Market Snapshot USD/INR ₹94.97 -0.5% Nifty 50 Index 24,398.70 -0.1% India 10-Year Bond Yield 6.69% +0.00 Spot Gold ($/oz) $4,118.46 +0.3% S&P 500 Futures 7,548.00 -0.0% Market data as of 08:19 AM IST, Jul. 8, 2026, or the previous close for Indian markets. Data is subject to provider delays. Good morning... I’m Ashutosh Joshi in Mumbai and the big macro news before Wednesday’s market open is that ...
Market Snapshot USD/INR ₹94.97 -0.5% Nifty 50 Index 24,398.70 -0.1% India 10-Year Bond Yield 6.69% +0.00 Spot Gold ($/oz) $4,118.46 +0.3% S&P 500 Futures 7,548.00 -0.0% Market data as of 08:19 AM IST, Jul. 8, 2026, or the previous close for Indian markets. Data is subject to provider delays. Good morning... I’m Ashutosh Joshi in Mumbai and the big macro news before Wednesday’s market open is that US forces have carried out a new round of offensive strikes against Iran. The action was intended to “impose heavy costs for targeting and attacking commercial shipping crewed by innocent civilians in an international waterway,” US Central Command said in a statement on X. The US also revoked a waiver that allowed Iran to sell oil globally, a potential setback for Indian energy supplies, and a move that further imperils the potential for a peace agreement. Oil prices are moderately higher as a result, with Brent up about 5% over the past two sessions. Asian equities this morning are only down a shade overall. It’ll be a test for India’s markets, which have seen a return of foreign investors after months of selling. They’ve put in about $589 million so far this month — the strongest inflow among the major Asian markets tracked by Bloomberg. In today’s newsletter, we cover: The risk to IT margins Upcoming telecom earnings A strong quarter for oil explorers But first, the recovery in the stock market is broadening. Markets Buzz: The Rally Spreads India’s $5 trillion equity market is steadily regaining ground after lagging most global peers this year. As the rupee stabilizes and foreign investors return, the rally is beginning to spread beyond a handful of big names. Three out of every five members of the broader Nifty 500 Index are trading above their 200-day moving average, the highest proportion since November. Investors are now turning their attention to June-quarter earnings. The results season kicks off later this week with software giant Tata Consultancy Services, offeri...
People work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on July 07, 2026 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Stock futures were near flat Tuesday as investors weighed rising tensions in the Middle East and surging oil prices. They also looked ahead to minutes from the Federal Reserve's latest policy meeting. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 29 points. S&P 500 futu...
People work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on July 07, 2026 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Stock futures were near flat Tuesday as investors weighed rising tensions in the Middle East and surging oil prices. They also looked ahead to minutes from the Federal Reserve's latest policy meeting. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 29 points. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures both edged down about 0.1%. The U.S. started a " series of powerful strikes " against Iran on Tuesday evening, retaliating for attacks against three commercial vessels traveling in the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. Central Command said. Earlier, the Treasury Department revoked a license that permitted Iran to sell its oil around the world in light of the attacks in the Hormuz Strait. West Texas Intermediate futures for August delivery rose 2.1% to $71.87 per barrel in Asia trading. Futures for International benchmark Brent crude for September delivery jumped 1.9% to $75.53 per barrel. Asia-Pacific markets mostly fell Wednesday. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 fell 0.55%, while the Topix declined 0.7%. South Korea's Kospi fell 0.72%, and the small-cap Kosdaq dropped 1.94%. Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index rose 1.2% on open Wednesday, while mainland China's CSI 300 declined 0.47%. In the U.S. in Tuesday's regular session, investors rotated out of artificial intelligence-linked stocks while rising oil prices weighed on sentiment. The 30-stock Dow fell more than 100 points after earlier touching a fresh intraday record. The S&P 500 slipped 0.5%, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped 1.2% as chipmakers led the declines. Investors' attention now turns to the minutes from the Federal Open Market Committee's June meeting, due at 2 p.m. ET Wednesday. The release is expected to provide more insight into Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh's first policy meeting, where officials left interest rates unchanged while signaling that additional rate hikes could be warranted if in...
Investor Ross Gerber said Tuesday that those selling semiconductor stocks were focusing on the short term, calling the recent pullback “a gift” for long-term investors ahead of South Korea’s chipmaker SK Hynix‘s $29 billion U.S. listing later this week. Gerber Calls Chip Stocks ‘Least Expensive’ In The Market “People selling chip stocks seem to be captured by very short term thinking,” Gerber said...
Investor Ross Gerber said Tuesday that those selling semiconductor stocks were focusing on the short term, calling the recent pullback “a gift” for long-term investors ahead of South Korea’s chipmaker SK Hynix‘s $29 billion U.S. listing later this week. Gerber Calls Chip Stocks ‘Least Expensive’ In The Market “People selling chip stocks seem to be captured by very short term thinking,” Gerber said in a post on X. The Gerber Kawasaki CEO called semiconductor companies “some of the least expensive
President Donald Trump’s investment accounts just put a familiar artificial intelligence trade next to a less obvious one. That doesn’t mean Trump himself did the trading. According to the source, external parties handled the accounts, and outside managers made the buying and selling choices. ...
President Donald Trump’s investment accounts just put a familiar artificial intelligence trade next to a less obvious one. That doesn’t mean Trump himself did the trading. According to the source, external parties handled the accounts, and outside managers made the buying and selling choices. ...
Are Taiwan Semiconductor and Samsung projects likely to face setbacks? The U.S. chip industry's bold gamble has run into a harsh reality: there's a shortage of 160,000 skilled workers! Moomoo
Are Taiwan Semiconductor and Samsung projects likely to face setbacks? The U.S. chip industry's bold gamble has run into a harsh reality: there's a shortage of 160,000 skilled workers! Moomoo