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EMERGING MARKETS-Asian currencies at multi-week highs on Trump's China comments
Ringgit at more than 6-week highSingapore dollar up 0.5% after c.bank loosens policyDollar eyes worst week since late NovemberBy Sherin Sunny and Sameer Manekar Jan 24 (Reuters) - Currencies in emerging Asian markets jumped on Friday, with the ringgit and rupiah touching multi-week highs, aft...Reuters
Jan 24, 2025
BUZZ-India's Dr Reddy's Laboratories falls with key drug "nearing the cliff"
** Shares of Dr. Reddy's Laboratories REDY.NS down 4.5% at 1,232 rupees, top loser on benchmark Nifty 50 .NSEI** Co misses Q3 FY25 profit misses estimates and warns of drop in key product Lenalidomide's sales in H2 of FY26** Lenalidomide is a generic of Bristol-Myers's cancer drug Revlim...Reuters
Jan 24, 2025
UK Stocks-Factors to watch on Jan. 24
Jan 24 - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening up on Friday, with futures FFIc1 up 0.06%* ANGLO AMERICAN: Top diamond producer Botswana's new President Duma Boko said on Thursday that he hoped to clinch a long-delayed sales pact with industry giant De Beers as early as Friday but un...Reuters
Jan 24, 2025
Turkey - Factors To Watch on Jan 24
ANKARA, Jan 24 (Reuters) - Here are news, reports and events that may affect Turkish financial markets on Friday.The lira TRYTOM=D3 traded at 35.7000 against the U.S. dollar at 0350 GMT, after closing at 35.6625 on Thursday.The main BIST 100 share index .XU100 closed 0.07% higher at 10,112.76 points...Reuters
Jan 24, 2025
Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Transcript
Image source: The Motley Fool.Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ: ISRG)Q4 2024 Earnings CallJan 23, 2025, 4:30 p.m. ETContents: Prepared Remarks Questions and Answers Call Participants Prepared Remarks: OperatorGood day, and thank you for standing by. Welcome to the Q4 2024 Intuitive earnings conference ...The Motley Fool
Jan 24, 2025
SNAPSHOT-India stocks, rupee, swaps, call at 10:00 a.m. IST
.MUMBAI, Jan 24 (Reuters) - STOCKS:The benchmark BSE Sensex .BSESN was down 0.25% to 76,328, while the broader NSE Nifty 50 .NSEI declined 0.33% to 23,129, tracking Asian peers after U.S. President Donald Trump said he would push for lower interest rates, while worries over moderation in domestic ea...Reuters
Jan 24, 2025
SNAPSHOT-India stocks, rupee, swaps, call at 10:00 a.m. IST
MUMBAI, Jan 24 (Reuters) - STOCKS:The benchmark BSE Sensex .BSESN was down 0.25% to 76,328, while the broader NSE Nifty 50 .NSEI declined 0.33% to 23,129, tracking Asian peers after U.S. President Donald Trump said he would push for lower interest rates, while worries over moderation in domestic ear...Reuters
Jan 24, 2025
China, HK stocks rise after Trump says conversation with Xi "friendly"
SHANGHAI, Jan 24 (Reuters) - China and Hong Kong stocks rose on Friday, buoyed by U.S. President Donald Trump's comments that his recent conversation with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping was "friendly", and that he could reach a trade deal with China. ** The markets were also aided by str...Reuters
Jan 24, 2025
Yen gains, bond yields rise after BOJ hikes rates
Updates with broad Japanese market reaction to BOJ rate hikeBy Kevin Buckland TOKYO, Jan 24 (Reuters) - The yen strengthened and Japanese government bond yields rose to fresh multi-year highs on Friday after the Bank of Japan hiked interest rates as expected and raised its inflation forec...Reuters
Jan 24, 2025
GLOBAL MARKETS-Asia shares buoyed by Trump's China comments; BOJ hikes
Updates after BOJ rate hikeDollar set for worst weekly loss in two months Chinese stocks get a boost from Trump comments Yen volatile after expected rate hike from BOJ By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE, Jan 24 (Reuters) - Global shares rose on Friday buoyed by the prospect of lower U.S. interest rates ...Reuters
Jan 24, 2025
FIRST BANK (Hamilton) reports results for the quarter ended December 31 - Earnings Summary
