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More than 3,000 nurses at six Oregon hospitals have spent a second day on the picket lines as they continued to demand fair wages and better nurse-to-patient ratios

Private lenders surged in choppy trading on Wednesday helping the Bank Nifty index cross the 51,000-mark for the first time, bolstered by liquidation of bearish derivative bets. The index comprising nine private and three state-owned lenders hit an all-time high of 51,957 before closing at a record 51,439.9, up 2% over Tuesday. The Sensex ended 0.1% higher, while the Nifty fell 0.2% after shuttling between gains and losses.

₹6.78 per unit, up 23% from ₹5.51 a month earlier. Further, the duration of power price hitting the cap of ₹10 per unit rose to 12 hours a day, up from four hours a month earlier. "During daytime, prices have been around ₹3.5 per unit and market participants have been leveraging RTM (real-time market) segment to optimize their power procurement costs.

incentives by way of discounts, exchange bonuses, assured gifts to the tune of 5-11% — the highest in five years — in a bid to tempt buyers amid mounting inventory as sales slow, following a record FY24. The offers aren't just on older models launched two to three years ago but even on those that went on sale barely a year ago, depending on fuel type, variants and brands. They cut across all body types — hatchbacks and sedans to SUVs. One car maker, Skoda India, has lowered prices. Tata Motors is offering consumer benefits of up to ₹1 lakh on the second-generation Nexon compact SUV launched in September 2023. The Honda Elevate midsize SUV, also introduced around the same time, comes with benefits of ₹55,000 for corporate buyers under the Summer Bonanza Offer. Maruti Suzuki is offering benefits of up to ₹72,000 on the Fronx that went on sale in April 2023 and up to ₹95,000 on the Grand Vitara.

Conservatives party headed by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. Various national surveys have predicted a massive defeat for the party. Voters in the UK will cast their vote to elect their representatives to the House of Commons which is the lower house of the British Parliament on July 4. Further, one of the surveys has predicted that many sitting Ministers are expected to lose the elections from their own constituencies. The party has been in power since 2010 and the anti-incumbency seems to be catching up with the party. Surveys:

genius will soon graduate from Long Island High School at the youngest age ever. Lynbrook native Suborno Bari has already penned two books and even lectured at an Indian institution. In the fall, he will thereafter be attending New York University. On June 26th, he will receive his diploma from Malverne High School, as per the reports of the New York Post. While talking to ABC 7, Bari said that it is really exciting.

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Indian stock market: The Indian stock market benchmark index Nifty 50 ended its five-session winning streak on Wednesday, June 19, due to profit-taking at higher levels.The Nifty 50 reached a new peak of 23,664 during the session but retreated from those levels to close down 42 points, or 0.18%, at 23,516. During the session, the 30-share Sensex reached a new peak of 77,851.63 but closed with a modest increase of 36 points, or 0.05%, settling at 77,337.59, with 20 stocks closing lower.“Nifty started the week with a positive gap and traded in a range throughout the session amid positive bias.

Reserve Bank of India net sold $3.6 billion in the foreign exchange market in April — marking the first net dollar sale in four months — as escalating tensions in the Middle East likely prompted the central bank to intervene in the market to curb volatility in the rupee’s exchange rate. Latest RBI data showed that on a gross basis, the central bank sold $11.65 billion in the currency market in April while making purchases worth $8 billion.

What if we tell you that you can now easily store all your medical information in one place and share it with medical practitioners or hospitals electronically? The Centre has introduced a unique 14-digit number — Ayushman Bharat Health Account (ABHA) or health ID — to store all health records of an individual. How can you create an ABHA number? Who can access your medical history through an ABHA ID? If you enroll for an ABHA ID, how safe will your data be? ET Wealth Online explains what you need to know about ABHA ID.

Nifty Bank rallied nearly 1,000 points to hit a fresh record high on Wednesday, tracking positive cues. The index closed 957 points higher at 51,398. It hit a record high of 51,957 in trade on Wednesday. The Nifty50, on the other hand, pared gains after hitting record highs to close marginally in the red.

SIP ticket size has increased by 2% on a month-on-month basis to Rs 2,387 in May from Rs 2,341 in April. On a yearly basis, the same increased by 6% from Rs 2,259 in May 2023, according to a report by Geojit Insights. The SIP inflows in May reached a new milestone and were recorded at Rs 20,904 crore. This was up by 6.6% from the three month average. This marked the 11th consecutive month of inflows above Rs 15,000 crore and the 33rd month of inflows above Rs 10,000 crore. In May, the new SIP registrations were recorded at 49.7 lakhs, which was down by 4.5% from three month average. The SIP discontinued reached an all time new high and was at 43.96 lakh, up by 69.3% from three month average. This resulted in a net SIP addition of 5.8 lakhs, a multi year low, which was down by 78% from three month average.

