Indian indices surged with Sensex up 0.61% at 74,327 and Nifty50 at 22,561, tracking positive global cues. Top performers included Kotak Mahindra Bank, JSW Steel, TCS, and UltraTech Cement.
Major cryptocurrencies surged following softer-than-expected U.S. jobs data, fueling speculation of potential Federal Reserve rate cuts. Bitcoin rose 1.5% to $64,340, Ethereum gained 3% to $3,184, and various altcoins, including BNB, Solana, XRP, Dogecoin, Toncoin, Shiba Inu, and Polkadot, also saw increases.
A dovish shift in tone by BoE Guv Bailey and Deputy Governor Dave Ramsden in April caused some economists to reckon that the timing of BOE cuts may be closer to the European Central Bank — which is widely expected to act in June — than to the Federal Reserve, whose chief, Jerome Powell, has avoided offering a timeline for US easing.
Share market: Friday's market fall came ahead of the release of the US non-farm payroll data. Investors booked profit and there was a degree of caution, said Vinod Nair, Head of Research, Geojit Financial Services.
Finance theory folks who think higher rates would compress future cash flows — and therefore leading to cracks in the market — are missing two important factors.