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Macquarie has ended discussions with Hong Kong’s CLP Group over the possible purchase of a 50 per cent stake in EnergyAustralia, the country’s third-largest electricity and gas supplier, sources said.

Hatsun Agro Products rallied over 12% to Rs 1,095 in Thursday's trade after the company reported a 54.2% rise in its net consolidated profit to Rs 80.2 crore during Q1FY24 as against Rs 52 crore during the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal. Meanwhile, the revenue of the company witnessed a 7% year-on-year (YoY) increase from Rs 2,014.6 crore to Rs 2,150.6 crore. The company also declared an interim dividend of Rs 6 per share (600%) on the fully paid-up equity shares of face value of Re 1 each.

Investing.com — Most Asian stocks firmed slightly on Thursday, although local technology shares were sold off on weak cues from Wall Street, and as investors turned wary of the sector ahead of earnings from chipmaking giant TSMC.

Domestic travel is being hampered by delays and higher fares at the same time as more international competition is pushing tourist numbers higher, Sydney Airport says.

Under-pressure buy now, pay later group Zip recorded revenue and transaction growth in the double digits for the June quarter, sending its shares 9 per cent higher on Thursday.

Insurer QBE has taken an additional battering from US storms and tornadoes, but its natural perils loss was offset by premium growth holding up and investment yields improving.

Oppenheimer,' acclaimed director Christopher Nolan sets the record straight amid explosive rumors. Speculations ran wild, suggesting Nolan had detonated a real bomb on set, given his preference for practical effects over CGI wizardry. In an exclusive interview with the Hollywood Reporter, Nolan debunks the bomb myth, dismissing it as «a bit scary» while humbly acknowledging the faith fans placed in his audacious filmmaking.

₹261.85 per share on the National Stock Exchange at the end of a special pre-open call auction session conducted in the capital market segment for price discovery on Thursday. This follows its demerger with Reliance Industries Ltd. (RIL), the share price of which fell to ₹2,580.

Barbie and Oppenheimer are potentially the most eagerly-awaited films of the year. Interestingly, both movies are scheduled to release on the same day, July 21, adding to the excitement surrounding their release. Renowned writer-director Paul Schrader expressed his fervent praise for Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer.

Q1 results today: Despite concerns of global slowdown, Indian companies managed to deliver strong quarterly results in the previous quarter.  Hence, market is expecting some better numbers from Dalal Street listed companies as in April to June 2023 quarter, Indian GST collection has remained robust and it has delivered better than expected GDP numbers as well. In fact, Indian economy has managed to keep the inflation under control as well.

foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) made net purchases of Indian shares worth 306.60 billion rupees ($3.74 billion) in the first half of July.  As reported by Reuters, persistent FPI inflows have supported the rally in the blue-chip Nifty 50 and S&P BSE Sensex, driving the benchmarks to record highs. The Nifty 50 rose nearly 2% in the first half of July. Since March, foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) have invested in Indian shares worth 1,393.50 billion rupees, contributing to a 13% increase in the Nifty 50 index from March 1 to July 15.

Reliance-JFSL demerger: Ahead of Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) and Reliance Strategic Investments Limited demerger, The RIL board has declared cost of acquisition of Reliance and Jio Financial Services Ltd. As per the latest exchange filing of the Reliance Industries has informed Indian stock market exchanges that after demerger, cost of acquisition for Reliance Industries Ltd would be 95.32 per cent while the rest 4.68 per cent for Reliance Strategic Investments Limited.

Acknit Industries Ltd, John Cockerill India Ltd, Duncan Engineering Ltd, Fortis Healthcare Ltd, GPT Infraprojects Ltd, Graphite India Ltd, HCL Technologies Ltd, Kanco Tea & Industries Ltd, MRF Ltd, Natural Capsules Ltd, Novartis India Ltd, Oriental Carbon & Chemicals Ltd, Rossell India Ltd, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd, and Weizmann Ltd, among others will be under investors’ radar on Thursday as they will trade ex-dividend today. Today, 15 stocks will trade ex-dividend. The ex-dividend date is the day on which the equity share price adjusts to reflect the next dividend payout.

Rita Ora. «I think, as humans, we always tend to doubt ourselves. And so, I think over the course of my last album… a lot happened,» said the 32-year-old singer, who recently married, changed record labels and became busier with more TV gigs. «I lost a bit of confidence.» Now, the multi-hyphenated entertainer is betting on herself with her new album, 'You & I', out now, which she says is a «personal letter» to her fans. She partly credits her newlywed husband, filmmaker Taika Waititi, with regaining her musical mojo. «The whole album is not just about him,» she said. «But it definitely has a lot to do with my connections with my family and my friends… and everything that inspires me.» 'You & I' marks Ora's third studio release following 2018's 'Phoenix'. The 12-track project boasts credits from executive producer Oak Felder (Alicia Keys, Usher, Ariana Grande), along with Rollo (David Guetta, BTS) and Keith Sorrells (John Legend, Demi Lovato).

Joe Biden's administration has approached many deals, especially in the technology sector. The U.S. Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have mounted an unprecedented number of legal challenges to mergers since Biden came to office in 2021.

Infosys and HUL. «Domestic market has been hitting record highs daily over the last few sessions driven by sustained foreign inflow, surplus monsoon, and a good start to the earning season. We expect this momentum to continue in the near term given buoyant domestic cues and receding global concerns,» said Siddhartha Khemka, Head — Retail Research, Motilal Oswal Financial Services. Here's breaking down the pre-market actions:STATE OF THE MARKETS

Investing.com — Tesla reported Wednesday first-quarter results that beat on both the top and bottom line as the electric vehicle maker's margins were less bad than feared despite recent price cuts.

Jio Financial Services gets demerged from Reliance Industries. Looking at the Reliance playbook, be it in telecoms or retail, it is obvious that Jio Financial will try to take the services to the masses, multiple industry insiders said.

Exchange traded funds sold in Europe by DWS and Vanguard pulled in more than $16bn over the first six months of 2023, with the two asset managers gathering the most new money behind BlackRock’s giant iShares business.

₹2,853 apiece on the NSE. Stay tuned to our RIL-Jio Financial Services Demerger Live blog for the latest updates.The record date for the Reliance-Jio Financial demerger is today, July 20, 2023.Jio Financial Services (JSFL) is going to be demerged from Reliance Industries (RIL) on Thursday (July 20).

A world-leading female footballer’s salary and endorsements with Nike and EA Sports earned Matildas skipper Sam Kerr $3.3 million last year, a pay packet that is estimated to be over 10 times more than her Australian teammates.