(Updates for morning trade) By Vivek Kumar M and Bharath Rajeswaran May 8 (Reuters) - Indian benchmark indexes were subdued on Thursday, as investors weighed geopolitical tensions with Pakistan, persistent concerns over inflation and unemployment risks in the United States. The Nifty 50 was flat at 24,411.5 and the BSE Sensex was tepid at 80,776.75, as of 10:26 a.m. IST....

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Foreign investors have been turning to Australia's domestically focused stocks, choosing an often overlooked market as a trade-war hideout with a cheap currency and resilient economy. It is hard to quantify just how much capital has gone Down Under, since Australia's stock exchange does not publish timely flows data. But it has showed up in share registries....

May 8 (Reuters) - Euro zone government bond yields edged higher on Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve warned about the risks of higher inflation and unemployment, with investors now looking towards the Bank of England's monetary policy meeting later in the day. The Fed held interest rates steady on Wednesday but said those risks clouded the U.S. economic outlook...

(Updates for markets open) May 8 (Reuters) - India's benchmark indexes opened little changed on Thursday, as investors assessed the ongoing tensions with neighbour Pakistan and as the U.S. Federal Reserve said risks of higher inflation and unemployment have risen due to the global trade war. The Nifty 50 fell 0.11% to 24,388.9 and the BSE Sensex lost 0.07% to...