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Emerging-market countries have relied this year on short-term local-currency debt as the pandemic drove investors to the notes for safety. Now, turbo-charged by Joe Biden’s election and signs of a vaccine breakthrough, bonds with longer maturities are attracting buyers again. US elections have revived the yield hunt, granting much-needed breathing space to governments in developing economies. They face the equivalent of about $3 trillion in local debt maturing next year after a borrowing binge in short-term bonds that were mostly bought by local banks in the absence of international investors. Investor…

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Gold prices were marginally down by Rs 81 to Rs 50,057 per 10 gram on Thursday, according to HDFC Securities. In the previous trade, the precious metal had closed at Rs 50,138 per 10 gram. Silver also witnessed muted trend as it slipped marginally by Rs 4 to Rs 62,037 per kg, from Rs 62,041 per kg in the previous trade. “Gold and silver prices are expected to trade in the current range during the current festival days where retail investors and buyers will face less volatility,” HDFC Secu­rities Senior Analyst…

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The Sensex defied gravity for the eighth straight session to finish at yet another record high on Wednesday, as positive global cues and robust foreign fund inflows fuelled risk-on sentiment. The government approving a Rs 2-trillion production-linked incentive package for various sectors, also buoyed investors, traders said. After touching its all-time peak of 43,708.47 during a see-saw session, the Sensex settled 316.02 points, or 0.73 per cent higher, at 43,593.67. Similarly, the Nifty vaulted 118.05 points, or 0.93 per cent, to close at a record 12,749.15. Intra-day, it touched its all-time high…

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After a frenzy of vaccine optimism lifted global stocks to a record and sent havens into a tailspin, some strategists said the moves may have gone too far and tough questions remain unanswered. News that the inoculation developed by Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE was more than 90 per cent effective in preventing Covid-19 infections sparked a surge of bets Monday on stocks such as cruise operators and airlines that wilted amid the pandemic. Traditional refuges such as Treasuries, gold, and the yen slumped. But experts said the shot still has hurdles to clear, adding questions…