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Japan's Nikkei share average logged the biggest rise ever on an absolute basis for the fiscal year ended on Friday, rallying 12,328 points. The index hit successive record highs this quarter, after breaking levels on Feb. 22 that were last seen in 1989 during the nation's bubble economy.

Buckingham Palace has stated that attendance will be smaller this time. King Charles III, who was diagnosed with cancer in February, will be present alongside Queen Camilla.

Bharatiya Kanata Party (BJP) is facing some serious resistance against its Lok Sabha candidate in its citadel Gujarat, arguably for the first time in its electoral history. While resistance towards Shobhna Baraiya who replaced Bhikhaji Thakor in Sabarkantha is getting aggressive by days, the Kshatriya community across the state is up in arms against Union Minister Parshottam Rupala who is contesting from Rajkot for his comment allegedly denigrating the community. Baraiya was fielded after controversy erupted over the caste identity of Bhikhaji Thakor, BJP’s initial candidate for Sabarkantha. She, for the records happens to be the wife of Mahendrasinh Baraiya former Congress MLA who joined BJP in August 2022. Thakor’s supporters had observed a bandh in his support in Meghraj town in Aravalli district on Tuesday and the party workers in large numbers had reached the BJP office in Modasa to protest necessitating strong security arrangements.

Mainland China stocks rose after the open on Friday, adding to the healthy gains recorded a day earlier. In early trade, the Shanghai Composite Index gained 0.27 percent, or 8.26 points, to 3,018.92, while the Shenzhen Composite Index on China's second exchange climbed 0.4 percent, or 6.90 points, to 1,739.50.

first quarter in five years, as investors digested the latest batch of economic data while looking towards the next inflation reading. Each of the three main U.S. indexes recorded solid quarterly gains, led by a climb of 10.16% for the S&P 500, aided by optimism over artificial intelligence (AI) related stocks and expectations the U.S. Federal Reserve will begin to cut interest rates this year.

record highs on Wall Street. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index added 0.48 percent, or 193.04 points, to 40,361.11 in early trade, while the broader Topix index rose 0.58 percent, or 16.03 points, to 2,766.84.

stock market is off to a soaring start in 2024, as optimism over the economy and interest rate cuts has combined with exuberance about the business opportunity in artificial intelligence to stir up a potent cocktail for equities. The S&P 500 has climbed more than 10% so far this year to post its biggest first-quarter gain since 2019. The benchmark index in late January hit its first record high in two years, as it built on a surge in late 2023, and has not looked back, setting more than a dozen highs without a significant pullback so far in 2024.

Tata Trusts and Tata Sons are said to be closely monitoring the Shapoorji Pallonji (SP) Group's bid to raise ₹20,000 crore from state-run institutions to refinance debt taken against stakes in the Tata Group holding company. The Mistry family-promoted SP Group holds an 18.37% stake in Tata Sons, all of which is pledged against loans. The Tata Trusts own a controlling 66% of the holding company. The Tata Trusts and Tata Sons have been discussing the question of whether the institutions are aware that the Tata Sons Articles of Association, 57-61, regulate the transfer of shares in the event of a shareholder default, said people with knowledge of the matter. There can be no transfer of shares without board approvals, they said.

Traders carried forward fewer bullish bets in Nifty futures to the April series on Thursday — the expiry day of the March contracts — amid uncertainty as to whether the index would extend its two-day winning run. The Nifty and Sensex notched up nearly 1% gains at closing on Thursday, but they came off the highs with market participants cutting wagers ahead of the prolonged weekend. Financial markets will be shut on Friday for Good Friday Nifty ended 0.9%, or 203 points, higher to close at 22,326 after jumping as much as 1.8%. The Sensex, which closed 0.90%, or 655 points, higher to close at 73,651, rose up to 1.6% earlier in the day. Both indices came close to hitting record highs. For the fiscal 2023-24, the Nifty was up 28.61% at the close of trade on Thursday. India's total market value surged by ₹133 lakh crore in FY24.

