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The SGX Nifty indicated a positive opening for the domestic market as it was trading 63.00 points or 0.43 percent higher at 14,707.00.

Health insurer UnitedHealth Group Inc beat quarterly profit estimates for the fourth quarter on Wednesday, helped partly by lowerthanexpected medical costs due to fewer elective surgeries as hospitals made room for COVID19 patients.

Global equity benchmarks and oil prices rose while U.S. Treasury bonds dipped Wednesday as investors weighed the likelihood of further U.S. stimulus under the incoming Biden administration against worsening coronavirus outbreaks in China and the United St...

Oil prices rose on Wednesday, adding to solid gains overnight, on expectations the incoming U.S. administration will go ahead with massive stimulus spending that would boost fuel demand and draw down crude stocks.

Chinas highestprofile entrepreneur, ecommerce billionaire Jack Ma, appeared Wednesday in a video posted online, ending a 2 1/2month disappearance from public view that prompted speculation about his status and his business empires future.

In a similar tandem, the broader NSE Nifty advanced by 52.25 points or 0.36 per cent to 14,573.40 with 26 of its constituents trading in the green territory. Analysts said Indian stocks took cues from global equities which rose to record highs after US Tr...

FedEx plans to cut up to 6,300 jobs in Europe as it completes the process of folding a Dutch company it bought into its own delivery operation.

Goldman Sachs said its profits more than doubled from a year earlier thanks to a surge in both trading and advising revenue.

The European Union's executive has warned this month that national plans so far for spending a record 1.8 trillion euros from the bloc's joint coffers to revive economies mauled by the COVID19 pandemic were too poor to fly, sources told Reuters.

Logitech International on Tuesday raised its annual forecasts and reported a nearly threefold jump in quarterly adjusted operating income, benefiting from a pandemicdriven boost in demand for workfromhome products and gaming accessories.

Oil prices fell on Monday as a stronger dollar, fears over soaring COVID19 cases around the world and the slow pace of vaccination against the virus outweighed a betterthanexpected quarterly rebound for China's economy.

In a highly volatile opening session, the 30share BSE index was trading 203.52 points or 0.42 per cent lower at 48,831.15.

Janet Yellen, Presidentelect Joe Biden's pick to take over the U.S. Treasury, is expected to affirm the United States' commitment to marketset currency rates when she testifies on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, the Wall Street Journal reported.

The market indices on Monday (January 18) might open with lower points as the SGX Nifty indicated a negative opening for the domestic market by trading 56.00 points or 0.39 percent lower at 14,403.00.

Some brokerage houses offer lifetime free demat and trading accounts, an interface where one can purchase and sell shares on stock exchanges like BSE and NSE.

Malaysia is taking legal action at the global trade watchdog against the European Union and member states France and Lithuania for restricting palm oilbased biofuels, the government said.