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Zerodha’s Nithin Kamath compared today’s market euphoria with past crashes, warning that human greed fuels every boom-and-bust cycle. Despite new instruments and reforms, investor psychology and leverage-driven collapses remain constant through time.

European shares closed higher on Monday, as initial concerns over the stability of the U.S. banking sector eased, while fresh comments from U.S. President Donald Trump helped calm trade tensions, encouraging investors to move toward riskier assets.

Oil prices fell on Tuesday on concerns about excess supply and risks to demand stemming from tensions between the U.S. and China, the world s top two oil consumers, even as President Donald Trump said he expected to reach a trade deal.

Gold prices edged higher on Tuesday to hover near all-time highs, as strong safe-haven demand and hopes of further interest rate cuts from the U.S. Federal Reserve boosted demand for the precious metal.

Asian stocks rose on Tuesday as the prospect of easing trade tensions between the world s top two economies boosted risk sentiment, while the near-certainty of Sanae Takaichi becoming Japan s next prime minister sent the Nikkei to a record high.

The dollar edged higher against the yen on Monday as investors shifted their focus to political developments in Japan and the euro area, while U.S. credit risk concerns lingered.

Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty delivered subdued returns in the one-, three-, and six-month periods since Muhurat trading 2024. Banks outperformed, while midcap and smallcap indices lagged sharply.

Indian equities surged to a 52-week high Monday, with the Nifty 50 just a percentage point away from its record high, as broad-based buying ahead of Diwali boosted risk assets that have had a rather circumspect run over the trailing 12 months.