Bitcoin traded near $80,000 while Ethereum held close to $2,500 on Monday as the crypto market absorbed shifting US rate hike expectations following strong labor data. Despite macroeconomic pressures and rising yields, continuous spot ETF inflows and steady institutional interest helped support market sentiment.
Over the four quarters through June 2026, FIIs steadily increased their holdings in around 15 BSE midcap stocks
Japan’s government bond yields rose on Monday as investors turned cautious ahead of the five-year JGB auction and reassessed expectations for further Bank of Japan rate hikes. Super-long yields rebounded after last week’s sharp decline, while markets continued to price in a 25-basis-point BOJ rate hike next week and another increase by January.
Morgan Stanley sees India entering a multi-quarter growth upcycle, supported by improving investments, monetary policy and domestic demand. The brokerage expects the Sensex to reach 89,000 by June 2027 in its base case, while assigning 25% probabilities to a bull-case target of 100,000 and a bear-case target of 66,000.
Indian government bonds hit a pause on Monday following a technical setback that disrupted cash withdrawal capabilities. To counteract a liquidity overflow that surged to a historic 10.73 trillion rupees last Friday, the central bank declared an overnight auction. Traders are now on edge, fearing that tighter measures may be imposed to handle the liquidity, especially with increasing oil prices and rate speculation keeping market sentiment tepid.
Chinese stocks were largely range-bound on Monday as gains in technology shares offset losses in banks and insurers following Beijing’s $54 billion capital-injection plan. The Shanghai Composite slipped 0.2%, while the CSI300 gained 0.2%. Investors also monitored China-US relations, US rate expectations and semiconductor demand.
Waterfield Advisors has launched two GIFT City-based outbound AIFs to help Indian family portfolios diversify across global equities, commodities and fixed income. The funds aim to address concentrated domestic exposure and provide access to international markets through India-based vehicles, with the firm recommending a minimum strategic allocation of 10% to global assets.
South Korea’s National Pension Service has suspended foreign exchange hedging as the won strengthened to a near two-year high against the dollar. The move could affect dollar supply and demand in the domestic market, with the pension fund’s large overseas holdings making its currency transactions significant for South Korea’s foreign exchange market.
Bond yields have climbed from Tokyo and Sydney to London and New York, raising concerns over government financing costs, corporate borrowing and stretched equity valuations
Sebi’s revised ETF trading rules have come into effect from September 7, changing how price bands and reference prices are determined. The new framework introduces dynamic price bands based on underlying assets and a pre-open auction for gold and silver ETFs, aiming to improve price discovery and reduce premiums or discounts to NAV.
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