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Factors that will guide the markets this week

Factors that will guide the markets this week

Rediff.com30 Jun 2024

Domestic macroeconomic data announcements, global trends and trading activity of foreign investors would guide market sentiments this week, analysts said. After a record rally, markets may face volatile trends this week amid elevated valuations and investors would also keep a track of global oil benchmark Brent crude and rupee-dollar movement for further cues. "Potential volatility in the stock market is anticipated this week. Elevated valuations remain a concern, with investors now focusing on monsoon progress and its impact on the rural economy.

Former Bengal CM Siddhartha Shankar Ray dead

Former Bengal CM Siddhartha Shankar Ray dead

Rediff.com6 Nov 2010

Former West Bengal chief minister Siddhartha Shankar Ray on Saturday night died at his south Kolkata residence after a protracted illness.He was 90 and survived by his wife Maya Ray. "Ray was ill for quite a long time and had been on dialysis since March. The end came at about 6:50 pm," his assistant M Kaviraj told PTI.

Factors that will guide the markets this week

Factors that will guide the markets this week

Rediff.com12 May 2024

Stock markets will be driven by domestic inflation data, ongoing quarterly earnings from corporates and global trends this week, analysts said. News flows around the general election would also be tracked by investors, market experts said.

How the markets will fare this week

How the markets will fare this week

Rediff.com21 Apr 2024

Worries related to the Iran-Israel conflict, quarterly earnings and foreign investors' trading activity are the key factors that would dictate stock markets this week, analysts said. Besides, trends in Brent crude oil and movement of the rupee against the dollar will also be crucial factors. This week will be crucial for the market amid ongoing worries about the conflict between Iran and Israel, said Pravesh Gour, Senior Technical Analyst, Swastika Investmart Ltd.

Factors that will guide the markets this week

Factors that will guide the markets this week

Rediff.com2 Jun 2024

Trading in the equity market will largely depend on two major events this week - general elections result and the RBI interest rate decision - analysts said, adding that the benchmark indices may rally on Monday on exit polls' prediction of a massive win for the BJP-led NDA and strong GDP data. Exit polls on Saturday predicted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will retain power for a third straight term, with the NDA expected to win a big majority in the polls. Counting of votes will take place on June 4.

How the markets will fare this week

How the markets will fare this week

Rediff.com7 Apr 2024

Global trends, macroeconomic data announcements and the start of the earnings season would be the major drivers for the equity markets in a holiday-shortened week, analysts said. Equity markets will remain closed on Thursday for Eid-Ul-Fitr. Trading activity of foreign investors, rupee-dollar trends and crude oil prices would also guide trends in markets.

Factors that will guide the markets this week

Factors that will guide the markets this week

Rediff.com24 Mar 2024

Stock markets would be driven by global trends and foreign investors' trading activity in the holiday-shortened week, analysts said adding that key equity indices may face volatile trends amid the monthly derivatives expiry on Thursday. This week markets will have just three trading sessions. Equity markets will remain closed on Monday for Holi and on Friday for Good Friday. "This week will be shorter due to market closure on both Monday for Holi and Friday for Good Friday.

Factors that will drive the markets this week

Factors that will drive the markets this week

Rediff.com11 Feb 2024

Stock markets would take cues from the upcoming macroeconomic data announcements and global trends besides keeping a watch on the trading activity of foreign investors, analysts said. The last batch of the ongoing earnings calendar would trigger stock-specific action, traders said. "This week, we have to deal with macroeconomic data on both the domestic and global front.

We Missed Industrial Revolution

We Missed Industrial Revolution

Rediff.com12 Jun 2024

Is India headed there again? questions Ajit Balakrishnan

Respite for Cafe Coffee Day; NCLAT sets aside insolvency proceedings

Respite for Cafe Coffee Day; NCLAT sets aside insolvency proceedings

Rediff.com13 Sep 2023

Coffee Day Global Ltd (CDGL) and its financial creditor IndusInd Bank have reached a settlement, following which NCLAT has set aside an insolvency order against the company which owns and operates coffee chain Cafe Coffee Day. Counsel representing CDGL and IndusInd bank on Wednesday informed the Chennai bench of National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) about the settlement and sought permission to withdraw insolvency litigations. A two-member bench comprising Justice M Venugopal and Shreesha Merla took their submissions on record and set aside the order admitting CDGL to insolvency.

