S&P 500 ticked up 0.5%, nudging past its all‑time intraday peak as tech giants like Apple, Microsoft and Google shot higher in the Nasdaq. Newpar Dow Jones gained 205 points, or 0.4%, buoyed by gains in industrial and financial stocks. Newpar Nasdaq Composite crept up 0.5% to a record high of 14,482 points, matching the rally that lifted the S&P. Newpar The U.S. trade deficit widened to $105.6 billion in August, the largest gap since March 2025, according to the Commerce Department. Newpar Oil prices echoed the global supply shadow: Brent fell 3% to $97.45 a barrel, while West Texas Intermediate slipped to $86.90 after Saudi Arabia announced a modest price cut. Newpar In India, RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra is set to announce a 0.25‑point hike in the policy repo rate at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, reversing the last 125 basis‑point cut cycle and signalling a tighter stance amid West Asian‑driven inflation. Newpar Market watchers are now eyeing the RBI’s move, as a rate hike could tighten liquidity, lift Indian equities, and prompt a reevaluation of carry trades that have favored emerging‑market currencies.