Wall Street ends higher, notches weekly gains as Fed meeting looms - almost 2 years ago
The Commerce Department's hotly anticipated personal consumption expenditures (PCE) report arrived largely in line with consensus, showing softening demand and cooling inflation - which is exactly what the Federal Reserve's restrictive interest rate hikes are intended to accomplish.
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Adani stocks fall for second straight day, bonds too hit - almost 2 years ago
While Adani Total Gas, Adani Energy, and Adani Transmission shares plunged 20%-the lowest levels of the day, Adani Ports and Adani Enterprises dropped 16% and 19%, respectively. Adani Power and Adani Wilmer shares dropped 5% each.
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India weighs Norway funds decision to sell Bel shares - almost 2 years ago
Norway's sovereign wealth fund Norges Bank Investment Management, one of the world's largest, has divested its shares in Bharat Electronics Limited (Bel) for selling weapon systems to the Myanmar junta. The Indian government is studying the move made by the Fund as Norway is emerging as a key economic partner from northern Europe.
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Rout in Adani Group stocks, banks drags down indices - almost 2 years ago
The Sensex closed at 59,330.90, down 874.16 points, or 1.45%, from the previous close, after briefly slipping below 59,000 during Friday trade. The Nifty fell 287.60 points, or 1.61%, to end at 17,604.35. Both indices posted their biggest single-day fall in four months to retreat to levels last seen at the end of October 2022.
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SBI says Adani exposure well below RBI limit - almost 2 years ago
"While as a matter of policy we don't comment on individual clients, in the interest of setting the context right, we wish to clarify that SBI's exposure to Adani group is well below the Large Exposure Framework," said SBI's managing director in charge of corporate banking and subsidiaries, Swaminathan J. "All exposure to the group from SBI is secured by cash generating assets with adequate escrow mechanism in place, hence debt service will not be a challenge."
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This sector drove in top gear over bears to clock best weekly returns - almost 2 years ago
Not only automobile makers, the equipment makers too, saw robust growth in the third quarter. Sona BLW reported a strong 39% YoY growth in revenue to Rs 685 crore, with battery electric vehicles accounting for 26% of the revenue.
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Intel's 'historic collapse' set to erase $10 billion from market value - almost 2 years ago
The company predicted a surprise loss for the first quarter and its revenue forecast was $3 billion below estimates as it also struggled with slowing growth in the data center business.
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Fed seen ending rate hikes by March as inflation slows - almost 2 years ago
The U.S. central bank's preferred gauge for inflation, the personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index, rose 5.0% in December from a year earlier, slower than the 5.5% 12-month gain as of November, the government reported on Friday, and the lowest level since September 2021.
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Sebi bans 19 entities from securities mkt for fraudulent trading in Superior Finlease shares - almost 2 years ago
Any person indulging in spreading misinformation or false and misleading information through the use of social media messaging applications like Telegram, Whatsapp etc., which are being used by millions of people can cause irreparable damage to the integrity of the securities market within a short span of time like a forest fire, thereby eroding the confidence of the investors in the securities market in a matter of no time," Sebi noted.
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Equity mutual fund to shift to T+2 settlement cycle from Feb 1 - almost 2 years ago
From Friday, Indian equity markets moved to a T+1 settlement cycle for all stocks, shortening the settlement cycle by a day and making the availability of funds a day sooner than at present.
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Sebi bans 24 entities from securities mkt for 3 yrs in Sulabh Engineers matter - almost 2 years ago
Accordingly, Sebi has barred the entities "from accessing the securities market for a period of three years ... and are also prohibited from buying, selling or otherwise dealing in securities, directly or indirectly, or being associated with the securities market in any manner, whatsoever, for the same period"
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US stocks open lower on Intel warning, inflation data limits fall - almost 2 years ago
The S&P 500 opened lower by 6.71 points, or 0.17%, at 4,053.72, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped 41.94 points, or 0.36%, to 11,470.47 at the opening bell.
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US GDP rose 2.9% in Q4 after a year of high inflation, Will Fed pause now? - almost 2 years ago
US GDP rose 2.9% in Q4 after a year of high inflation. Priya Misra, Head of Global Rates Strategy explains what should we expect on India's budget day when the Fed announces its next policy in light of this data
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Zerodha to improve liquidity in auction markets: Nithin Kamath - almost 2 years ago
To settle short-delivered trades, exchanges conduct a 30-minute auction from 2 PM on T+1 (used to be T+2). If the short-delivered stock is a mid or small-cap stock, then the price can trade as much as 20% away from the current market price due to low participation in auctions
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These 5 IT stocks touched new 52-week low on Friday - almost 2 years ago
The benchmark index Sensex closed lower by about 874 points to 59,330 on Friday. During this free fall in the market, five stocks from the BSE IT index slipped to touch their new 52-week lows.The 52-week low is the lowest price a stock has traded during the last one year. Some traders and investors use this technical indicator as an important factor to analyse a stock’s current value and to predict its future price movement.
