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Pashupati Advani, Founder, Global Foray, says he has been analyzing struggling and stable sectors. The auto sector saw a decline in 2024, highlighting potential opportunities in underperforming areas. Auto sales are down, but decisions can wait. Other affected sectors include oil, gas, and, to a lesser extent, energy and commodities, may see a turnaround this year. Public sector companies and banks are also facing challenges, presenting opportunities as they remain 10% to 20% below peak values. Overall, the market appears stable. However, with investments returning to the US and optimism surrounding Donald Trump's presidency, this shift may not benefit other regions. What is your outlook on the markets and which are the big themes that you are tracking at this point? Pashupati Advani: I have just been reading which are the sectors that have been hit and the ones that are not hit. One is the auto sector, which was down in 2024. I am one of those who believe that you should look at sectors that have not done well and see if there are any hidden gems. So, one is autos. We see that there is pressure in auto sales. There is still a little bit of time before you go into that.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. China’s President Xi Jinping had a message for Taiwan in his New Year’s speech. “We Chinese on both sides of the Taiwan Strait belong to one and the same family," he said.

Donald Trump in Las Vegas, police said Wednesday.

US President- elect Donald Trump is poised to become the first elected US President in modern history to actually receive two state visits from the British Royal Family as preparations are already underway for an invitation following his return to the White House in the month of January of the year 2025, reported The Telegraph. This unprecedented move actually reflects a specific strategy by Sir Keir Starmer's government to leverage Donald Trump's admiration for the monarchy to eventually strengthen UK-US relations.

Gold prices in the year of 2025 are likely to be cautious depending on policy shifts under a second Donald Trump presidency.

US President- elect Donald Trump will actually face upon his return to office in the year 2025, reported Fortune.

Donald Trump is supposed to be having some field days in the next couple of weeks before his gala inauguration ceremony at the US Capitol, Washington DC, where he will be assuming the tole of US President for a second term. However, even before this, there are talks about a possible fallout between Donald Trump and Elon Musk over a variety of issues, with the Tesla CEO's thoughts about the H-1B visas taking the cake.

Elon Musk acknowledges using contentious weight-loss medication. 'Make America Healthy Again' won't be aided by drugs like Ozempic, asserted Kennedy.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk for House Speaker Mike Johnson actually took a pretty sudden turn just shortly after US President- elect Donald Trump endorsed Mike Johnson for another term, reported Daily Beast.

Republican Party over immigration, a signature promise in Donald Trump's return to the White House. Unsurprisingly, the pressure point is over high-skilled immigration through the H-1B visa programme, which mainly draws in tech professionals from India. On Tuesday, the incoming president said that he had not changed his mind over the contentious issue, adding that the US needs competent and smart people for the country. Trump's core constituency has a strong nativist element that informed his approach to H-1B visas in his first term.

Amnish Aggarwal, Head — Research, Prabhudas Lilladher, says ITC will retain a 40% stake in ITC Hotels, potentially reducing its sum of the parts (SOTP) valuation by Rs 15-17 post the latter’s listing. This makes the ITC Hotels listing a positive for shareholders. Three key events for ITC are: the demerger of ITC Hotels, a possible interim dividend in mid-February, and the upcoming Budget, which may affect duties. If excise duties remain unchanged in February, the stock could see double-digit returns, with a potential gain of around Rs 20 per share from the ITC Hotels listing. How is the year ahead going to pan out? Is it going to be as happy as the first half of 2024 or not quite? Amnish Aggarwal: In the next couple of months, I expect the markets to remain slightly volatile because the first factor to watch out for is Donald Trump summing reins as the US president. The second key factor to watch out for will be the Budget on 1st of February and then obviously the earning season is ahead of us. So, the next couple of months could be volatile but as we progress through the year, I expect the markets to not only stabilise but give double-digit returns in the coming year.

Trump. The benchmark S&P 500 (.SPX), opens new tab was up 23.31% in 2024, even with a recent speed bump, marking its second-straight year of gains exceeding 20%, lifted by megacap tech stocks and excitement over the business potential of artificial intelligence.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Wishing all our readers a very Happy New Year! As 2024 drew to a close, markets grappled with significant challenges: geopolitical instability, underwhelming Q2 earnings, foreign institutional investor (FII) outflows, volatility from central bank rate cuts, and tariff concerns over Donald Trump's policies.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. America’s democratic institutions withstood, if only barely, Donald Trump’s first presidency, but will they do so again? During the 2024 election campaign, Trump promised mass deportations and detainment camps, reprisals against his political foes, a crackdown on “the enemy within," and a dramatic reduction of civil-service protections for federal workers.