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[ad_1] US stock indices edged higher on Tuesday as most megacap stocks and chipmakers jumped on optimism over three interest rate cuts this year. At 09:33 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 70.78 points, or 0.18 per cent, at 39,384.42, the S&P 500 was up 15.22 points, or 0.29 per cent, at 5,233.41, and the Nasdaq Composite was up 73.22 points, or 0.45 per cent, at…

[ad_1] Stock market investors on Wall Street in the week ahead will be watching the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge — the Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) index and speeches from a host of Fed speakers including Chair Jerome Powell. The week will also see data on durable goods orders and consumer confidence. Last week, the US central bank kept its interest rates unchanged and also signalled three rate cuts…

[ad_1] The March clampdown led the broad Midcap and Smallcap indexes to a total fall of -8% and -13%, respectively, from the intraday high to low between 5th to 14th of March. Following the low point reached last Thursday, the market has rebounded, experiencing a gain of around 5% to 7% respectively. The total cut has reduced to -4% and -7%, as of Friday, closing 22nd March. Technically, the…

[ad_1] US stocks opened mixed on Tuesday ahead of the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision due on Wednesday. The S&P 500 opened lower by 10.33 points, or 0.20%, at 5,139.09, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped 71.52 points, or 0.44%, to 16,031.93 at the opening bell. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 29.18 points, or 0.08%, at the open to 38,819.61.  Milestone Alert! Livemint tops charts as the fastest growing…

[ad_1] US stocks rallied on Monday, as megacaps lifted Nasdaq higher ahead of the US Federal Reserve’s meeting this week. Fed policymakers are widely expected to keep interest rate unchanged as inflation data released last week showed that the consumer prices in the US rose in February. At 9:34 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 150.05 points, or 0.39 per cent, at 38,864.82, the S&P 500…