File photo (photo credit: AP) Asian stock markets fell largely on Monday, led by sharp losses in Japan after the yen strengthened against the US dollar, hurting exporters’ shares. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 fell 1.8% to 52,870.15, pressured by heavy selling at major exporters such as Toyota Motor Corp., whose shares fell 4%.Markets across the […]
Indian government bonds stabilized early on Tuesday, pausing after a sharp sell-off in earlier sessions following the central bank’s decision to exclude the most liquid benchmark paper from this week’s bond purchases. The benchmark 10-year yield stood at 6.5668%, at 10:30 am IST. The price ended Monday at 6.5697%, an increase of more than five […]
Bitcoin was on Friday on track for a monthly loss in October for the first time since 2018, snapping a seven-year streak of gains that had given the month a lucky reputation among cryptocurrency traders. Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency, is set to plunge nearly 5% this month as the digital asset has struggled in […]