Bitcoin’s rally to near a record high is reawakening animal spirits — not just in the cryptocurrency market itself, but in the broader financial world that had left the digital asset sector for dead last year. The change of heart can be seen in the improved outlook for deal flow, highlighted by Robinhood Markets Inc.’s … Read more
N. Ravi, Director, Kasturi and Sons Limited, Takahashi Muneo, Consul General of Japan in Chennai and other dignitaries at the reception in Chennai on Monday. | Photo Credit: B. VELANKANNI RAJ The Indo-Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IJCCI) on Monday hosted a reception for Takahashi Muneo, the newly appointed Consul General of Japan in … Read more
NSE’s index services subsidiary, NSE Indices, on Friday launched a new strategy index — Nifty500 Equal Weight — which represents an alternative weighting strategy to its parent index, the Nifty 500. It includes the same companies as the Nifty 500, however, weighed equally, an NSE press release said. The base date for the index is … Read more
The fourth quarter results season is coming to a fag-end, and analysts said despite earnings largely meeting expectations, there is a noticeable moderation in the overall earnings landscape. Some notable companies that will announce their earnings this week include Varun Beverages, Zomato, Airtel, Siemens, Power Finance Corp, Mahindra and Mahindra, HAL, and JSW Steel, among … Read more
“If trouble comes when you least expect it, then maybe the thing to do is to always expect it.” Cormac McCarthy Considered in a proper historical and comparative perspective, the 30-share Sensex, which breached the 25,000 mark in May 2014 and the 50,000 mark on January 21, 2021, smashed the psychological 75,000 barrier, zooming to … Read more
A strong earnings season and blockbuster reports from tech industry titans fueled a U.S. stock market rebound from the first real swoon of 2024. Next week’s inflation data could determine whether the good vibes continue. The benchmark S&P 500 index is up over 9% for the year, up near its late-March record high, following a … Read more
Mumbai: Aditya Birla Group‘s UltraTech Cement, Sajjan Jindal-promoted JSW Cement, and Lakshmi Mittal-promoted ArcelorMittal are among a dozen companies vying to acquire Vadraj Cement, formerly owned by ABG Shipyard, having secured creditors’ debt of about ₹8,000 crore, said people with knowledge of the matter. Nirma Group, JK Cement, Naveen Jindal group entity, and Oaktree Capital … Read more
Mumbai: Tata Sons, the holding company of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), plans to sell 23.4 million shares in India’s largest software services exporter for at least ₹9,300 crore on Tuesday, showed a term sheet issued by JP Morgan, the banker to the deal. The floor price for the stock, amounting to 0.65% of the company’s … Read more
Mar 07, 2024, 10:45:51 AM IST It’s already been a good year for IPOs with robust listing gains. Out of the 15 companies that made their way to the bourses, only 4 companies opened in the negative while the rest brought cheer to investors. Here are the top 5 IPOs so far in 2024 that … Read more
Representational image of paramilitary personnel. Security personnel will be deployed in two phases in all parts of West Bengal by March 7 | Photo Credit: ANI Around 150 companies of central forces are likely to reach West Bengal in the first week of March primarily to conduct route marches ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, … Read more