Factors that will guide the markets this week

Factors that will guide the markets this week

Rediff.com17 Mar 2024

Stock markets would take cues from the biggest event of the week -- the US Fed interest rate decision, besides tracking the trends in global markets and trading activity of foreign investors, analysts said. Last week, a heavy decline in smallcap, midcap firms, foreign fund outflows and elevated crude oil prices in the international market dented investors' sentiments. Experts said equity markets may remain volatile in the near-term amid a host of global central bank's monetary policy decisions lined up during the week.

Sprinter Jyothika eyes medal in 2028 Olympics

Sprinter Jyothika eyes medal in 2028 Olympics

Rediff.com13 May 2024

Jyothika said the Indian women's relay team can hope for a medal in the 2028 Olympics.

Factors that wll dictate markets this week

Factors that wll dictate markets this week

Rediff.com4 Feb 2024

Stock markets will be driven by quarterly earnings by index majors, global trends and the RBI's interest rate decision this week after digesting news on budget proposals and US Federal policy outcome, say analysts. The trading activity of foreign investors and the movement of global oil benchmark Brent crude would also dictate trends in equities. "On the domestic front, the MPC (Monetary Policy Committee) meeting is scheduled from February 6-8.

M&M's growth engines roar to life, launches to drive gains

M&M's growth engines roar to life, launches to drive gains

Rediff.com13 May 2024

The stock of Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) has been touching successive all-time highs on the bourses and, over the past year, gained 81 per cent. While the S&P BSE Auto Index has not performed poorly, registering gains of 73 per cent, it still trails the company by 800 basis points (bps) during this period. There are multiple reasons why investors are beating a path to M&M's counter.

Will markets face volatility this week?

Will markets face volatility this week?

Rediff.com24 Dec 2023

Stock markets are likely to remain range-bound in this holiday-shortened week amid a lack of any major domestic triggers, analysts said. Stock indices may also face volatility during the week amid the monthly derivatives expiry on Thursday. Equity markets would remain closed on Monday for Christmas.

Factors that will guide the markets this week

Factors that will guide the markets this week

Rediff.com7 Jan 2024

Trading in stock markets this week will be majorly influenced by the upcoming quarterly earnings from IT majors TCS and Infosys, along with global trends, analysts said. Besides, global oil benchmark Brent crude, rupee-dollar trend and trading activity of foreign investors would also dictate the movement, they said. "On the domestic front, all eyes will be on the beginning of corporate performance for the third quarter of the current fiscal year.

How will the markets fare in the Budget week?

How will the markets fare in the Budget week?

Rediff.com28 Jan 2024

Interim Budget, the US Federal policy decision and quarterly earnings will be the major drivers for stock markets which may also see some consolidation this week, say analysts. Besides, investors would also focus on the trading activity of foreign investors and global trends for further cues. From the macroeconomic front, the PMI (Purchasing Managers' Index) data for the manufacturing sector is scheduled to be announced on Thursday.

Sebi slaps Rs 26-cr penalty on Coffee Day

Sebi slaps Rs 26-cr penalty on Coffee Day

Rediff.com25 Jan 2023

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Tuesday imposed a penalty of Rs 26 crore on Coffee Day Enterprises (CDEL) for alleged violation of securities laws. The regulator also directed the company to initiate steps to recover dues of Rs 3,535 crore-the amount diverted from seven subsidiaries of CDEL to Mysore Amalgamated Coffee Estates (MACEL). Affirming the violations of the Sebi (Prevention of Fraudulent and Unfair Trade Practices) Regulations and Sebi (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, whole-time member Ashwani Bhatia said the listed company was being run like a personal fiefdom with no checks and balances in place.

Coffee Aroma Is Spreading Across India

Coffee Aroma Is Spreading Across India

Rediff.com16 May 2024

India has been a tea sipping society. But the aromatic wave of coffee culture is wafting across it.