higher studies this year are choosing colleges based on the perceived safety of the location amid a recent surge in attacks on Indian students in the US, admission consultants said. Besides institutes and courses, parents who plan to send their ward to the US are asking questions such as which states are safe and which areas have high crime rates even as admission results for the 2024 batch have started coming in from US universities, they told ET. Some parents with daughters are even having second thoughts about the US, said Adarsh Khandelwal, CEO and founder of Collegify. There is widespread concern particularly among parents of students going for undergraduate studies as many of them would be staying away from home for the first time, consultants said. Caution is in the air amid reports of violent incidents involving Indian students, including some fatal ones, in places like Chicago, Boston, and Indiana, among others.

Wall Street coasted to its latest winning month and quarter by rising to more records

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IPL) has smashed TV and streaming records, with both Star Sports and JioCinema recording strong viewership growth on the opening day. Chennai Super Kings trounced Royal Challengers Bangalore by six wickets on the opening day (March 22), which was preceded by a star-studded opening ceremony. According to an official statement issued by Disney Star, the opening day of the IPL attracted 168 million unique TV viewers, registering a watch-time of 12.76 billion minutes, which is the highest ever for the opening day in the tournament's history. The opening day on March 22 also witnessed the highest-ever peak TV concurrency of 61 million viewers. Disney Star, which is the official broadcaster of the IPL, is airing the matches on the Star Sports network. “This growth is a reaffirmation of the incomparable capacity of live cricket to aggregate audiences on TV and provides a blockbuster start to tournament. We will continue to enrich the magic of one of the world’s biggest sporting events to take forward the launch momentum and deliver unprecedented viewership,” a Star Sports spokesperson said.

Mint, said that when starting a probe or seeking information which are based on records or are reflected in the statutory books of account or filings, then letters should be written to the designated officers of the business instead of issuing summons. This procedure applies in the case of a listed company, or state-owned enterprise, government department or agency or any other authority, the guidelines said. Such letters have to specify the reasons for investigation and the legal provisions.

First Ambani-Adani pact: RIL picks 26% stake in Adani Power's MP project; deal pegged at ₹50 crore between rival firms For the full fiscal year 2022-23, Swiggy made a loss of 41.8 billion rupee ($500 million), according to the document. But the company's lower wage payouts and cuts in marketing spending will help it trim losses for the full year 2023-24, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said, without wishing to be identified.

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Enforcement Directorate's (ED) custody of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal till April 1. The court made this decision based on the agency's submission of «sufficient reasons» to allow further custodial interrogation. The ED highlighted the need to confront Kejriwal with collected material and recorded statements. During the court proceedings, the ED mentioned that Kejriwal's responses during his five-day interrogation were «evasive.» The court also took note of the ED's statements regarding the recording of statements from three other relevant persons in the case. «Having considered the submission made before this court and considering the grounds as cited by the investigative agency, there appears to be sufficient reasons to permit further custodial interrogation, particularly keeping in view the submissions that he (Kejriwal) is required to be confronted with the material collected and statements recorded so far in the course of the investigation,» special judge Kaveri Baweja said. Special judge Kaveri Baweja, after considering the ED's submissions, agreed to the extension of Kejriwal's custodial interrogation. The judge noted the necessity of confronting Kejriwal with extracted data from digital devices and other details. Kejriwal, in response, expressed readiness to cooperate with the agency and did not oppose the ED's plea for remand extension.

New Delhi: The Food Corporation of India (FCI) has procured over 100,000 tonnes of wheat domestically in the current 2024-25 rabi marketing season after advancing the start of annual purchases by more than a fortnight. The rabi market season runs from April to September. The Centre started procuring wheat on 13 March this year as opposed to the usual 1 April, amid falling stocks.

U.S. stocks broke out of a three-day lull and closed at another record high

Stocks are holding relatively steady as Wall Street coasts into the close of its latest winning month and quarter