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Indian equity markets ended the session lower on Friday, with the Nifty 50 falling 0.60% and the BSE Sensex 30 slipping 0.66%. Losses were concentrated in Public Sector Undertakings, Banking and Oil & Gas names. Market breadth favored decliners on both the NSE and BSE. A handful of large-caps including Titan Company, Apollo Hospitals and Asian Pain…
Sony and Nintendo warned that a sharp rise in memory chip prices, driven by artificial intelligence data-centre demand, is eating into margins and forcing hardware price increases. Memory costs doubled in the first quarter and are forecast to climb up to 63% this quarter, prompting both firms to raise console prices and adjust sales and profitabili…
Barclays downgraded Deutsche Lufthansa AG to underweight from equal weight and reduced its price target to €7.50, saying the airline's first-quarter commentary was overly optimistic. The bank flagged fading revenue tailwinds from passenger rerouting away from Gulf hubs, the risk of rising fuel costs, and ongoing labour disputes as reasons for steep…
Bank of America argues the materials sector - now only about 2% of the S&P 500 by market capitalization and near its smallest share in three decades - is positioned to benefit from a set of simultaneous macro and structural forces. BofA strategist Michael Hartnett identifies AI-related capital expenditures, rising defense budgets, a persistent U.S.…
KBC Securities upgraded health technology firm Philips (AS:PHG) from accumulate to buy following a solid first-quarter performance and the company's decision to reaffirm its full-year guidance. The broker noted that, despite expecting a weaker second quarter, Philips appears better placed than some rivals to withstand cost pressures and headwinds f…
Uncertainty over whether U.S. solar panel factories with ties to Chinese companies qualify for newly restricted federal clean-energy subsidies has led major installers, banks and insurers to stop doing business with at least six recent domestic plants. The pullback, driven by provisions in a Trump-backed law passed in 2025 and the lack of full guid…
U.S. buyers have shifted toward hybrid vehicles in the two months since the Iran conflict began, with hybrid sales rising 37% versus a 15% increase in the overall market. Fully electric vehicle sales grew only 11% in the same period and remain below levels from a year earlier after the federal $7,500 tax credit expired. Dealers report rising consum…
Baidu-backed chip designer Kunlunxin has begun IPO counseling for listings on Hong Kong's exchange and the Shanghai STAR Market, with Morgan Stanley saying the Hong Kong H-share listing is the primary objective and targeting late Q2 to early Q3. Baidu holds a 57.67% stake, and the company is expected to stay a consolidated Baidu subsidiary at the t…
Taiwan's equity market extended a powerful AI-fueled upswing in April, lifting the TWSE Index 22.7% month-over-month to 38,926.63 and 34.4% year-to-date. Trading was heavily concentrated in technology names, which accounted for 79% of turnover and 82% of market capitalization, while margin borrowing hit a record NT$641 billion. Strong AI-related ex…
Southeastern Asset Management, which owns roughly 4% of Mattel, urged CEO Ynon Kreiz to explore strategic alternatives including taking the company private or pursuing a sale to Hasbro, pointing to weak demand for traditional toys and the value of Mattel's intellectual property. The investor also suggested large media companies could better value M…
Shares of companies tied to Hyundai Motor Group jumped sharply on Friday after a local report suggested a possible June decision on a Boston Dynamics initial public offering. The report, combined with announced robotics expansion from Samsung Electronics, lifted the wider Korean robotics theme and produced notable gains for Hyundai Motor, Kia, Mobi…
Intertek Group PLC's board unanimously rejected EQT's revised cash bid of £58.00 per share, saying it materially undervalues the company and carries execution risk. The stock fell after the announcement as Intertek presses ahead with a strategic review that could separate its Energy & Infrastructure unit from Testing & Assurance, with a sales-led p…
Zara's UK subsidiary ITX has filed a defence in the UK High Court denying it infringed The Estée Lauder Companies' trademark rights in relation to the use of the name 'Jo Malone' on product descriptions and packaging. ITX says its current product wording adheres to guidance previously provided by Estee Lauder's lawyers in 2020 and raises the broade…
South Korea's Oceans Ministry has dispatched investigators to examine an explosion and subsequent fire aboard the Korean-operated container ship HMM Namu after it was towed to Dubai. Authorities have not ruled out either an external attack or an internal malfunction and are prioritizing fact-finding amid diplomatic denials and U.S. calls for coordi…
Sony Semiconductor Solutions and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) announced plans to establish a new joint venture in Japan to develop and manufacture next-generation image sensors. The planned entity, to be majority-owned by Sony, will combine Sony's sensor design capabilities with TSMC's process and manufacturing expertise and locate …
European equities fell broadly after a new exchange of strikes between U.S. and Iranian forces cast doubt on a month-long ceasefire. The escalation sent oil prices higher and prompted risk-off flows across regional indexes, while aviation-related firms warned of profit and capacity pressures and some consumer-facing stocks bucked the trend.
Goldman Sachs' global credit trading desk says investment-grade issuance in both U.S. dollar and euro markets has reached or exceeded prior record levels year-to-date, with part of the surge linked to accelerated financing for artificial intelligence projects. The bank reports divergent patterns in high-yield markets, larger average deal sizes in d…
Indonesia's main gauge, the IDX Composite, fell 2.21% at Friday's close in Jakarta as losses in Financials, Infrastructure and Agriculture pushed the market lower. While a handful of small-cap stocks recorded strong single-session gains, a larger number of listings declined. Commodity and currency moves showed mixed directions, with US dollar stren…
Morgan Stanley says domestic Indian steel prices have eased in recent weeks but expects support from government safeguards, import-driven inventory restocking and higher input-cost spreads. The bank highlights mixed moves across hot-rolled coil, rebar, iron ore and coking coal, and sees steel equities positioned to benefit near term as domestic pri…
Bank of America has flagged renewed fiscal pressures in Germany and the United Kingdom as energy price corrections reduce immediate inflationary focus. The firm warns that Germany’s 2027 budget will be tested as regular budgetary processes resume, while political developments in the UK could raise borrowing risks. Central bank positioning in the No…
SoftBank Group has scaled back its target for a margin loan collateralized by its stake in OpenAI, with the proposed size falling to about $6 billion from an originally discussed $10 billion. Bankers and the conglomerate have circulated the reduced figure to potential lenders as negotiations continue. The slowdown reflects creditor unease about val…
Barclays' review of the ongoing first-quarter reporting season shows blended EPS growth running at about 27% in the United States and 7% in Europe, marking the strongest comparable readings in over four and three years respectively. Among companies that have reported results, EPS is tracking roughly 16% in the US and 4% in Europe. Barclays notes se…
Early results from local elections in England, Scotland and Wales revealed substantial losses for the ruling Labour Party, with the populist Reform UK party registering significant seat gains in English councils. The returns highlight intensified voter frustration two years after Labour's nationwide victory and raise questions about the party's tra…
RBC Capital Markets increased its 12-month S&P 500 target to 7,900 from 7,750, a rise equivalent to about 7.7% above Thursday's close. The firm anchored the new target to a valuation and EPS framework designed to capture a 'two-speed' earnings environment: robust results from AI-linked companies versus pressure elsewhere resulting from the Middle E…
British equities retreated on Friday as fresh military confrontations between US and Iranian forces in the Strait of Hormuz unnerved investors. London’s blue-chip FTSE 100 led declines, while energy-related costs and supply disruptions added pressure on airlines. Separately, corporate activity and economic datapoints underscored mixed signals for U…
