An IPO revival is building across Hong Kong and Mumbai as improving equity sentiment, stronger domestic liquidity and a backlog of delayed listings create a more active pipeline for the second quarter. Bankers say issuers that postponed offerings during last year’s volatility are testing investor appetite again, particularly in technology, healthcare, consumer brands and financial…
Indian startups are racing to build local artificial-intelligence models for enterprise clients, betting that banks, insurers, retailers and government contractors will demand systems trained for Indian languages, regulations and business workflows. The opportunity has drawn founders from software services, data analytics and cloud infrastructure into one of the country’s most competitive technology segments. The appeal…
Asian equities opened April on a firmer footing as traders bet that the worst of recent geopolitical risk had been priced into markets. Regional benchmarks rose across Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong and parts of Southeast Asia, supported by lower volatility, bargain hunting in technology shares and renewed inflows into export-sensitive names. The move followed…
