India’s Insulated Stock Market Powers Ahead

collected by :Haron Adler

As it stated in The country's benchmark S&P BSE Sensex has minted three fresh records this week, bringing its year-to-date rally to 8.4%. The stock market is also comparatively less exposed to changes in U.S. trade policy. After closing at record levels every day so far this week, the Sensex opened strongly on Thursday, hitting an intraday record above 37014 in early trading. AdvertisementMarket ReactionBelinda Boa, head of active investments for Asia Pacific at BlackRock, is positive about India because of strong earnings growth. AdvertisementElsewhereThe yuan was little changed in the onshore market, trading at 6.7678 against the U.S. dollar late morning in Shanghai.

Interview With Legendary Technical Analyst Arch Crawford: Astrology And The Stock Market

Here's the interview:John Navin: What do you say to people who dismiss something as unconventional as astrology as the basis for market analysis? Arch Crawford: I do not try to convince them — almost always a waste of time. Crawford: Combination of astronomic cycles and strong confirmation from technical market analysis. Navin: Some of your best market timing success over the years has been in the gold market. Also, the 50-day moving average has dropped below the 200-day moving average and both have rolled over.

Here Is Why FANG Stocks Are So Important for the Broad Stock Market

as informed in The broad stock market's rise this year comes thanks to blowout performance from a handful of technology stocks. "Five or six of these stocks have led all of the market's gains this year," said Matthew Cheslock, an equity trader with Virtu Financial, adding that Facebook's (FB) latest declines may prompt investors to flock towards other sectors, beyond tech, such as financials.