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LIC doubles down on Adani amid short seller row - almost 2 years ago
State-controlled Life Insurance Corp. of India is spending about 3 billion rupees ($37 million) as an anchor investor in a $2.5 billion new share sale by Adani Enterprises Ltd., according to a filing. The investment would add to its current holding of 4.23%.
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Hindenburg impact: Adani Enterprises FPO subscribed just 1% on Day 1 - almost 2 years ago
The company received total bids of 4,70,160 shares against the issue size of 4,55,06,791 shares. The portion reserved for retail investors got bids for 3,99,880 shares against 2,29,08,464 shares on offer.
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Who is behind Hindenburg, the company that is shorting Adani? - almost 2 years ago
Founded in 2017 by Nathan Anderson, Hindenburg Research is a forensic financial research firm which analyses equity, credit and derivatives. On its website, Hindenburg says it looks for "man-made disasters," such as accounting irregularities, mismanagement and undisclosed related-party transactions. The company invests its own capital
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Tech View: Nifty forms long bear candle to break key support level. What traders should do next week - almost 2 years ago
Technically, any pullback rally from here could encounter strong overhead resistance of around 17,750 levels, as per the concept of change in polarity and that could be a sell-on-rise opportunity for the coming sessions. Weakness is likely to continue for the next 1-2 sessions
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Gold falls Rs 70; silver jumps Rs 451 - almost 2 years ago
Gold prices fell due to a strong US economic data that could prompt the Federal Reserve to keep interest rates higher for longer. Fed officials are expecting the rates to be above 5 per cent by the end of this year," Navneet Damani, Senior VP - Commodity Research at Motilal Oswal Financial Services, said
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Indian markets achieve complete transition to T+1 settlement cycle - almost 2 years ago
The stock exchanges, NSE and BSE, earlier in a joint statement, announced that they would implement the T+1 settlement cycle in a phased manner, starting February 25, 2022, with the bottom 100 stocks in terms of market value
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Hindenburg ambush! How a 106-page report dragged Gautam Adani's wealth below $100 billion - almost 2 years ago
In the last two trading days, Thursday being a market holiday, the 60-year-old Ahmedabad-based college dropout has been left poorer by around $29 billion, pushing him to the seventh slot in the elite list of world's richest billionaires.
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Sensex crashes over 850 points on Adani rout; Nifty below 17,650; PSU stocks bleed - almost 2 years ago
After a 774-point crash seen on Wednesday derivative expiry day, Sensex ended Friday with a loss of 874 points as a report by American firm Hindenburg Research left Adani Group stocks bleeding. Bank stocks were among the worst affected as Nifty Bank lost over 1,300 points or 3.1%. PSU bank stocks, which were outperforming in the last few months, were among the worst hit with losses going up to 7% as investors were worried about the contagion impact of exposure to Adani Group.
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Multibagger stock tumbles over 20% after disappointing Q3 results - almost 2 years ago
"Revenue growth has been below expectation as consumer electronics, lighting and mobile phones key verticals for the company has seen steep decline. We however upgrade the stock to Neutral as the stock has already corrected sharply and strong growth momentum is expected to resume. We roll forward our valuation multiple
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ACC, Ambuja Cements hit multi-month lows as Adani Group ditched on governance concerns - almost 2 years ago
Shares of Adani Transmission, Adani Green Energy, and Adani Total Gas were locked in the 20% lower circuit. Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone hit a 2-year low, and Adani Enterprises a 5-month low. Describing Hindenburg's 32,000-word report as maliciously mischievous and unresearched, Adani Group threatened to take punitive action against the firm in both US and Indian courts.
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Rupee ends week lower on likely RBI intervention, importer hedging - almost 2 years ago
The RBI's suspected intervention prompted short speculative dollar positions to exit and importers to step up hedges for near maturities, a trader at a private sector bank said.
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Silver lining in mayhem! Kotak Equities upgrades Adani Ports to ‘buy’ - almost 2 years ago
Adani Ports is also a keen contender for acquiring the government’s stake in Container Corp, given its growth ambitions in logistics, adjacent ports offerings, and large balance sheet and benign leverage.
