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Opening Bell - Morning Commentary Dow at New All-Time High; Broad-Based Rally Lifts Indian Markets World stocks rallied on Monday, propelled by optimism over Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's thumping election win and a tech rebound, while the dollar slumped amid reports that China has advised financial institutions to curb exposure to U.S. bonds. U.S. stocks moved mostly higher over th...

Opening Bell - Morning Commentary AI Anxiety Hits Wall Street Wall Street ended sharply lower on Tuesday as investors worried that AI could create more competition for software makers, keeping them on edge ahead of quarterly reports from Alphabet and Amazon later this week. The tech-heavy Nasdaq fell 1.4% as software stocks extended losses, Anthropic's launch of workplace productivity tools in...

Opening Bell - Morning Commentary We Have A Deal! Markets are likely to surge nearly 3% higher on open India and the United States have agreed to a trade agreement under which reciprocal tariffs on Indian goods will be slashed to 18% from 25%, and the additional 25% duty on purchases of Russian crude oil will be eliminated. The trade deal will be " effective immediately", President Donal...

Opening Bell - Morning Commentary U.S.-Iran Tensions Drive Oil Above $70, Nifty Breaks Key Resistance Levels Volatility surged through world markets on Thursday as fears over a U.S. strike on Iran and the threat of another U.S. government shutdown roiled oil and metals, while AI bubble concerns hammered tech stocks and pushed the Nasdaq and S&P 500 into negative territory. Oil prices climbed s...

Opening Bell - Morning Commentary Fed Holds Rates Steady - Attention Turns to Union Budget Major U.S. stock indexes closed largely flat on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve's policy announcement. After initial gains, the major indexes pulled back and traded near unchanged levels for most of the session, eventually ending narrowly mixed. The S&P 500 briefly surpassed 7,000 for the first t...

Opening Bell - Morning Commentary US FOMC announcement in Focus, Indian Markets Boosted by EU Trade Deal World stocks and the S&P 500 reached new highs Tuesday, driven by strong U.S. earnings, while anxiety over President Trump's policies pushed gold to record levels and the dollar to a four-year low. The S&P 500 rose 0.6% to close at a record near 6,994, and the Nasdaq gained 1.0% as...

Opening Bell - Morning Commentary Trump's Tariff Retreat Sparks Wall-Street Rally. US stocks rallied for a second consecutive day on Thursday after President Trump backed away from threats of tariffs on Europe, easing geopolitical tensions. The S&P 500 rose 1.16% to 6,875.62, the Dow gained 1.21% to 49,077.23, and the Nasdaq climbed 1.18% to 23,224.82. The market rebound accelerated after...

Opening Bell - Morning Commentary Wall Street Surges on Trump's Dovish Davos Turn Wall Street surged on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 posting its largest one-day gain in two months after President Trump announced a framework agreement on Greenland and cancelled planned tariffs for February 1st on European nations. Major indices rallied sharply: the Dow jumped 588 points (1.2%), while the S&a...

Opening Bell - Morning Commentary Wall-Street selloff - Biggest one-day drop in three months All ​the three major Wall Street indexes ended Tuesday with their biggest one-day drops in three months, in a broad selloff triggered by concerns that fresh tariff threats from President Donald Trump against Europe could signal renewed market volatility. U.S. stocks tumbled Tuesday as President Trump threa...

Opening Bell - Morning Commentary US Futures Fall on Trump's New Tariff Threat Over Greenland U.S. President Donald Trump's renewed tariff threats against European allies amid rising tensions over Greenland have revived talk of the 'Sell America' trade that emerged following his sweeping Liberation Day levies last April. The dollar retreated to its lowest level in a week during ear...

Opening Bell - Morning Commentary Volatility Persists Amid Global Headwinds and Weak Quarterly Results Global investor sentiment sustained multiple blows from policy developments, including US proposals to cap credit card interest rates, new tariffs targeting nations trading with Iran, and an increasingly aggressive stance toward Greenland. These headlines heightened uncertainty around consumer sp...

Opening Bell - Morning Commentary Dow falls as JPMorgan tumbles on earnings miss The Dow retreated from Monday's record close as JPMorgan Chase plunged 4.2% after reporting a 7% decline in fourth-quarter profit, despite beating adjusted earnings estimates. Investment banking fees missed expectations, pressuring the broader financial sector. Visa fell 4.5%, and Mastercard dropped 3.8% amid conc...