FIRST BANK (Hamilton) FRBA.OQ reported quarterly adjusted earnings of 41 cents per share for the quarter ended December 31, lower than the same quarter last year, when the company reported EPS of 49 cents. The mean expectation of three analysts for the quarter was for earnings of 39 cents per sha...Reuters
Jan 24, 2025
BREAKINGVIEWS-Japan rates’ fate rests on Trump-Ishiba bromance
The author is a Reuters Breakingviews columnist. The opinions expressed are his own.By Hudson Lockett HONG KONG, Jan 24 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Another 0.25 percentage-point hike to Japanese rates has come and gone without markets batting an eye. That is surely the point of the central bank’s ...Reuters
Jan 24, 2025
Japan's Nikkei futures hold gains after BOJ raises rates
TOKYO, Jan 24 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average futures held gains from the morning on Friday after the Bank of Japan raised interest rates.Futures JNIc1 were last up 1% as of 0323 GMT. Japan's central bank hiked the benchmark lending rate by a quarter point to 0.5%, as had been widel...Reuters
Jan 24, 2025
GLOBAL MARKETS-Asia shares buoyed by Trump's China comments, yen awaits BOJ
Adds China comments from Trump, updates pricesDollar set for worst weekly loss in two months Chinese stocks get a boost from Trump comments Yen steady ahead of expected rate hike from BOJ By Koh Gui Qing and Ankur Banerjee NEW YORK/SINGAPORE, Jan 24 (Reuters) - Global shares rose on Friday buoyed...Reuters
Jan 24, 2025
Japan's Nikkei tracks Wall Street higher as BOJ decision looms
Updates prices as of midday recessBy Kevin Buckland TOKYO, Jan 24 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average rose on Friday, buoyed by a record close for U.S. stocks overnight, even as an expected interest rate hike by the Bank of Japan loomed later in the day.The Nikkei .N225 added 0.6% to rea...Reuters
Jan 24, 2025
BUZZ-Australia's Clarity Pharmaceuticals surges on FDA fast track status for prostate cancer drug
** Shares of Clarity Pharmaceuticals CU6.AX up ~2% at A$4.135, set for a fourth consecutive session of gain** Radiopharma co says the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted Fast Track Designation for its prostate cancer drug, 64Cu-SAR-bisPSMA** Says the drug has several advantages over curren...Reuters
Jan 24, 2025
GLOBAL MARKETS-Asia shares track Wall St higher, yen awaits BOJ
Changes dateline, updates to Asia openDollar set for worst weekly loss in two months Yen steady ahead of expected rate hike Oil slips after Trump commentsBy Koh Gui Qing and Ankur Banerjee NEW YORK/SINGAPORE, Jan 24 (Reuters) - Global shares rose on Friday buoyed by the prospect of lower U.S. int...Reuters
Jan 24, 2025
INDIA STOCKS-Indian shares set to open higher after Trump roots for lower U.S. rates
Jan 24 (Reuters) - Indian shares are set to open higher on Friday, tracking other Asian peers, after U.S. President Donald Trump said he would push for lower interest rates, while caution prevailed due to moderate domestic earnings and concerns over U.S. tariff plans.The GIFT Nifty futures GIFc1 wer...Reuters
Jan 24, 2025
Boeing warns of bigger-than-expected $4 billion quarterly loss; shares drop
Q4 loss forecast of $5.46 a share nearly triple market expectationsShares fall 3.5% in after-hours trading after announcementBoeing lost nearly $8 billion in first nine months of 2024Recasts, adds details throughoutBy Dan Catchpole, Allison Lampert and David Shepardson SEATTLE, Jan 23 (Reuters) -...Reuters
Jan 24, 2025
Softbank combining brain cells with tech in bizarre ‘next-generation’ AI experiment
Tokyo-based investment giant Softbank wants to combine cells created from humans, which mimic brain cells, with traditional technology in an effort to create next generation artificial intelligence (AI). Research is already underway, and a roadmap for development puts 2050 as the start of...Cryptopolitan
Jan 24, 2025
