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Equity Alert: Asian mkts mixed; CSI 300 dn after China mfg data misses views

MUMBAI--0850 IST--Asian indices were mixed in early trade Monday after China's manufacturing activity for October missed economists' estimates. The MSCI Asia-pacific index, excluding Japan, was up 0.5%. South Korea's Kospi was up over 2% and was the top gainer in the region while China's CSI 300 was the worst hit.

Japan's stock market was shut Monday for Culture Day. Among other gainers in Asia were FTSE Singapore Straight and Hong Kong's Hang Seng which were up 0.2-0.5%. 

The CSI 300 index was down for the third straight trading session. China's manufacturing activity slowed to 50.6 during the month, missing economists' poll of 50.9 from Reuters and was also lower than 51.2 reported in September. Investors remain cautious about whether the trade truce between the US and China will last for the full duration, Reuters reported. Last week, both the countries had agreement on a year-long trade truce, in line with expectations.

Australia's S&P/ASX 200 was down 0.2% after the country's central bank started its two-day monetary policy meeting Monday, with economists expecting the Reserve Bank of Australia to hold key interest rates at 3.6% after the country's inflation readings came in hotter than expected for the third quarter.

Following were the levels of key Asian indices at 0845 IST: 

(Adhithya Aji)   

Equity Alert: Mkt may start muted but Nifty 50 seen regaining 26000 this wk

MUMBAI--0810 IST--Benchmark indices are expected to start the week on a muted note but are seen rising later in the week. The Nifty 50 is likely to reclaim the 26000 level this week, analysts said. Some analysts even expect the 50-stock index to notch a fresh high this week as the Nifty 50's current levels are a good buying zone.

"The short-term trend of Nifty 50 is weak, but the overall medium-term trend of the market remains positive... any slide below 25700 levels, the market is expected to find strong support around 25500 levels and there is a higher possibility of sharp upside bounce from the lows by next week," said Nagaraj Shetti, senior technical research analyst at HDFC Securities, in a note. "We believe the current breather should be used to accumulate quality stocks in a staggered manner for up move towards the last week high of 26100 and previous all-time high of 26277," Bajaj Broking said in a note.

The November contract of the GIFT Nifty also indicates a muted start to the session. At 0756 IST, the contract was at 25856 points, up 32 points from its previous close. On Friday, the Nifty 50 had ended at 25722.10 points, down 155.75 points or 0.6%. The BSE Sensex closed at 83938.71 points, down 465.75 points or 0.6%.

On Friday, indices in the US ended slightly higher, buoyed by robust gains in technology stocks. Amazon surged 10% after the e-commerce giant said its cloud computing unit's revenue increased 20% in the third quarter, exceeding Wall Street's estimates, CNBC reported. Most Asian indices were higher in early trade Monday on AI-related optimism. Japan's Nikkei 225 and South Korea's Kospi were up around 2% each.  (Akash Mandal)

Equity Alert: US indices end higher Fri led by strong Q2 results from Amazon

MUMBAI--0807 IST--US indices ended higher Friday led by a 10% gain in shares of Amazon following the company's strong quarterly results. Benchmark indices Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 snapped a two-day losing run and closed slightly higher, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite ended 0.6% up. 

The Dow Jones index saw its sixth consecutive month of gains for the first time since 2018. Though the US market saw some of its largest one-day losses in October in the history, the S&P 500 gained over 2% during the month, Nasdaq jumped almost 5%, and Dow Jones rose nearly 3%. 

Shares of Amazon surged after the e-commerce giant said its revenue from cloud computing unit rose 20% in the reporting quarter, beating the Street's view. Amazon Web Services, a comprehensive cloud platform offered by Amazon, is "growing at a pace we haven't seen since 2022," Andy Jassy, chief executive officer of the company, was quoted by CNBC-TV18. He also said that artificial intelligence and core infrastructure are experiencing strong demand. 

Following Amazon's results, investors were optimistic about AI players. AI software firm Plantir rose 3% and AI player Oracle gained over 2%. Netflix gained almost 3%, also supporting the rise in the Nasdaq Composite after the company announced a 10-for-1 stock split. Electric car major Tesla rose almost 4%. 

Following are the closing levels of US indices Friday:         

(Adhithya Aji) 

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US$1 = INR 88.77

Edited by Akul Nishant Akhoury

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