Business News LIVE: S&P 500, Dow Close At Record Highs On Tech

Leasing of retail space in shopping malls and prominent high streets rose nearly 5 per cent during January-September this year across eight major cities, according to Cushman & Wakefield.

Goa Industrial Development Corporation on Saturday launched India's first Digital Public Good for Industry Governance framework, Open Platform for Enterprise Network (OPEN), to transform industry governance by simplifying, digitising and standardising government-to-business transactions.

The stock market regained its momentum in the last trading session of the week, closing notably higher after a drastic collapse on Thursday despite continued foreign investors selling woes. 

The BSE Sensex gained 760 points 0.96 per cent on November 29 to end above the mark of 79,800, in contrast to its Asian peers which ended lower except China. The Chinese financial markets inched higher on the hopes that US trade tariffs on the world’s biggest manufacturer would be lower than the markets previously anticipated. 
 

NSE Derivative Expiry Update: The National Stock Exchange (NSE) has revised the expiry days for several derivatives contracts, effective from 1 January 2025, according to a circular dated 29 November.  

Under the new schedule, monthly contracts for FINNIFTY, MIDCPNIFTY, and NIFTYNXT50 will now expire on the last Thursday of the expiry month. Similarly, BANKNIFTY's monthly and quarterly contracts will also expire on the last Thursday of the expiry month.  
 

US trade officials announced on Friday a new round of tariffs on solar panel imports from four Southeast Asian nations after American manufacturers complained that companies there are flooding the market with unfairly cheap goods.

India's vision is to become the world's most efficient and trusted trade hub by expanding participation of authorised economic operators (AEOs), integrated free zones, and promoting innovative policies, Revenue Secretary Sanjay Malhotra said on Friday.

China's factory activity expanded modestly for a second straight month in November, an official survey showed, adding to a string of recent data suggesting a blitz of stimulus is finally trickling through the world's second-largest economy just as Donald Trump ramps up his trade threats.

US lender JPMorgan Chase new tab agreed on Friday to drop its lawsuit against Tesla that accused the electric vehicle maker of "flagrantly" breaching a contract between the two companies in 2014 relating to warrants Tesla sold to the bank.

The S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average notched record closing highs in a shortened Black Friday session, lifted by technology stocks such as Nvidia while retail was in focus as the holiday shopping season kicked off.