Opening Bell - Morning Commentary S&P & Dow Hit New Records, US Trade Deal Hope Sparks 300-Point Nifty Rally The S&P 500 and Dow registered record closing highs on Monday as technology stocks and Walmart gained, with investors largely dismissing concerns about the Justice Department's criminal investigation of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. Stocks opened lower on the Powell n...

Opening Bell - Morning Commentary Wall Street Hits All-Time Highs as Weak Jobs Data Fuels Rate Cut Optimism, Indian Markets Tumble on Trump Tariff Threat. US stocks advanced in the first full trading week of 2026, with investors largely ignoring geopolitical tensions and pushing major indexes to all-time highs. Rotation from mega-caps to cyclicals broadened market participation, while focus on Pre...

Opening Bell - Morning Commentary Dow, S&P 500 Give Back Ground, But Nasdaq Moves Modestly Higher US Markets remain cautiously positioned amid geopolitical developments, upcoming Supreme Court tariff decisions, and the early stages of Q4 earnings season. American stocks fluctuated throughout the trading day on Wednesday before ending the relatively lacklustre session mixed. Energy stocks decli...

Dow Reaches Record as Energy Stocks Surge Following U.S. Strike on Venezuela Wall Street climbed on Monday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average hitting an all-time high driven by surging energy shares after a U.S. military operation captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. Investors anticipate the move will grant U.S. companies access to the world's largest oil reserves. The Trump admin...

Opening Bell - Morning Commentary Indian Markets look set to surge to record levels in the new year's first full trading week. US stock markets navigated a holiday-shortened last week marked by early volatility and net weekly losses despite intraday recoveries. Indian stock markets demonstrated resilience throughout the holiday-thinned week, closing higher on low volumes driven by year-end pos...

Opening Bell - Morning Commentary Oil Prices Rise on Geopolitical Tensions, Dollar Begins 2026 on Weak Footing Most of the global stock markets remained closed yesterday in observance of New Year's Day. The UK's FTSE 100 index paused near record levels in the final stretch of 2025 on Thursday, wrapping up its strongest annual gain in 16 years in a shortened trading session. The U.S. dollar...

Opening Bell - Morning Commentary The new year promises new highs for Indian markets. Happy New Year! We hope 2026 brings you prosperity, good health, and success in all your endeavours. Thank you for including this commentary in your daily routine. Wall Street's major indexes closed lower in the final trading session of 2025, yet still delivered substantial annual gains following a turbulent...

Opening Bell - Morning Commentary US Markets Drift Lower in Choppy Session; Fed Minutes Signal Caution The S&P 500 and Nasdaq closed marginally lower Tuesday amid choppy trading, as gains in communication services stocks were offset by weakness in technology and financials, with the latter also dragging down the Dow. After the previous session's decline, stocks drifted without clear direct...

Opening Bell - Morning Commentary Wall Street Closes Lower as Tech Retreats Ahead of Fed Minutes US major indexes closed lower on Monday, beginning the year's final week on a subdued note as heavyweight technology stocks retreated from last week's rally that had propelled the S&P 500 to record highs. Big-name technology companies weighed on the markets, with Nvidia and Oracle posting n...

Opening Bell - Morning Commentary Strong Data Drive US Markets to Records; Indian Equities Recover Modestly US stock markets rose during the shortened holiday last week, with the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average both reaching record highs. Light news flow and trading volumes characterised the period, though favourable economic data and AI optimism supported positive sentiment. Investor...

Opening Bell - Morning Commentary S&P 500 Hits Record High as Strong GDP Data Fuels Rally; Nifty Consolidates After Sharp Rally U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday, with the S&P 500 reaching a record close after a series of robust economic data pushed bond yields higher and lifted growth stocks. The major averages extended their recent gains, with the S&P 500 achieving a new all-time closing h...

Opening Bell - Morning Commentary AI Stocks Power Wall Street Rally as Santa Claus Rally Hopes Rise, Nifty Eyes Further Upside U.S. equities advanced on Monday, with the S&P 500 climbing 0.88%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average adding 0.38%, and the Nasdaq Composite jumping 1.31%. AI-related stocks—including Nvidia, Oracle, and Micron—led the broad-based rally. The VIX - CBOE volatility index f...

Opening Bell - Morning Commentary U.S. Stocks Rally as cooler-than-expected inflation data lift sentiment; Bank of Japan rate decision to weigh on markets. U.S. stocks rebounded on Thursday as easing inflation supported expectations for future rate cuts. The Nasdaq Composite surged 1.4% after Wednesday's tech selloff. Micron shares rose 7% on revenue guidance of $18.70 billion for the current...