CMB International Securities: Amazon (AMZN.US) prevails in lawsuit against Perplexity, underscoring that leading technology firms are not easily disintermediated by AI agents. 富途牛牛
CMB International Securities: Amazon (AMZN.US) prevails in lawsuit against Perplexity, underscoring that leading technology firms are not easily disintermediated by AI agents. 富途牛牛
Market Snapshot USD/INR ₹92.04 +0.3% Nifty 50 Index 23,866.85 -1.6% India 10-Year Bond Yield 6.64% -0.03 Spot Gold ($/oz) $5,157.04 -0.4% S&P 500 Futures 6,717.00 -0.9% Market data as of 08:15 AM IST, Mar. 12, 2026, or the previous close for Indian markets. Data is subject to provider delays. Good morning... I’m Ashutosh Joshi, with a quick read on markets before Thursday’s open as we near the end...
Market Snapshot USD/INR ₹92.04 +0.3% Nifty 50 Index 23,866.85 -1.6% India 10-Year Bond Yield 6.64% -0.03 Spot Gold ($/oz) $5,157.04 -0.4% S&P 500 Futures 6,717.00 -0.9% Market data as of 08:15 AM IST, Mar. 12, 2026, or the previous close for Indian markets. Data is subject to provider delays. Good morning... I’m Ashutosh Joshi, with a quick read on markets before Thursday’s open as we near the end of this roller coaster week. Indian equities head into the weekly options expiry on the BSE under pressure after Wednesday’s selloff pushed the Nifty 50 to an 11-month low, slipping below the critical 24,000 mark. Energy risks remain front and center for the import-dependent economy, with Brent crude edging back toward $100 a barrel. Investors are increasingly weighing what higher fuel prices could mean for growth and corporate earnings. That caution is showing up across the region, too — Asian stocks have slipped, extending a volatile week, as markets worry about the knock-on effects of rising energy costs. With the broader markets still fragile, local traders will look to inflation data due later today for direction. In today’s newsletter, we write about: Water firms emerging as rare winners How paint makers are poised for steep price hikes Flipkart’s IPO plans picking up steam But first, a pulse check on rising rupee anxiety. Markets Buzz: Importers in Cover Mode Companies are scrambling to guard against currency losses as the Middle East conflict fuels panic among importers already bruised by the rupee’s recent slide to a new record low. The cost of hedging against a further drop in the currency over three months has jumped nearly 90 basis points this month — the sharpest rise since President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs in April. In the December-quarter earnings season, companies from soap makers to airlines flagged the risks from currency volatility. Now, Elara Securities expects the rupee to weaken to 94–95 per dollar, suggesting importers have reason to ...
takasuu/iStock via Getty Images UiPath ( PATH ) is a leading company in the robotic process automation "RPA" space within the software industry. UiPath was founded back in 2005 and has a significant first-mover advantage within the RPA field, reaching the $1 billion revenue mark back in fiscal year 2023. However, the company's growth rate has decelerated in recent years, even prior to the recent A...
takasuu/iStock via Getty Images UiPath ( PATH ) is a leading company in the robotic process automation "RPA" space within the software industry. UiPath was founded back in 2005 and has a significant first-mover advantage within the RPA field, reaching the $1 billion revenue mark back in fiscal year 2023. However, the company's growth rate has decelerated in recent years, even prior to the recent AI jitters. It seems that perhaps the company had already reached a lot of the addressable market for its specific RPA solutions, and the company's stock price floundered. In the back half of 2025, however, PATH stock caught a bid, with shares doubling off the lows. I took a skeptical view of that rally. With the stock at $17.50, I wrote that UiPath was not the AI or robotics stock to buy. That's worked out alright, with the stock dropping $5 per share since then: Data by YCharts Is a cheaper price enough to change my view, especially in light of the company's latest earnings results? Let's take a look. Q4 Earnings: Fine but No Game-Changer UiPath released its fiscal year Q4 2026 results on Wednesday afternoon. The headline numbers were pretty good, but in the sort of market we currently have, pretty good isn't really enough to move the needle. Specifically, Q4 revenues of $481 million grew 13.5% year-over-year and comfortably topped the consensus estimate of $465 million. Note, however, that this growth rate was down sequentially from the Q3 print, which was for 15.9% top line growth. Furthermore, UiPath has a solid history of beating revenue guidance, and this beat was by a smaller margin than last quarter. I had seen some bulls suggesting that UiPath would be an accelerating top line revenue growth story heading into next year. But, in fact, Q4 was not only a deceleration from Q3, it was also slower than Q2, where the company had posted 14.6% year-over-year growth. That bit of faltering momentum in Q4 could carry through to FY '2027. In the company's forward guidance, it ...
Lean hog futures were weaker on Wednesday, with losses of 87 cent to $1.40. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $92.89 on Wednesday afternoon, up 12 cents from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was another dime higher on March 5 at $90.97. USDA’s pork carcass cutout value from the Wednesday PM report was down 69 cents at $98.41 per cwt. The ham primal was the only reported higher. U...
Lean hog futures were weaker on Wednesday, with losses of 87 cent to $1.40. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $92.89 on Wednesday afternoon, up 12 cents from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was another dime higher on March 5 at $90.97. USDA’s pork carcass cutout value from the Wednesday PM report was down 69 cents at $98.41 per cwt. The ham primal was the only reported higher. USDA estimated Wednesday’s federally inspected hog slaughter at 496,000 head, taking the weekly total to 1.476 million head. That is 23,000 head above last week and 13,613 head above the same week last year. Don’t Miss a Day: Apr 26 Hogs closed at $95.200, down $0.875, May 26 Hogs closed at $100.050, down $1.300 Jun 26 Hogs closed at $109.250, down $1.400, More news from Barchart The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.