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Shanghai warns against 'panic' as COVID-19 cases mount in China
•Shanghai authorities have called for calm as worried citizens swamped online grocery platforms to stock up on food over fears of impending lockdowns
Beijing Winter Olympics 2022: Abrupt lockdowns loom over Chinese capitals before event
•The lockdowns are part of China's "zero tolerance" measures to fight the pandemic that have been ratcheted-up ahead of the Games.
China's May factory activity grew at slower pace, but momentum in services, construction sectors quicken
•While most businesses in China have reopened, many manufacturers are struggling with reduced or cancelled overseas orders as lockdowns push the global economy into recession
Oil falls as surprise US stock build douses demand recovery hopes; Saudi Arabia, Russia agree on further output curbs
•The decline in oil benchmarks extended losses on Wednesday over uncertainty about Russia’s commitment to deep output cuts ahead of a 9 June meeting of OPEC and its allies.
Gold prices slip on rising dollar, equities; renewed Sino-US trade tensions restrict losses, silver falls 0.7%
•Spot gold was down 0.3 percent at $1,729.05 per ounce. US gold futures fell 0.4 percent to $1,729.40.
Tata Group firms trim payments of top executives for first time in company's history as lockdowns hit business, revenue
Fp Staff •The compensation of CEOs and managing directors (MDs) of Tata Steel, Tata Motors, Tata Power, Trent, Tata International, Tata Capital and Voltas, among others, will be cut the report said citing company executives.
Stock Market Latest Updates: Indices end 3-day losing streak, Sensex up 167 points, Nifty above 8,850; Bharti Airtel at record high
Fp Staff •Stock Market Latest Updates: Indices end 3-day losing streak, Sensex up 167 points, Nifty above 8,850; Bharti Airtel at record high
Stock Market Latest Updates: Sensex plummets 886 points, Nifty below 9,150-mark; Tech Mahindra, Infosys among top losers
Fp Staff •Stock Market Latest Updates: Sensex plummets 886 points, Nifty below 9,150-mark; Tech Mahindra, Infosys among top losers
Crude prices inch higher on US stockpile drop, but bleak outlook caps gains as virus pandemic crushes fuel demand
•A drop in US crude inventories provided some support to prices early in the trading session,
Stock Market Latest Updates: Indices give up intra-day gains as Sensex, Nifty end in red; ICICI Bank, HUL among major losers
Fp Staff •Stock Market Latest Updates: Indices give up intra-day gains as Sensex, Nifty end in red; ICICI Bank, HUL among major losers