(RTTNews) - Asian stock markets are trading mostly higher on Thursday, following the broadly positive cues from Wall Street overnight, as traders now feel that interest rate concerns have been priced into the markets and are indulging in picking up stocks at reduced levels following recent weakness. Meanwhile, the renewed COVID-19 induced curbs in China weighed on market sentiment. Asian Markets c...
(RTTNews) - Asian stock markets are trading mostly higher on Thursday, following the broadly positive cues from Wall Street overnight, as traders now feel that interest rate concerns have been priced into the markets and are indulging in picking up stocks at reduced levels following recent weakness. Meanwhile, the renewed COVID-19 induced curbs in China weighed on market sentiment. Asian Markets closed mostly lower on Wednesday. The release of the US Fed's Beige Book, a compilation of anecdotal evidence on economic conditions in each of the twelve Fed districts, said economic activity in the U.S. has been essentially unchanged since early July. Traders also await remarks by Fed Chair Jerome Powell later today, along with the European Central Bank's monetary policy decision. The Australian stock market is modestly higher on Thursday, recouping some of the losses in the previous two sessions, with the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 staying below the 6,800 level, following the broadly positive cues from Wall Street overnight, with gains across most sectors, led by technology and materials stocks, partially offset by weakness in energy stocks after crude oil prices tumbled. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 Index is gaining 81.70 points or 1.21 percent to 6,811.00, after touching a high of 6,818.10 earlier. The broader All Ordinaries Index is up 88.30 points or 1.27 percent to 7,047.60. Australian stocks ended sharply lower on Wednesday. Among major miners, Mineral Resources is gaining almost 3 percent, OZ Minerals is up almost 2 percent, Rio Tinto is adding more than 1 percent, Fortescue Metals is advancing more than 2 percent and BHP Group is edging up 0.4 percent. Oil stocks are mostly lower. Santos is losing more than 2 percent and Beach energy is declining almost 1 percent, while Origin Energy is edging up 0.5 percent. Woodside Energy is slipping more that 7 percent as it is trading ex-dividend. In the tech space, Afterpay owner Block is gaining 3.5 percent, Xero is adding almost 3...
e-crow/iStock via Getty Images By Kelvin Wong This is a follow-up analysis and an update of our prior report , “ Chart alert: Gold has formed a medium-term blow-off top below $5,600 , ” published on 30 January 2026. The price actions of gold have staged the expected corrective decline last Friday, 30 January 2026, to hit the second intermediate support at US$4,757 as highlighted. The yellow precio...
e-crow/iStock via Getty Images By Kelvin Wong This is a follow-up analysis and an update of our prior report , “ Chart alert: Gold has formed a medium-term blow-off top below $5,600 , ” published on 30 January 2026. The price actions of gold have staged the expected corrective decline last Friday, 30 January 2026, to hit the second intermediate support at US$4,757 as highlighted. The yellow precious metal printed an intraday low at US$4,679 and closed the US session at US$4,895 on Friday, 30 January 2026, recording a daily loss of 9%, its steepest drop since 1983. Order flows are the main catalyst for the steep losses, not Kevin Warsh Fig. 1: 2-YR US Treasury yield medium-term trend as of 2 Feb 2026 (Source: TradingView) Several media reports have highlighted that US President Trump’s official announcement to nominate ex-Fed governor Kevin Warsh as the new Fed Chair is likely the driver that triggered the rampant sell-off in gold and silver due to his past remarks on his preference for a smaller US Federal Reserve’s balance sheet, which may lead to an indirect tightening of liquidity conditions. However, the US Treasury market does not imply such a narrative that “Kevin Warsh is going to be a new hawkish Fed Chair." The 2-year US Treasury yield, which is the most sensitive to the Fed’s monetary policy stance, did not trade higher last Friday; instead, it dropped by 4 basis points to close lower at 3.52%, and remained below the medium-term range resistance of 3.63% in place since 30 October 2025 (see Fig. 1). In today’s Asia session, 2 February 2026, gold has continued to extend its losses by 9% to print an intraday low of US$4,402 at the time of writing due to a hike in metal futures margins announced by CME Group over the weekend. COMEX gold futures margins (1oz) are raised from 6 percent to 8 percent, while COMEX 5000 silver futures ( SI ) are set to increase to 15 percent from 11 percent. Hence, such increases in margin requirements are likely to lead to a furthe...
