With softening commodity prices and rising consumption, analysts expect the overall corporate performance to improve in the second half of the fiscal year. The aggregate revenue of a sample of 2,638 listed companies, excluding banking and finance firms, increased by a four-quarter high of 41.5% on-year in April-June. But growth in net profit was at a four-quarter low of 15.1%
US stocks: S&P 500, Nasdaq close lower, dragged by Alphabet and megacap tech; focus on Iran
US market saw a mixed close as the S&P 500 and Nasdaq dipped, primarily due to tech giants like Alphabet facing investor scrutiny over AI