Tata Motors may drive out of Sensex, Nifty

Tata Motors may drive out of Sensex, Nifty

Rediff.com14 Mar 2024

Tata Motors is likely to exit the S&P BSE Sensex and the Nifty50 indices once the demerger process of its commercial vehicle (CV) and passenger vehicle (PV) businesses is complete, analysts at Nuvama Institutional Equities said. They have compared the development with Reliance Industries (RIL) and Jio Financial Services, which got listed separately and eventually (in the next few days) got excluded from the domestic indices.

Factors that will guide the markets this week

Factors that will guide the markets this week

Rediff.com21 Jan 2024

Quarterly earnings, global trends and trading activity of foreign investors will drive stock markets in this holiday-shortened week, analysts said. It will be a trading holiday on January 22, with the Maharashtra government announcing a holiday in connection with the consecration of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya. Equity markets would also remain closed on Friday for Republic Day.

Factors that will guide the markets this week

Factors that will guide the markets this week

Rediff.com14 Jan 2024

Movement in the equity market this week will largely be dictated by quarterly earnings of blue-chip firms HDFC Bank and Hindustan Unilever, along with the announcement of WPI inflation data and global trends, analysts said. Trading activity of foreign investors, global oil benchmark Brent crude and rupee-dollar trend would also guide the movement.

Mithila Is A Happy Pool Girl!

Mithila Is A Happy Pool Girl!

Rediff.com19 Jan 2023

Just where are the stars travelling? We find out.

Amid Competition, Royal Enfield Steps on the Gas to Draw Future Road Map

Amid Competition, Royal Enfield Steps on the Gas to Draw Future Road Map

Rediff.com9 Sep 2023

To come up with first EV by 2025, expects market to grow two to three-fold in the next ten years.

Will Modi Make India A Hindu Rashtra In 3rd Term?

Will Modi Make India A Hindu Rashtra In 3rd Term?

Rediff.com8 Feb 2024

Those who continue to think that the 2024 election will see the BJP pursuing a more militant line are being alarmist, argues Rajeev Mantri. The BJP, Mantri believes, is not about to shoot itself in the foot. If anything, he says, the BJP may be more inclined to push a harder secularism.

A revealing excerpt from Rahul Shivshankar and Siddhartha Talya's book, Modi & India: 2024 and the Battle for Bharat.

LIC's VNB margin growth higher than private life insurers in Q3 FY24

LIC's VNB margin growth higher than private life insurers in Q3 FY24

Rediff.com12 Feb 2024

State-backed Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) recorded strong growth in the value of new business (VNB) margin in the third quarter of financial year 2023-24 (Q3FY24) while major listed private life insurers reported a weak performance. VNB refers to the profit that an insurer is likely to garner from new business, which comes from policies sold in a particular period. VNB margin is the profit margin of the insurer.

Ajoba Inspires Grandsons To Join Armed Forces

Ajoba Inspires Grandsons To Join Armed Forces

Rediff.com19 Sep 2022

Keshav Govind Vyas is the reason his grandsons chose to join the armed forces.

Factors that will drive the markets this week

Factors that will drive the markets this week

Rediff.com22 Oct 2023

Domestic equity markets will be driven mainly by quarterly earnings, global trends, and the movement in crude oil prices in this holiday-shortened week, analysts said. Investors would also keep an eye on the Middle East amid the ongoing Hamas-Israel conflict and the trading activity of foreign investors. Markets will remain closed on Tuesday for Dussehra.

Mamata, nephew call HC order on school jobs 'fixed', 'BJP ploy'

Mamata, nephew call HC order on school jobs 'fixed', 'BJP ploy'

Rediff.com25 Apr 2024

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday termed the cancellation of over 25,000 school jobs as 'gross injustice' and alleged that it was a ploy by the Bharatiya Janata Party to stop these job losers from being deployed in poll duty.

Market mayhem: Investors poorer by Rs 7.59 lakh crore

Market mayhem: Investors poorer by Rs 7.59 lakh crore

Rediff.com23 Oct 2023

Investors' wealth eroded by Rs 7.59 lakh crore on Monday as the equity market took a heavy drubbing amid escalating tensions in the Middle East. The 30-share BSE Sensex plunged 825.74 points or 1.26 per cent to settle at 64,571.88 points. During the day, the index plummeted 894.94 points or 1.36 per cent to 64,502.68 points.

