LONDON (Reuters) -Hedge funds returned into markets last week to buy bank stocks having sold out of positions for eight straight weeks, a Goldman Sachs ( GS ) note shows. Financial firms including U.S. banks became the second-most net bought stock behind real estate this year, said the note released on Friday and seen by Reuters on Tuesday. That move...

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Tom Westbrook As U.S. futures have tiptoed back upwards near early April's levels, it's the dollar that is left licking the wounds of Donald Trump's first 100 days in office as it slides towards its largest monthly drop in years. Traders have sold the greenback as tariffs threaten...

(Reuters) -Foreign investors extended their longest buying spree since July 2023 on Monday, fuelled by U.S. trade deal hopes, cheap corporate valuations, and India's relative resilience to global tensions, helping markets shrug off concerns over India-Pakistan frictions. Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) pumped about $4.11 billion into Indian equities over the last nine sessions, lifting the benchmark Nifty 50 index by...

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Tom Westbrook As U.S. futures have tiptoed back upwards near early April's levels, it's the dollar that is left licking the wounds of Donald Trump's first 100 days in office as it slides towards its largest monthly drop in years. Traders have sold the greenback as tariffs threaten...