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Indian Equities Rally Led by Auto, Banking and IT; Nifty Climbs 1.11%

Indian Equities Rally Led by Auto, Banking and IT; Nifty Climbs 1.11%

Indian stock indices closed higher, with the Nifty 50 rising 1.11% and the BSE Sensex 30 up 1.26%. Gains were concentrated in Auto, Banking and IT names, with UltraTech Cement, Grasim Industries and Mahindra & Mahindra among the top advancers. Market breadth remained negative and Wipro hit a 52-week low. Volatility eased marginally as the India VIX…

Shell Sees Global LNG Demand Rising Up to 85% by 2050

Shell Sees Global LNG Demand Rising Up to 85% by 2050

Shell said Monday that liquefied natural gas demand worldwide is forecast to grow from 422 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) in 2025 to a range between 610 Mtpa and 780 Mtpa by 2050. The company said this represents an increase of approximately 45% to 85% over the period, that Asia will drive most growth to 2040, and that additional supply investment…

CAB Payments Shares Rally After StoneX Submits 95p All-Cash Proposal

CAB Payments Shares Rally After StoneX Submits 95p All-Cash Proposal

CAB Payments Holdings PLC shares climbed 12.9% following an approach by StoneX Group, which has lodged an all-cash proposal of 95 pence per share with CAB Payments' board. The offer carries a premium to both the undisturbed share price on January 30 and a recent firm proposal from the Helios Consortium. StoneX described the potential deal as comple…

DSW Capital Shares Fall After Iran Conflict Hampers UK M&A Activity

DSW Capital Shares Fall After Iran Conflict Hampers UK M&A Activity

DSW Capital PLC reported a sharp drop in its share price after a trading update said the outbreak of war with Iran has severely disrupted M&A activity in the UK. The company trimmed its full-year forecasts while highlighting growth at its DR Solicitors arm and maintaining a modest cash position ahead of a full trading update in May 2026.

Goldman Revises European Targets and Sector Calls as Energy Costs Rise

Goldman Revises European Targets and Sector Calls as Energy Costs Rise

Goldman Sachs updated its European equity targets and rotated sector preferences after raising oil and gas price forecasts and trimming its U.S. growth outlook. The bank lifted commodities forecasts, lowered near-term GDP projections for 2026, delayed the expected timing of Federal Reserve rate cuts, and rebalanced European sector weightings toward…

Jakarta Stocks Slide Nearly 2% as Infrastructure, Financials and Agriculture Weigh on Index

Jakarta Stocks Slide Nearly 2% as Infrastructure, Financials and Agriculture Weigh on Index

Indonesia's benchmark IDX Composite fell 1.93% at Monday's close, touching a six-month low as losses in Infrastructure, Financials and Agriculture dragged the market lower. Market breadth favored decliners by a wide margin, while a handful of small-cap names posted double-digit gains and losses. Oil and Brent futures rallied and the rupiah weakened…

European equities inch up as oil tops $100 amid third week of Iran conflict

European equities inch up as oil tops $100 amid third week of Iran conflict

European shares opened slightly higher on Monday as the conflict involving Iran entered its third week and oil shot above the $100-per-barrel threshold. Benchmark regional indices posted modest gains while Brent and U.S. crude climbed sharply amid continuing disruption in the Strait of Hormuz. Policymakers, including the European Central Bank, face…

Taiwan market closes lower as transport and biotech sectors weigh on index

Taiwan market closes lower as transport and biotech sectors weigh on index

Taiwan's benchmark fell at the close Monday, dragged down by losses in the Transport and Biotech & Medical Care sectors. The Taiwan Weighted index ended the session down 0.54%, while a handful of individual stocks posted double-digit moves in both directions. Commodity and currency markets showed modest movement, with crude and Brent oil higher and…

Akeso's AK150 Enters Clinical Trials, Shares Tick Higher

Akeso's AK150 Enters Clinical Trials, Shares Tick Higher

Akeso announced IND clearance from China’s National Medical Products Administration for AK150, a trispecific antibody designed to target ILT2, ILT4, and CSF1R concurrently. The clearance allows clinical testing in patients with advanced solid tumors and prompted a roughly 6% rise in the company's Hong Kong-listed shares to HK$117 as of 05:29 GMT.