Analysis: Indices

China's SMIC to take full control of unit SMNC in $5.8 billion deal

China's top foundry SMIC said on Monday that it plans to acquire the remaining 49% stake in unit SMNC for 40.6 billion yuan , giving it full control of the unit. The deal will be...

Two Chinese flagship ETFs launch in Thailand as China lures foreign investors

China Asset Management Co. , the country's biggest provider of exchange-traded funds, said on Monday it launched two flagship ETFs in Thailand, giving Thai investors easy access to a basket of Chinese...

Central bank chief urges Austria to rethink Mercosur deal opposition

Austria should rethink its opposition to a trade deal between the EU and South America's Mercosur bloc, the country's central bank chief Martin Kocher was quoted as saying on Monday. As...

Hong Kong expects 3.2% growth this year, seeks to maintain momentum

Hong Kong Financial Secretary Paul Chan raised his 2025 economic growth forecast to 3.2% on Sunday, saying the city would bolster its role as a financial centre, innovation hub and trade centre to...

Japan schedules sanitary audit on Brazilian beef for March 2026, Brazil says

The Japanese government will conduct an audit to assess Brazil's beef sanitary system in March 2026, as part of the process to open its market to Brazilian products, Brazil's Agriculture Ministry said...

Silver rises 9% to hit fresh record high

Silver rose 9% to hit a record high on Friday, bolstered by multiple factors including a market deficit and increasing industrial demand. The white metal was at a record high of $78.53...

China eases IPO rules for firms developing reusable rockets

Chinese companies developing reusable commercial rockets will have access to a fast lane for initial public offerings on the tech-heavy STAR market that exempts them from some financial requirements,...

Rupee falls on week as merchant, NDF dollar bids erode intervention boost

The Indian rupee ended a tad lower on Friday and posted a weekly loss, as steady dollar demand from corporates and in the non-deliverable forwards market chipped away at gains fuelled by aggressive...

Record gold rally cools Indian buying; China discounts narrow

Gold discounts in India widened to their highest in more than six months this week as a relentless price rally curbed retail buying, while discounts in China narrowed sharply from last week's...

Indian shares off to a subdued start in thin year-end trade

India's equity benchmarks inched lower at the open on Friday, as markets paused on thin year-end trading volumes, with analysts saying further upside dependent on earnings momentum. The...

Platinum hits record high on tight supply, EU combustion-engine ban reversal

Platinum jumped to an all-time high on Friday, on track for its biggest annual rise ever, as supply constraints, an unexpected EU policy U-turn on the 2035 combustion-engine ban, and shifting investor...

Russia's Gazprom supplied 38 bcm of gas to China via Power of Siberia pipeline in 2025

Russia's gas corporation Gazprom supplied 38.8 billion cubic metres of gas to China via the Power of Siberia pipeline this year, the company's CEO, Alexei Miller, said on Thursday, up by nearly a...

China's 2026 first batch fuel export quotas steady year on year, sources say

China has issued 19 million tons of export quotas for refined fuels including gasoline, diesel and jet fuel in the first batch of such allowances for 2026, three trade sources familiar with the matter...

TSX opens flat amid holiday trading

Canada's main stock index opened flat on Wednesday, following two consecutive sessions of record-high closings, in a thinly traded holiday-shortened session. At 9:30 a.m. ET, the Toronto...

TSX futures inch lower ahead of holiday-shortened session

Futures linked to Canada's main stock index edged lower on Wednesday ahead of a holiday-shortened session that is expected to have low trading volumes, following the index's climb to a record high in...

Japan likely to cut super-long debt issuance to 17-year low, sources say

Japan will likely reduce new issuance of super-long government bonds next fiscal year to around 17 trillion yen , the lowest level in 17 years, two government sources said on Wednesday, nodding to...

South African rand climbs on precious metal market frenzy

The South African rand edged up against the dollar on Wednesday, extending the week's gains as investors continued to pile into precious metals. At 0755 GMT, the rand was 0.1% stronger...

Gold tops $4,500, silver and platinum hit records in metal markets frenzy

Gold surged past $4,500-an-ounce for the first time on Wednesday, while silver and platinum also hit record highs, as investors piled into precious metals to hedge against geopolitical and trade...

Congo halts artisanal copper and cobalt processing amid corruption crackdown

Democratic Republic of Congo has suspended artisanal copper and cobalt mineral processing, according to a decree seen by Reuters, in an effort to improve transparency and prevent illegal exports, a...