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The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building, back, in Mumbai (Bloomberg/File)
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Sensex, Nifty open lower amid US-Iran sanction war

Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty opened lower on Tuesday, August 25, amid intensifying geopolitical tensions, primarily due to the fresh US sanctions on Iran….

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Stock market today: S&P 500 and Nasdaq fall as chip stocks slide, Nvidia drops, Treasury yields ease, while Trump’s Canada tariffs hit market sentiment.
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Stock market today: S&P 500, Nasdaq fall as Nvidia, chip stocks slide; Dow rises

US stocks were mixed on Monday. The S&P 500 fell 0.3%, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped 0.6%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 142 points,…

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US stocks fell as oil prices and Treasury yields rose. Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq dropped. (Bloomberg)
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Why US stocks fell today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq drop as oil and bond yields rise

US stocks fell on Thursday as oil prices and bond yields moved higher. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.8%, while the S&P 500 dropped…

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S&P 500 falls as bond yields hit multi-decade highs. (AP/Yuki Iwamura)
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Why did the S&P 500 fall today? Bond yields, oil prices and Iran tensions explained

The S&P 500 fell on Tuesday as government bond yields rose sharply. The rise in yields increased fears about higher inflation and borrowing costs. The…

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US stock futures tumble premarket as Middle East tensions, higher oil prices and Treasury yields pressure Nasdaq, S&P 500 and Dow futures. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP) (Getty Images via AFP)
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Why are US stock futures tumbling premarket? Nasdaq, S&P 500, Dow under pressure

US stock futures fell sharply early Tuesday as investors worried about rising tensions in the Middle East, higher Treasury yields and rising oil prices. These…

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US stocks opened mixed Monday as the Dow and S&P 500 fell while Nasdaq rose (Photo by Michael M. Santiago / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP) (Getty Images via AFP)
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Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500 fall; Nasdaq rises as Fed, retail earnings in focus

US stocks opened mixed on Monday as investors watched technology stocks, Treasury yields, oil prices and the Federal Reserve’s next move. US stocks opened mixed…

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US stocks stayed flat as Iran tensions pushed oil above $80, while Intel fell and investors weighed Fed rate bets, inflation data and key stock moves. (Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg) (Bloomberg)
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US markets today: Why did stocks struggle? Dow falls as Iran tensions push oil higher

US stocks opened mostly flat on Monday as investors remained worried about whether the US and Iran can reach a lasting deal over the Strait…

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US stocks fell as oil prices and Treasury yields rose, while Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq faced pressure (Photo by Michael M. Santiago / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP) (Getty Images via AFP)
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Why is the stock market down today? Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq fall as oil, yields and earnings pressure stocks

US stocks fell on Thursday as investors became more careful. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.6%. The S&P 500 dropped 0.2%, while the Nasdaq…

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File photo: A broker reacts while trading at his computer terminal at a stock brokerage firm in Mumbai (REUTERS)
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Sensex gains, Nifty flat ahead of RBI rate decision

India’s Nifty traded flat while Sensex gained on Wednesday ahead of the central bank’s policy decision, as investors bet on unchanged rates and looked for…

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The National Stock Exchange building in Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai. (Livemint)
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Sensex up 500 points, Nifty 50 nears 24,400 on hopes of Iran-US peace talks| Business News

India’s stock market rose at the opening bell today, extending its rally to a second straight trading session, as hopes of an early end to…

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