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Adani contagion fear hits bank stocks, major life insurer - almost 2 years ago
The NSE Bank Nifty Index dropped as much as 3.5%, extending declines of the previous session, underperforming broader stock benchmarks. Bank of Baroda and State Bank of India were among the biggest decliners, falling at least 5% each. LIC’s shares extended their drop to 4.3% intraday before paring some losses.
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Hindenburg ambush! How a 106-page report left $29 billion hole in Gautam Adani's pocket - almost 2 years ago
In the last two trading days, Thursday being a market holiday, the 60-year-old Ahmedabad-based college dropout has been left poorer by around $29 billion, pushing him to the seventh slot in the elite list of world's richest billionaires.
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Adani stocks crash: What should retail investors do? Sanjiv Bhasin shares investment advice - almost 2 years ago
A 32,000-word report by American short-seller Hindenburg Research has left a Rs 4 lakh crore worth scar on the portfolios of Adani bulls who have been enjoying the one-way rally that defied gravity and all valuation metrics in the last few years. Adani Enterprises' FPO opens today. Shares are below FPO floor price and stocks are under pressure. So, what should retail investors currently do if they are holding the group stocks? IIFL Securities director Sanjiv Bhasin shares investment advice. Listen-in!!!
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Hindenburg effect? Sensex down over 1,000 points: 8 key factors behind the selloff - almost 2 years ago
Dalal Street investors were left poorer by Rs 4.9 lakh crore as the total market capitalisation of BSE-listed stocks dropped to Rs 2,76,495 lakh crore. Bank stocks were among the worst affected as Nifty Bank lost over 1,000 points or 2.5%. PSU bank stocks, which were outperforming in the last few months, were among the worst hit.
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Sebi increases scrutiny of Adani group: Report - almost 2 years ago
On Wednesday, the U.S. short-seller said it held short positions in the Indian conglomerate, accusing it of improper use of offshore tax havens and flagging concerns about high debt, leading to a massive sell-off of India-listed shares of the conglomerate's companies.
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Sensex tanks over 1000 pts; Nifty below 17,600; Adani group stocks crash up to 20% - almost 2 years ago
After a 774-point crash seen on Wednesday derivative expiry day, Sensex tanked up to 1100 points during the day on Friday. Reflecting heightened tension on Dalal Street, fear gauge index India VIX shot up to 21% ahead of the presentation of the Union Budget and US Fed meeting outcome next week. Bank stocks were among the worst affected as Nifty Bank lost over 1,300 points or 3.3%. Selling pressure in stocks of Adani Group companies intensified on the second trading session on Friday and lost up to 20% on claims made in short-seller Hindenburg report.
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Rs 4 lakh crore gone in 2 days! Adani bulls nurse wounds after short-seller's attack - almost 2 years ago
In the last two trading sessions since the release of the report, which has been described as "maliciously mischievous and unresearched" by billionaire Gautam Adani's team, the market capitalisation erosion has been around Rs 4 lakh crore. Wednesday's crash itself wiped off Rs 1 lakh crore from Adani stocks. The selloff deepened on Friday, despite the Ahmedabad-based diversified conglomerate denying allegations and threatening court cases, with three out of 10 stocks hitting record low levels.
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Distress selling? Adani Ports nosedives to 2-year low, 2 other group firms hit 1-year low - almost 2 years ago
It looked like a ‘Black Friday’ sale on Dalal Street as traders dumped Adani Group stocks relentlessly with many counters hitting multi-month and multi-year lows.
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Hindenburg effect? Sensex down over 1000 points: 8 key factors behind the selloff - almost 2 years ago
Dalal Street investors were left poorer by Rs 4.9 lakh crore as the total market capitalisation of BSE-listed stocks dropped to Rs 2,76,495 lakh crore. Bank stocks were among the worst affected as Nifty Bank lost over 1,000 points or 2.5%. PSU bank stocks, which were outperforming in the last few months, were among the worst hit.
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Budget 2023: 80C limit could be raised by FM to improve savings - almost 2 years ago
The capital expenditure target can be raised to Rs 9-9.5 trillion from Rs 7.5 trillion set for FY23. It will significantly improve the infrastructure spending and enhance the business for other elide sectors such as cement, metals and capital goods.
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Bajaj Auto shares climb over 7% post Q3 results. What should investors do? - almost 2 years ago
Its revenue from operations rose 3.3% YoY to Rs 9,315.14 crore whereas EBITDA increased by a sharp 29.4% YoY to Rs 1,777 crore and margins expanded by a whopping 386 basis points to 19.07%.