「愛心食肆賞你惠食」第四輪 向長者派發7萬套餐飲優惠券 To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video 【有線新聞】政府與商界推出的「愛心食肆賞你惠食」，第四輪活動向長者派發7萬套餐飲優惠券。 政務司司長陳國基、勞福局局長孫玉...
「愛心食肆賞你惠食」第四輪 向長者派發7萬套餐飲優惠券 To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video 【有線新聞】政府與商界推出的「愛心食肆賞你惠食」，第四輪活動向長者派發7萬套餐飲優惠券。 政務司司長陳國基、勞福局局長孫玉菡、行會成員張宇人、立法會議員梁進出席啟動禮。今輪派發的餐飲優惠券會由6萬套增至7萬套，參與的飲食集團亦加至8個，政府將透過200間地區長者中心，向有需要長者派發每人一套8張優惠券，由年初四起至4月19日長者憑券可以25元享用指定午市或晚市餐飲。 陳國基：「在上一輪活動，非長者中心會員領取優惠券的比例，由約21%上升至26%，這不只是數字增長，亦代表越來越多以往未曾接觸過的長者中心的長者，開始透過這個計劃認識社區，建立聯繫，正正是我們最希望見到的改變。」
(RTTNews) - For The Record announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Tyler Technologies, Inc (TYL) for an enterprise value of $258 million. Tyler Technologies is a provider of integrated software and technology services for the public sector. Tyler's end-to-end solutions empower local, state, and federal government entities to operate efficiently and transparently...
(RTTNews) - For The Record announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Tyler Technologies, Inc (TYL) for an enterprise value of $258 million. Tyler Technologies is a provider of integrated software and technology services for the public sector. Tyler's end-to-end solutions empower local, state, and federal government entities to operate efficiently and transparently with residents and each other. TYL closed Monday's regular trading at $362.88, down $6.52 or 1.77%. In after-hours trading at 7:58:29 PM EST, the stock rebounded to $369.96, gaining $7.08 or 1.95%. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.
The tech stock is a buy ahead of its upcoming earnings report, according to one Wall Street analyst. Shares of Advanced Micro Devices (AMD +4.03%) climbed on Monday, following bullish analyst remarks. By the close of trading, AMD's stock price was up about 4%. Second place could still be highly profitable AMD doesn't have to be Nvidia. That's the view of Wedbush analyst Matt Bryson. Bryson argues ...
The tech stock is a buy ahead of its upcoming earnings report, according to one Wall Street analyst. Shares of Advanced Micro Devices (AMD +4.03%) climbed on Monday, following bullish analyst remarks. By the close of trading, AMD's stock price was up about 4%. Second place could still be highly profitable AMD doesn't have to be Nvidia. That's the view of Wedbush analyst Matt Bryson. Bryson argues that there's no need for AMD to match its far larger rival's massive market share in advanced artificial intelligence (AI) chips. AMD's shareholders will do just fine if the chipmaking challenger can deliver robust sales of central processing units (CPUs) used in personal computers (PCs) and data center servers when it reports its fourth-quarter financial results on Feb. 3. Expand NASDAQ : AMD Advanced Micro Devices Today's Change ( 4.03 %) $ 9.54 Current Price $ 246.27 Key Data Points Market Cap $385B Day's Range $ 235.00 - $ 249.97 52wk Range $ 76.48 - $ 267.08 Volume 36M Avg Vol 39M Gross Margin 44.33 % Bryson believes tight supplies of server CPUs will boost AMD's profit margins by enabling it to command higher prices. He noted that the chip designer's server CPUs are already some of its most lucrative products. Bryson also pointed to sales to Chinese customers as another potential growth driver. The Trump administration authorized certain chip sales to China in January. All told, Bryson sees AMD's stock price rising roughly 18% to $290 per share. AMD's upcoming earnings release Investors can expect to hear more about AMD's CPU sales and AI-focused growth initiatives during the company's conference call, which is scheduled to begin at 5:00 p.m. EST on Tuesday.
In the town of O’Smach, along Cambodia ’s northern border with Thailand , stands a compound of abandoned buildings that were battered by shelling during recent weeks of armed clashes. The site, now occupied by Thai troops, had served as one of Cambodia’s notorious scam centres, according to Thai officials. A room set up to imitate a Chinese police station pictured on Monday inside the O’Smach comp...
