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Sensex, Nifty Fall For Fifth Day On Rising Geopolitical Uncertainty

Sensex, Nifty Fall For Fifth Day On Rising Geopolitical Uncertainty
A stock broker trades at Motilal Oswal Securities Ltd. (Photographer: Kuni Takahashi/Bloomberg)
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Sensex, Nifty Fall For Fifth Day On Rising Geopolitical Uncertainty

8K Miles Software Buys U.S.-Based IT firm; Stock Jumps

Shares of the secure cloud solutions and managed services provider jumped as much as 9 percent to Rs 702 after it announced the acquisition of U.S. healthcare information technology firm Cornerstone Advisors Group LLC for $10,250,000 (about Rs 70 crore).

The payment will be made as a combination of cash and stock from its U.S. subsidiary, the company said in a BSE filing.

The acquisition is subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to be over in the quarter ending March 31, 2017. Cornerstone Advisors Group LLC is a privately held firm based in Georgetown, Connecticut.

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The Nifty futures on the Singapore Stock Exchange, an early indicator of Nifty’s performance in India, fell 0.1 percent to 8,124.

Asian shares declined this morning, as tensions flared after the assassination of Russia’s ambassador to Turkey and violent incidents in Germany and Switzerland. The incidents added to a sense of geopolitical uncertainty after China last week seized a U.S. naval drone and fighting escalated in Syria.

The Bank of Japan left its monetary policy unchanged a short while back, after meeting to assess the economy and market conditions for the first time since Donald Trump’s election victory. The decision was expected by all 39 economists surveyed by Bloomberg.

The Japanese yen climbed 0.4 percent against the dollar after the decision was announced.

U.S. stocks ended slight higher on Monday, amid thin volumes before the December holiday season. In economic news, the flash U.S. Markit PMI services for December was 53.4, down slightly from 54.6 in November.

Oil rose 0.4 percent to $52.11 a barrel in New York, while gold advanced for a second day on a weaker dollar.

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