Asian stocks today: Markets trade mixed after US shutdown ends; HSI dips over 150 points, Shenzhen adds 1%

Asian markets traded mostly in red on Thursday as excitement over the end of the United States’ record government shutdown quickly lost steam. With the focus shifting back to the Federal Reserve’s next interest rate decision and mounting fears of a technology sector bubble, investors showed little appetite for risk.Nikkei jumped 88 points or 0.17%…

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Officials must periodically disclose assets: Sebi panel

MUMBAI: A high-powered committee set up by the markets regulator Sebi to look into the conflict of interest issues of its top officials, including the chairman, came out with a report suggesting stricter rules. The report said that, among others, all the top officials should be identified as insiders, should periodically disclose their assets and…

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‘Corp credit rise may be temporary’

MUMBAI: Even as major banks are revising upward their projections for corporate credit growth, rating agency Icra has said that corporate lending is yet to see a meaningful revival. “Corporate credit is very difficult to call out, whether it will go up or not. There appears to be some uptake in the second quarter. Whether…

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