SGX Nifty up 195 points; here's what changed for market while you were sleeping
Asian shares rose at the open on Thursday after a slowdown in US inflation boosted hopes that the Federal Reserve will slow down its pace of interest rate hikes. The annual US consumer price index eased to 8.5 per cent in July from a 40-year high of 9.1 per cent the previous month, the Labor Department reported, while the monthly rate was unchanged -- a big surprise.