Thermal power plants (TPPs) had coal stocks of over 45 million tonne on June 16, higher by 32 per cent as compared to the same day last year, an official statement said on Wednesday. Ministry of Coal said it is working round-the-clock to ensure a consistent supply of coal to TPPs. As a result of enhanced production, efficient management of logistics and smooth inter-agency coordination, the highest ever coal stock has been reported at TPPs, the ministry statement said.

Global stocks are mixed after U.S. benchmarks ticked to more records following the latest signs that the U.S. economy may be slowing without falling into recession

₹25,000 crore or so, including an offer-for-sale (OFS) for more than 142 million existing shares, or around 17.5% of the company. All the proceeds will go to the giant parent firm, the world’s third-largest automaker after Toyota and Volkswagen. The retail quota for the IPO is 35%, and potential investors should consider some interesting points.

Also Read: Nifty 50 set record highs 32 times in 2024, up 11% from June 4 lowFollowing one of their worst intraday performances on June 4, real estate stocks resumed their winning streak in the subsequent session after the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) secured sufficient support from key allies to form a coalition government, ensuring Modi’s return to power for a third consecutive term.Investors anticipate continued strong economic growth despite the coalition government set up, projecting that the government's focused emphasis on Capex growth over the past four years will persist, which is expected to bolster the country's economic engine, driving growth and strengthening it further.Amid this backdrop, from June 05 to June 18, the index surged from 976 to 1,150 points, marking an impressive gain of nearly 18%.As the Indian economy has experienced robust growth in recent years, disposable incomes among Indians have risen, prompting increased investment in the real estate sector. Real estate has been a preferred choice for the majority of Indians.Also Read: Defence stocks tumble amid profit booking; Bharat Dynamics down 6%Consequently, developers experienced a stellar response, with sales soaring within hours of opening bookings.

₹434 lakh crore from nearly ₹437.2 lakh crore in the previous session, making investors lose about ₹3.2 lakh crore in a single session.Only 11 stocks managed to end in the green in the Nifty 50 pack, with Axis Bank (up 3.11 per cent), HDFC Bank (up 3.06 per cent), ICICI Bank (up 1.92 per cent), IndusInd Bank (up 1.86 per cent), Kotak Mahindra Bank (up 1.49 per cent), and SBI (up 1.11 per cent) as the top gainers.Shares of Titan (down 3.60 per cent), Maruti Suzuki (down 2.60 per cent), Bharti Airtel (down 2.41 per cent), Bajaj Auto (down 2.40 per cent), BPCL (down 2.32 per cent) and Larsen and Toubro (down 2.23 per cent) ended as the top losers.Nifty Bank index hit its fresh record high of 51,957 during the session and ended with a strong gain of 1.90 per cent at 51,398.05 with 10 components in the green and only two - AU Small Finance Bank (down 1.25 per cent) and Bank of Baroda (down 0.87 per cent) - in the red.Nifty Private Bank index jumped 2.01 per cent, but the PSU Bank index ended with a nominal gain of 0.09 per cent.Among the losers, Nifty Realty (down 2.83 per cent), Consumer Durables (down 1.96 per cent), Oil & Gas (down 1.74 per cent), Auto (down 1.30 per cent), Media (down 1.29 per cent) and Metal (down 1.18 per cent) lost significantly.(More to come)Milestone Alert! Livemint tops charts as the fastest growing news website in the world

Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) on Wednesday announced that it will be considering the payment of the final dividend for the financial year 2023-24 in its board meeting that will be held on June 26. “This is to inform that the Board of Directors of the Company in its meeting scheduled to be held on Wednesday, the 26th June, 2024 will consider, inter-alia, the recommendation of final dividend for the financial year 2023-24,” said HAL in a filing to the exchanges.

Ashish Kacholia portfolio: Balu Forge share price has been on an uptrend after bottoming out at around ₹280 apiece. This Ashish Kacholia portfolio stock has continuously risen after ushering in June 2024. Balu Forge share price today opened upside at ₹312.70 apiece on NSE and touched an intraday high of ₹328.20 per share.

₹1,018 crore in March, while smallcap schemes registered an outflow of ₹94 crore, compared with inflows in January, February, April and May, according to Abhilash Pagaria, head of Nuvama Alternative & Quantitative Research. But inflows into midcap schemes in May exceeded the level in January, which was previously the highest until then, Pagaria said. “This clearly reflects the underlying confidence among investors and (small and midcap) and flexicap will remain the favourite categories." Also read | A blip, not a trend: Smallcaps remain the flavour despite recent shift The Nifty Smallcap 250 index has surged by 20% so far in 2024, while the Midcap 100 has gained 19%.