldman Sachs Chief Economist
USD has Further to Fall, says Goldman Sachs Chief Economist

The dollar, battered and bruised by U.S. tariff uncertainty and recession fears, has much further to fall, Goldman Sachs chief economist Jan...

Gold Rises on Dip-Buying, Focus on US-China Trade Updates
Gold Rises on Dip-Buying, Focus on US-China Trade Updates

Gold prices rebounded on Thursday as investors bought bullion following a sharp decline in the previous session, while focus still remained on...

Europe Shares Dip, Investors Weigh Mixed Corporate Earnings
Europe Shares Dip, Investors Weigh Mixed Corporate Earnings

European stocks dipped on Thursday as investors digested mixed corporate results, while investors remained wary amid a changing U.S. tone around...

India's Forex, Interest Rate Traders Turn Cautious after Kashmir Attack
India's Forex, Interest Rate Traders Turn Cautious after Kashmir Attack

India's foreign exchange and interest rate traders have turned cautious on fears of a possible escalation in tensions between New Delhi and...

Japanese Investors Turned net Buyers of Overseas Bonds Last Week
Japanese Investors Turned net Buyers of Overseas Bonds Last Week

Japanese investors were net buyers of overseas bonds in the week through April 19, as U.S. bond markets recovered somewhat after a heavy selloff...

April 23, 2025
Dollar Rebounds as White House Seeks to Ease Tensions over Fed, China Trade
Dollar Rebounds as White House Seeks to Ease Tensions over Fed, China Trade

The U.S. dollar staged a tentative rebound against its major peers on Wednesday on hopes of de-escalating trade tensions and as President Donald...

Gold Slips as Trump Backs Off Threats to Fire Fed Chair and Lifts Tariff Hopes
Gold Slips as Trump Backs Off Threats to Fire Fed Chair and Lifts Tariff Hopes

Gold prices dipped on Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump hinted at lower tariffs for China and backed away from threats to fire Federal...

UK Stocks Rise after Trump Backtracks on Remarks over Fed
UK Stocks Rise after Trump Backtracks on Remarks over Fed

UK shares climbed on Wednesday, led by the gains in chemical companies and metal mining firms, while markets also found relief in U.S. President...

Sterling Shrugs Off Weaker UK Business Activity
Sterling Shrugs Off Weaker UK Business Activity

Sterling recovered from early losses against the dollar on Wednesday, brushing off data showing UK business activity weakened by the most in more...

INR Logs Worst Day in 2 wks on USD Strength, Position Unwinding
INR Logs Worst Day in 2 wks on USD Strength, Position Unwinding

The Indian rupee logged its steepest fall in two weeks, pressured by a recovery in the U.S. dollar index and as traders unwound long positions on...

Expert Technical & Fundamental Insights – 23.04.2025
Expert Technical & Fundamental Insights – 23.04.2025

EURUSD traded weaker today & fell to $1.1379 after USD index slightly recovered. Strength of EUR by more than 5% vs USD in a month was mainly...

April 22, 2025
UK's FTSE 100 Outperforms Global Peers on BoE's Greene Comments
UK's FTSE 100 Outperforms Global Peers on BoE's Greene Comments

Britain's FTSE 100 edged higher on Tuesday, outperforming global peers, after a Bank of England policymaker's remarks on U.S. tariffs...

USD Close to Multi-Year Lows vs EUR, CHF, Trump Attacks Fed
USD Close to Multi-Year Lows vs EUR, CHF, Trump Attacks Fed

The dollar dropped against the yen and hovered around multi-year lows versus the euro and the Swiss franc on Tuesday as President Donald...

Gold Touches $3,500/oz amid Trump's Attacks on Powell
Gold Touches $3,500/oz amid Trump's Attacks on Powell

Gold prices briefly broke above $3,500 per ounce to an all-time high on Tuesday, after U.S. President Donald Trump criticised Federal Reserve Chair...

GBP Hits 7-mth High, USD Drops on Concerns over Fed's Independence
GBP Hits 7-mth High, USD Drops on Concerns over Fed's Independence

Sterling hit a fresh 7-month high against the dollar on Tuesday as the greenback weakened amid concerns over the Federal Reserve's independence...

Expert Technical & Fundamental Insights – 21.04.2025
Expert Technical & Fundamental Insights – 21.04.2025

EURUSD Four consecutive weeks of the strong performance that sent EURUSD to the highest level since November 2021, trading higher today at $1.1540....


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