Despite brief relief, the US-China trade war escalated as Trump hiked tariffs on Chinese goods to 125% after China raised its tariffs on US goods to 84% from April 10.
The Nifty 50 rose 1.08 percent to 22,409.15 while the BSE Sensex gained 1 percent to 73,860.7 respectively, as of 10:22 AM, after initial rise of 1.9 percent in the morning.
IMF's World Economic Outlook suggests growth slowdown in current year is concentrated in advanced economies, while emerging & developing economies are likely to lead global growth.
After a week of turmoil in markets over bank failures in major economies, Asian shares and currencies rebounded on Friday, as the dollar index fell 0.3%.
Overseas funds have sold a net $3.1 billion worth of shares in Taiwan, South Korea and India this week. That follows $4.9 billion of withdrawals last week, highest since August.
China flaunted military might & modernisation as it displayed stealth drones, anti-satellite system & cyber warfare contingent during parade to mark victory over Japan in WWII.
From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.
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