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Thursday, March 28, 2024
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Topic: Stock markets

Hindenburg effect? Adani stocks plunge after controversial report’s release

While Adani Transmission’s stocks were worst hit, none of the group's seven listed companies escaped impact, with their stock prices falling between 10% & 27%.

LIC shares slump in market debut after record Rs 205.6 billion India IPO

The shares fell as much as 9.4% to Rs 860 versus their IPO price of 949, before paring about half of the losses. LIC is the fourth-largest deal among global IPOs priced this year.

Meet 20-year-old stock trader Rithvik Thammareddy who beat Nifty50

Rithvik said was he was able to achieve such a record due to a single stock, Tata Investment Corporation, which appreciated almost 52% compared to 23% of Nifty Index last year.

Sensex surges 1333 points as ruling BJP races ahead in 4 out of 5 state assembly elections

Mumbai: The Indian equities markets benchmark Sensex surged 1333 points on Thursday as early trends showed BJP leading in four out of five state...

How to make sense of market forecasts in wartime

It's not the responsibility of Wall Street to come out with better forecasts. The responsibility is on the end users to spend a few hours digging into the research.

Sensex tumbles 2,702 points, biggest decline since March 2020, amid Russia-Ukraine conflict

Gold and crude oil prices surged, with the latter rising above $105 a barrel. Markets in Asia and Europe were also deep in the negative territory.

Why Federal Reserve will no longer have pandemic-era investors’ backs

Inflation is top of mind for all leaders in Washington and US President Joe Biden, whose approval ratings are sliding, appears less inclined to count on hope as a strategy.

World’s biggest asset manager BlackRock trimming investments in India, more optimistic on China

BlackRock has rejigged its Asia-focused portfolios to have more neutral positions on China, up from underweight, and narrowed its underweight call on internet services companies.

India’s gold & FD-loving ‘aam aadmi’ is not only shifting to stocks but also investing better

NSE study shows retail investors are dominating India’s stock market since the first Covid-19 lockdown and investing more and more money in diversified portfolios.

IPO frenzy pushes SEBI to propose tighter listing rules on investor exit, cash raised

The proposals from SEBI come as the country is set for a record year for IPOs and follow the RBI's decision to impose limits on borrowers seeking to buy shares of a new listing.

On Camera

Social media has made news more graphic. Torture by Russian military is latest example

Before social media, depiction of violence on news was the exception—graphic visuals were either not shown on TV or in newspapers or the images were blurred. This is no longer the case.

Profit margins in lottery industry are tiny. Here’s how Future Gaming paid for its electoral bonds

Neither state govts nor companies earn large profits from lotteries. However, a look at the system shows there’s ample evidence of murky dealings and financial irregularities. 

BRO connects new axis to Ladakh, to be shortest route

The all-weather Nimmu-Padam-Darcha Road will connect Manali to Leh through Darcha and Nimmu on Kargil-Leh Highway.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.