In the town of O’Smach, along Cambodia ’s northern border with Thailand , stands a compound of abandoned buildings that were battered by shelling during recent weeks of armed clashes. The site, now occupied by Thai troops, had served as one of Cambodia’s notorious scam centres, according to Thai officials. A room set up to imitate a Chinese police station pictured on Monday inside the O’Smach compound in Oddar Meanchey province near the Cambodia-Thailand border. Photo: Reuters A six-storey building, shown to journalists and international observers on Monday during a trip organised by the Thai military, is scattered with documents, equipment and personal belongings, likely abandoned in haste. Advertisement “They are well organised. They have good infrastructure and systems, and also the workflow and many, many tactics and techniques to do the scams,” said Lieutenant General Teeranan Nandhakwang, director of the Thai army’s intelligence unit. Thai soldiers inspect an abandoned bedroom at the scam centre in O’Smach, Cambodia, on Monday. Photo: AP Experts say such scam operations in Cambodia and elsewhere have cheated people around the world out of billions of dollars and tricked people from many countries into working in them under slave-like conditions. Advertisement
海關深圳灣查車檢瀕危活蜥蜴 市值約11.5萬元 To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video 【有線新聞】海關在深圳灣口岸檢獲一批瀕危活蜥蜴，估計市值約十一萬五千元。 檢獲的44隻活蜥蜴，其中41隻懷疑是受管制的瀕危物種。海...
海關深圳灣查車檢瀕危活蜥蜴 市值約11.5萬元 To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video 【有線新聞】海關在深圳灣口岸檢獲一批瀕危活蜥蜴，估計市值約十一萬五千元。 檢獲的44隻活蜥蜴，其中41隻懷疑是受管制的瀕危物種。海關周一根據風險評估，在深圳灣口岸截查一輛入境貨車，發現該批活蜥蜴被布包裹，藏在數個手提電腦袋中，案件已轉交漁護署跟進。任何人非法進出口或管有瀕危物種，一經定罪可判罰款一千萬元及監禁十年。
Market Snapshot USD/INR ₹91.52 -0.5% Nifty 50 Index 25,088.40 +1.1% India 10-Year Bond Yield 6.77% +0.07 Spot Gold ($/oz) $4,772.47 +2.4% S&P 500 Futures 7,011.25 +0.1% Market data as of 08:11 AM IST, Feb. 3, 2026, or the previous close for Indian markets. Data is subject to provider delays. Good morning... I’m Ashutosh Joshi, an equities reporter in Mumbai, bringing you the daily dose of news and...
Market Snapshot USD/INR ₹91.52 -0.5% Nifty 50 Index 25,088.40 +1.1% India 10-Year Bond Yield 6.77% +0.07 Spot Gold ($/oz) $4,772.47 +2.4% S&P 500 Futures 7,011.25 +0.1% Market data as of 08:11 AM IST, Feb. 3, 2026, or the previous close for Indian markets. Data is subject to provider delays. Good morning... I’m Ashutosh Joshi, an equities reporter in Mumbai, bringing you the daily dose of news and analysis on Indian markets. It’s just what the doctor ordered! In what could prove to be a game changer for the struggling stock market, US President Donald Trump has said he would cut tariffs on Indian goods to 18% from 25% in return for an agreement that Prime Minister Narendra Modi would stop buying Russian oil. Trump is also removing an extra punitive 25% duty applied in response to India’s purchases of crude from Russia. Remember the delay in signing a trade deal with the US was one of the key overhangs for India’s stock market, which has extended its underperformance versus Asia in the new year. And the initial market response — Nifty 50 futures traded at GIFT City surged as much as 4.5% overnight (and more on that later) and another about 3% this morning — suggests that this development may just revive the animal spirits and help India bounce back. Early gains in Asian equities on Tuesday should also aid sentiment. In today’s newsletter, we write about: The initial market response to the US-India trade deal India’s appeal amid crowded Asian peers How the trade deal could help the RBI But first, a look at how precious-metals ETFs are flashing a warning. Markets Buzz: FOMO Backfires The sharp selloff in gold and silver is reminding retail investors of the risks of chasing frothy trades . In India, the rush into precious metals became so heated that investors kept buying some ETFs even as they traded at premiums just two weeks ago, with some piling into the products through leveraged bets. Now, several of those funds have flipped to discounts of as much as 4% on Monday...