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The S&P BSE Sensex rose 1.61% on May 24 and closed at 39,435. The NIFTY 50 fell 1.6% and ended the day at 11,844.10.

Ahead of the day of the vote count on May 23, both the main Indian indexes gained. The S&P BSE Sensex gained 0.36%, while the NIFTY 50 rose 0.25%.

After skyrocketing on May 20, Indian indexes shed some mass on May 21. The benchmark BSE Sensex dropped 383 points (0.97%).

After almost six weeks and seven phases, voting for the next government in India ended on May 18.

Indian indexes, which are having turbulent times like other world indexes, rose on value-buying opportunities today.

Both the S&P BSE SENSEX and the NIFTY 50 surged in the afternoon of May 16 to end up in the green.

After falling for nine consecutive trading days, Indian indexes were up today. The S&P BSE SENSEX jumped 0.6% to 37,318.33 while the NSE Nifty 50 gained 0.66% to end at 11,222.05.

Late selling pressure dragged both the S&P BSE Sensex and the NIFTY 50 down on May 13.

Indian markets remained cautious on May 10. The S&P BSE SENSEX dropped 0.26%, while the NSE NIFTY 50 dropped 0.2%.

SENSEX and NIFTY continue to slide The S&P BSE SENSEX fell 0.61% to 37,558.91 while the NSE NIFTY 50 fell 0.51% on May 9. The oil and gas sector was the biggest loser as Reliance Industries Limited, an oil and gas major and the largest component of both indexes, was downgraded by Morgan Stanley to […]

The S&P BSE Sensex and the NSE NIFTY 50 fell on May 7, which extended the performance on May 6. The SENSEX fell by 323 points.

Despite the fall, India remained the best-performing market, or least impacted, in the Asia-Pacific region on May 6.

Although Asian markets have outperformed most of the other regions this year, their performance over the past few years has remained sluggish overall.

Asian equities have seen a sharp rally in 2017 due to attractive valuations and upward earnings potential.

In the short term, Asian benchmarks and ETFs have also performed better than US-focused funds.

We continue to believe that when evaluating any investment in either the emerging markets or any global allocation of assets, China needs to be considered.

Taiwan’s economy rose by 0.7% on an annual basis in 2Q16—compared to a contraction of 0.29% in the previous quarter and slightly above estimated forecasts.

Thailand’s economy rose by 3.5% on an annual basis in 2Q16. The GDP rose at the fastest pace since 1Q13. On a quarterly basis, its GDP grew by 0.8% in 2Q16.

The inflation rate in Taiwan rose by 1.2% in July on an annual basis—above expectations of 1.1% growth and last month’s rise of 0.91% in consumer prices.

Inflation levels in Australia rose by 1.0% in 2Q16—slightly below estimated forecasts of a 1.1% rise and softer than the previous quarter’s rise of 1.3%.

The inflation rate in Singapore fell by 0.7% on an annual basis in June after a 1.6% drop in May and estimated forecasts of a contraction of 1.1%.

The spread between the offshore and onshore yuan creates arbitrage opportunities for traders as the value diverges between the two currencies.

The Singapore dollar witnessed a volatile session and ended lower against the US dollar on January 4, 2016. There was faster-than-expected growth in the economy.

The Taiwan dollar depreciated against the US dollar on December 17, 2015, as the Taiwan Central Bank cut interest rates for the second time in three months.

On August 20, Kazakhstan prime minister Karim Massimov announced that the country is moving into a free-float regime, with its central bank monetary policy aiming to target inflation.

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