Yen Rallies Against Dollar, Outstripping Most of Its G-10 Peers

The yen outperformed most of its peers in the Group of 10 Monday, rallying against the dollar in jittery trading ahead of key central bank events later in the week. Japan’s currency climbed as much as 1.7% versus the greenback to 145.19, before trimming the advance to about 0.8% during New York trading. The rally … Read more

Japan stock market: Why Yen carry-trades are in focus| Explained

Japan stock market: Why Yen carry-trades are in focus| Explained

Japan’s Yen surged 2% as it witnessed its highest level against the dollar since January, and China’s yuan jumped by 0.7%, on Monday, damaging carry trade rates. The Mexican peso, on the other hand, slumped 5 per cent against the dollar in Asian trading, moving for a loss on the consecutive third day. Such a … Read more

Week Ahead: Q1 Results, US Fed Policy, global cues among key stock market triggers as Nifty eyes 25,100 this week

Week Ahead: Q1 Results, US Fed Policy, global cues among key stock market triggers as Nifty eyes 25,100 this week

The Indian equity market is experiencing a robust bull run, climbing steadily despite several challenges. Domestic equity benchmarks Sensex and Nifty 50 recovered from post-budget losses and added 0.9 per cent and 1.24 per cent, respectively, for the week, posting the eighth week of gains — registering their best weekly winning streak in the last … Read more

Yen tumbles as markets on alert for Japan action; dollar falls after data

NEW YORK (Reuters) -The yen dropped to multi-year lows against the U.S. dollar and euro on Tuesday, keeping investors on heightened Japanese intervention watch ahead of this week’s Bank of Japan policy meeting. The euro reached 165.71 yen, its highest since 2008, after data showed business activity in the euro zone expanded at its fastest … Read more

Week Ahead: Q4 Results, Iran-Israel conflict, global cues among key market triggers this week

Week Ahead: Q4 Results, Iran-Israel conflict, global cues among key market triggers this week

Domestic markets edged lower amid excessive volatility and lost over one and a half per cent, tracking feeble global cues. The tone was negative from the beginning, which further deteriorated with a decline in world indices however rebound on Friday trimmed some losses.  Benchmark indices Nifty 50 and Sensex, settled at 22,147 and 73,088.33 levels … Read more