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• The Stock Exchange of Thailand is listing 28 new depositary receipts, which are certificates representing shares of foreign stocks. • The new lineup includes major global firms such as Intel, Dell, Palantir, Airbus, and Chinese chip-equipment maker Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment Inc. • This move allows local investors to gain direct exposure to high-profile international technology and aerospace markets without needing foreign brokerage accounts.

• Three additional companies are preparing to leave the London Stock Exchange following a series of takeover offers. • This trend follows a broader wave of mergers and acquisitions that are removing firms from the capital's under-pressure stock market. • While current investors are benefiting from immediate financial payoffs, analysts warn that the long-term implications for the UK market could be bleak.

Latest purchases take value of deals to leave capital’s stock market this year past $100bnThree more London-listed companies are set to be taken over as the value of deals removing firms from the capital’s under-pressure stock market passes $100bn (£74bn) so far this year.On Tuesday, Bodycote, the FTSE 250 industrials group that has been listed on the London Stock Exchange since 1972, agreed a £1.84bn takeover by the US private equity group Veritas. Continue reading...

Washington says it acted after observing Iran was planning to deploy fresh mines in strait of HormuzMiddle East crisis live – latest updatesThe US and Iran have exchanged fire for the first time in a month, with missiles and drones fired at Iranian rocket launchers on an island in the strait of Hormuz, and Iran targeting US military bases in Jordan and the United Arab Emirates in response.The US president, Donald Trump, on Monday threatened further action. The US is to trying to prise open Tehran’s grip on shipping going through the strait, which before the war accounted for a fifth of the world’s seaborne energy supply. Washington claimed that Iranian control over the waterway had been loosened by repeated US attacks on Iranian missile launchers and radars. Continue reading...

• Spain's Alex Palou secured his fourth consecutive IndyCar Series title on Sunday, August 30, 2026. • This victory marks Palou's fifth championship in six seasons, establishing him as one of the most successful drivers in the history of the American competition. • The achievement cements his dominance in the sport and sets a new benchmark for consistency and performance in the series.

• Indian bank stocks experienced unusually wide price gaps between the National Stock Exchange (NSE) and the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) during Thursday's closing auction. • IndusInd Bank recorded its most significant exchange price difference in over two decades, highlighting a severe divergence in valuation across the two platforms. • The volatility is attributed to thin market liquidity, pressures from monthly expiry, and growing concerns regarding potential market manipulation.

• Several Indian banks, including IndusInd Bank, AU Small Finance Bank, IDFC First Bank, and Federal Bank, experienced their widest exchange price gaps in decades. • The BSE Bankex gauge dropped as much as 3.3% during the auction process before recovering to close 1.7% lower. • These discrepancies were exacerbated by thin liquidity and the monthly expiry of the 14-member bank index.