Shares of Indian food-delivery firm Zomato plunged 14% in intra-day trade on Monday touching as low as INR 46 per share, thereby, wiping out over $125 million in investor wealth.
Oil fell in Asia trading on Monday morning, dragged by the European Union (EU) easing sanctions on Russian oil and growing demand concerns in the United States ahead of a possible rate hike later this week.
The U.S. dollar traded strongly on Monday morning, gaining against most peers ahead of a potential 75 basis points rate hike by the U.S. Federal Reserve later this week. The U.S. dollar index, which measures the greenback’s strength against a basket of currencies, traded close to 106.64, below its two-decade high of 109.29 recorded in early July.
Hong Kong’s benchmark Hang Seng Index opened in the red on Monday following a weaker close on Wall Street on Friday, which was dominated by a plunge in social media stocks. The Hang Seng fell 0.6% in opening trade ahead of the crucial U.S. Federal Reserve meeting later this week that could potentially see a 75 bps rate hike.
U.S.-listed Chinese electric-vehicle stocks surged in early Hong Kong trading on Friday, with Nio Inc (NYSE: NIO) and Li Auto Inc (NASDAQ: LI) adding more than 4%, following a firmer close on
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China has fined ride-hailing app DiDi Global Inc – ADR (OTC: DIDIY) $1.2 billion for violating its data security law, cyber security law and personal information protection law. The decision has brought to conclusion a year-long investigation into the firm.
Each day, Benzinga takes a look back at a notable market-related moment that occurred on this date.
What Happened? On July 20, 2000, Vietnam opened its first stock exchange.
Where The Market Was: The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed the day at 10,843.87 and the S&P 500 traded at 1,495.57.
Asian markets surged Wednesday morning with Japan’s Nikkei leading the pack after Wall Street witnessed heavy buying, the day before, led by upbeat corporate earnings and expectations of gas supply resumption to Europe from Russia helped calm investor angst.