Factors that will guide the markets this week

Factors that will guide the markets this week

Rediff.com20 Aug 2023

With the first quarter earnings season coming to an end, the domestic equity markets would be driven by global trends and trading activity of foreign investors this week, analysts said. The movement of global oil benchmark Brent crude and the rupee against the dollar would also drive trends in the market. "Macroeconomic indicators, trends in global stock markets and FII activities will be pivotal in shaping market trends in the coming days," Pravesh Gour, senior technical analyst at Swastika Investmart Ltd, said.

High-value insurance policies in the slow lane after tax overhaul

High-value insurance policies in the slow lane after tax overhaul

Rediff.com28 Nov 2023

High-value insurance policies experienced muted growth in the first six months of the current financial year after the Centre decided to tax such products in this year's Budget. Simultaneously, there has been a marked improvement in the growth of policies with premiums of 'less than Rs 5 lakh', mainly originating from smaller cities. During this year's Budget, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman proposed that insurance policies (excluding unit linked insurance plans or ULIPs) with an aggregate premium exceeding Rs 5 lakh, and the maturity amount, would not be exempt from tax.

'Jeevan Kiran offers a risk cover at no cost'

'Jeevan Kiran offers a risk cover at no cost'

Rediff.com24 Aug 2023

'At the policy's maturity, the total premium is refunded.'

Looking For Guaranteed Long-Term Returns?

Looking For Guaranteed Long-Term Returns?

Rediff.com8 Dec 2023

These plans are best suited for individuals with a lower risk appetite as they provide guaranteed benefits.

Factors that will guide the markets this week

Factors that will guide the markets this week

Rediff.com6 Aug 2023

The RBI interest rate decision, industrial production data for June and the ongoing quarterly earnings from corporates would largely drive the stock markets this week, analysts said. Other major factors such as global market trends, the movement of oil prices and the trading activity of foreign investors would also influence trading, they added. "The market will have an eye on the RBI Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting, which will be announced on August 10, 2023. We are heading towards the last batch of Q2 earnings of key companies such as Adani Ports, Coal India, Hero MotoCorp, Hindalco and ONGC, among others, which will lead to stock-specific movement," said Pravesh Gour, senior technical analyst, Swastika Investmart Ltd.

Rajasthan Royals to continue with Sangakkara in dual role

Rajasthan Royals to continue with Sangakkara in dual role

Rediff.com20 Mar 2023

Kumar Sangakkara will continue to serve in the dual role of Rajasthan Royals' director of cricket and head coach,

Factors that will guide the markets this week

Factors that will guide the markets this week

Rediff.com30 Jul 2023

Domestic macroeconomic data announcements, global trends, quarterly earnings and foreign fund trading activity would dictate terms in the equity markets this week, analysts said. Besides, movement of rupee against the US dollar and global oil benchmark Brent crude price would also guide the trading pattern in the equity markets. "From a macroeconomic perspective, market participants will be closely observing key events like the upcoming release of the US manufacturing PMI data, US services PMI data and US non-farm payrolls scheduled between August 1 and August 4.

M-cap of BSE-listed firms reach all-time high of Rs 299.90 lakh cr

M-cap of BSE-listed firms reach all-time high of Rs 299.90 lakh cr

Rediff.com5 Jul 2023

The market capitalisation of BSE-listed firms reached an all-time high of Rs 299.90 lakh crore on Wednesday despite the Sensex falling marginally after a remarkable record-breaking rally in the last few trading sessions. The 30-share BSE Sensex dipped 33.01 points or 0.05 per cent to settle at 65,446.04, after rallying in the past five trading straight sessions. During the day, the benchmark hit a low of 65,256.49 and a high of 65,584.33.

IRRESISTIBLE! Sonam's Summer Look

IRRESISTIBLE! Sonam's Summer Look

Rediff.com25 Mar 2022

Sonam Bajwa was the picture of elegance in a printed blue maxi dress.

Ranveer and Rohit's Cirkus Madness!

Ranveer and Rohit's Cirkus Madness!

Rediff.com2 Dec 2022

Rohit Shetty and his 'comedy-verse' of actors made sure the launch of the Cirkus trailer was a rollicking affair.