Evening Update & Global News
Compiled by *RUDRA SHARES*
Vande Mataram
Friday, 03 April 2026

*INDIAN DATA*
As Indian Stock market closed today, so not providing Indian data.

*WORLD ECONOMY*
*Asia-Pacific*
• Markets mostly rise in Easter trade on hopes for Hormuz reopening

*Armenia*
• Inflation Rate Reaches 3-Year High

*China*
• Chinese chip firms hit record high revenue driven by AI boom and U.S. curbs
• RatingDog Composite PMI Drops from 33-Month Peak

*Georgia*
• Inflation Rate Slows to 3-Month Low

*Global / Commodities*
• Brent oil surges to $141, highest since 2008 financial crisis

*India*
• May Cut Import Duties to Ensure Local Supplies

*Japan*
• Sakura Internet jumps 20% as Microsoft plans $10 billion AI push with SoftBank

*Russia*
• Composite PMI Falls for 1st Time in 6 Months
• Services Contract for First Time in Six Months

*South Korea*
• Forex Reserves Fall in March
• Agrees with France to deepen defense cooperation amid Middle East conflict

*Thailand*
• Business Confidence Declines Amid Middle East Conflict

*Turkey*
• Inflation Rate Slows More than Expected in March
• Producer Inflation Picks Up to 15-Month High

*UAE*
• Non-Oil Private Sector Growth Eases

*United States*
• Business Activity Slips on Inflation, Middle East War
• Composite PMI Revised Sharply Lower to 2023-Lows
• Jobless Rate Falls to 4.3% in March
• Jobs Report Expected to Show Payroll Rebound
• Nonfarm Payrolls Rise to 178K, Highest Since December 2024
• Payrolls rose by 178,000 in March; unemployment at 4.3%
• Treasury Yield Edges Up in Shortened Session
• Treasury Yields Rise After Jobs Report
• Trump administration plans up to 100% tariffs on some imported drugs (with exemptions)
• Trump tariff fallout: Some industries face lingering effects
• Trump threatens action against Iranian infrastructure

*Jai Hind*
*Rudra Hai to Mudra Hai*
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