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Hindenburg effect? Sensex down 900 points: 8 key factors behind the selloff - almost 2 years ago
Dalal Street investors were left poorer by Rs 4.9 lakh crore as the total market capitalisation of BSE-listed stocks dropped to Rs 2,76,495 lakh crore. Bank stocks were among the worst affected as Nifty Bank lost over 1,000 points or 2.5%. PSU bank stocks, which were outperforming in the last few months, were among the worst hit.
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Need to create jobs to accelerate India growth story - almost 2 years ago
While India is doing markedly better on inflation, the global factors will have a significant impact on the RBI’s policy stance as it will need to balance interest rates and currency to protect the flight of capital from the country.
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If I were FM: Ajay Menon charts 5-point investor wishlist - almost 2 years ago
Additionally, in order to promote investments in ETFs, which are relatively safer products, especially for newbies and young investors, I would provide special tax incentive on similar lines to Additional NPS Contribution under Section 80CCD1B.
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Adani stocks may be inexpensive when compared to new-age stocks: InGovern - almost 2 years ago
"Even if you ignore the findings of our investigation and take the financials of Adani Group at face value, its 7 key listed companies have 85% downside purely on a fundamental basis owing to sky-high valuations," Hindenburg said.
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These 6 stocks with high ROE & profit margin can emerge as wealth creators in smallcap space - almost 2 years ago
Small cap companies are risky bets and in a market where even large and mid caps are falling sharply thinking of investing in a small cap might appear so convincing, However, it would be wrong to paint everything with the same brush that too all the time. If the right financial parameters and other filters are applied, it may lead to a set of select stocks of potential gainers. ET screener powered by Refinitiv’s Stock Report Plus lists down stocks with high upside potential over the next 12 months, having an average recommendation rating of “Buy” or "Strong Buy".
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Adani Group share crash up to 20% as selloff deepens on second day after Hindenburg report - almost 2 years ago
Adani Group Share Crash: Global broking and research firm CLSA, however, said it sees no significant downside risk to Indian banks from Adani group debt, in which the overall exposure for domestic public and private sector lenders remains well within the mangeable limits with adequate ring fencing.
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Adani Enterprises FPO opens amid group's stocks crash over Hindenburg report - almost 2 years ago
With American short-seller Hindenburg Research's negative report on the conglomerate dominating conversations on Dalal Street, the Rs 20,000 crore mega follow-on public offer (FPO) of Adani Enterprises kicked off for public subscription on Friday. The FPO, which opens for subscription from January 27 and ends on January 31, is a fresh issue of 61,474,751 equity shares on a partly paid basis with a price band of Rs 3,112–3,276.
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Hindenburg effect? Sensex down 800 points: Key factors behind the selloff - almost 2 years ago
Dalal Street investors were left poorer by Rs 4.9 lakh crore as the total market capitalisation of BSE-listed stocks dropped to Rs 2,76,495 lakh crore. Bank stocks were among the worst affected as Nifty Bank lost over 1,000 points or 2.5%. PSU bank stocks, which were outperforming in the last few months, were among the worst hit.
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Tata Motors shares jump over 8% after Q3 results. Should you buy, sell or hold? - almost 2 years ago
"Tata Motors should witness a gradual recovery as supply-side issues ease (for JLR) and commodity headwinds stabilize. It will benefit from macro recovery in India, company-specific volume/margin drivers, and sharp improvement in FCF and leverage in both JLR and the India business," Motilal Oswal said.
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Bleeding red! 5 reasons why 9 out of 10 F&O traders lose money - almost 2 years ago
Keeping the loss-making retail trader's hope alive are self-styled gurus on social media, who are often ridiculed as 'furus' or fake gurus. Some such heroes claim to be making lakhs every day and are even willing to offer their secret recipe to newbies in paid coaching classes.
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Hot Stocks: Brokerages on Bajaj Auto, Dr Reddy’s Laboratories, Tata Motors and Cipla post Q3 results - almost 2 years ago
EBITDA margin improved by 176 bps YoY to 24.2% despite soft Revlimid sales, mainly driven by an improvement in the mix. The net profit grew by 9.9% YoY to Rs8bn mainly on the back of a strong operational performance, which was partially offset by a higher tax rate on account of DTA reversal.
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India head-on with China, ahead of US post transition to T+1 settlement cycle - almost 2 years ago
In India, trade settlement used to take place on a ‘T+2’ basis, but in September 2021, capital market regulator SEBI provided flexibility to exchanges to offer ‘T+1’ following requests from various stakeholders to shorten the settlement cycle.
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