European shares kicked off trade on an upbeat note on Wednesday, boosted by beer maker Anheuser-Busch Inbev and Germany's Siemens Energy following strong quarterly earnings, while investors also mulled the fate of interest rate cuts from major central banks. The pan-European STOXX 600 was up 0.3%, as of 0720 GMT, to its highest levels in more than one month.
Open FlipTokyo stocks fell Wednesday on profit-taking with Nintendo and Sony down sharply and investors focused on Toyota's cautious earnings outlook.The benchmark Nikkei 225 index gave up 1.63 percent, or 632.73 points, to 38,202.37, while the broader Topix index fell 1.45 percent, or 39.79 points, to 2,706.43.Investors were keeping a close eye on forex markets as the yen weakened following Friday's rally
Open FlipThe total market cap of all 81 listed public sector undertakings (PSUs) has grown by 225% under the Narendra Modi-led NDA government, while 79% returns by Nifty CPSE have significantly outpaced Nifty 500 and Nifty 50 indices, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in a tweet on Wednesday. Sitharaman was responding to what she called charges by the Indian National Congress (INC).
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