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Nifty on Tuesday ended 238 points lower to sneak below its 50-DEMA for the first time in the last four months and form a long bear candle on the daily chart. The overall chart pattern of Nifty is weak and one may expect further decline in the near term. The next lower levels to be watched are around 21,500 in the next one week. Any rise up to 22,000 could be a sell-on-rise opportunity, Nagaraj Shetti of HDFC Securities said.

Most analysts and experts view this as an optimistic sign. After all, increased individual investor activity in the markets — particularly in volatile segments like the options and futures market — may indicate more disposable capital in the hands of the average Indian trader.However, a parallel narrative runs alongside this favourable development — where traders are often perceived (and misunderstood) as gamblers who are only looking for an opportunity to earn a quick buck.

If you had been following the S&P 500 closely this past week, it likely would have left you scratching your head if you were trying to align the news with the market action.

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Sobha Ltd are among examples of companies that are diversifying their presence. Both the stocks saw impressive gains of over 130% each in the last year.

Nifty's euphoric rally is staring at a sharp decline and the index could plunge to 18,550 in what could be a timewise correction that may last for a minimum of three quarters, according to PhillipCapital estimates. This is a 3,470-points or nearly 16% fall from the Friday closing price of 22,023. In the worst-case scenario, Nifty may test levels of 16,000-15,500, a whopping 6,523 points or 30% fall. In this case, the timewise correction could last for a maximum of 6-7 quarters.

Average gas prices across Canada have risen significantly in March, according to data from GasBuddy released Monday, and Toronto saw some of the steepest increases.

The Securities and Exchange Commission penalized two money managers for what it says were bogus claims about their use of artificial intelligence, marking the beginning of a fresh crackdown by Wall Street’s main regulator.

The US dollar mostly moved sideways but took a bullish turn towards the end of the previous week. Inflation data sparked volatility in the dollar index as CPI and PPI both came in above expectations, fueling inflation fears.

The broker-dealer and RIA platform formerly known as CoastalOne has been adding strength to its leadership team since it rebranded in January.

Jeevan Ghorpode, Nashik, Maharashtra Before we understand what logistics mutual funds are, it is important to understand sectoral/thematic mutual funds since logistics mutual funds are a subcategory of sectoral/thematic mutual funds. Thematic/sectoral funds invest in stocks tied to a specific theme or a sector. These funds invest in companies and sectors united by a common idea or concept.

Rebalancing: Rebalancing necessitates periodically readjusting the proportions of various asset classes within your portfolio to uphold your desired allocation. Market valuations fluctuate. Rebalancing enables you to seize opportunities by acquiring undervalued assets while averting excessive exposure to overvalued ones.

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Indian Navy warship INS Kolkata is set to bring 35 apprehended pirates to India. «The Indian Navy warship INS Kolkata has taken 35 sea pirates into custody and is being brought to India along with the 17 crew members rescued after the major operation,» officials said on Sunday. During the operation, the Indian Navy forced the pirates to surrender and rescued 17 crew members from the distressed merchant vessel MV Ruen on Saturday. The merchant vessel is also being brought to India.

If offices are in such hot water, where are all the forced sellers? Office-building owners have been under pressure since the Covid-19 pandemic hollowed out their buildings in early 2020. According to data from real-estate consulting firm Colliers, the U.S. vacancy rate has risen from 11% in late 2019 to 17% today, higher than at any point in the 2008 global financial crisis.

Opposition volleys over the publication of date on polling funding through electoral bonds on the official portal of the Election Commission (EC), expelled Congress leader Acharya Pramod Krishnam on Saturday asked if the rival parties were suggesting that all the 1,300 firms that made donations via electoral bonds were 'thieves'. Speaking to on Saturday, Acharya Krishnam, who has been taking regular potshots at the Congress since being expelled for 'anti-party activities', said, «All political parties across the world receive donations. Are they (Opposition) suggesting that the 1,300 companies that made political donations through these electoral bonds, the money from which went into nation-building, are thieves? Are they robbers? The money they have donated is now on record. It is in the public domain. Casting aspersions on the contributions that are on record shows the dirty mindset of the Opposition.» Coming down heavily on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who claimed earlier that the BJP was running the «biggest extortion in the world» through the Electoral Bond Scheme, the expelled leader added, «The entire Opposition has started speaking in Rahul-ji's language. This is most unfortunate.»

The interesting thing about cryptos is how they cause change through disruptive technologies. From the start, blockchain technology has been used to transform systems to be more efficient and open to users. This unique idea has spawned many projects with worldwide claim and usage.

17th Lok Sabha, the Left parties, part of the opposition INDIA bloc, are engaged in a do-or-die battle in this general elections after hitting an all-time low tally in the 2019 polls. The Left parties, prominent among which are the Communist Party of India (Marxist), Communist Party of India, Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation, Revolutionary Socialist Party and the All India Forward Bloc, have witnessed a steep decline in their electoral performance over the last two decades. For the CPI(M), its status as a national party is also at stake with its shrinking footprints. Here is a SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) analysis of the Left parties as they fight to hold ground in the Lok Sabha polls.

BJP has to do at least as well in these elections as the last time in Uttar Pradesh to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi's target of winning 370 seats in the new Parliament. As of now, the party in UP appears to be on course for this. Here is a SWOT analysis — strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats — of the rivals in the state. BHARATIYA JANATA PARTY Strengths

BJP has set itself an ambitious target of winning 370 Lok Sabha seats, a goal aimed as much at projecting its strength as at diminishing the opposition in popular imagination. Only once in the last five decades has a party won so many seats. A nationwide sympathy wave following Indira Gandhi's assassination had carried the Congress to 414 seats in the 543-member House in 1984. The Election Commission formally kicked off the 2024 general election with the announcement of the poll schedule on Saturday. Lok Sabha polls for 543 seats will be held in seven phases starting with voting for 102 seats in first phase on April 19. Counting of votes will be held on June 4. Sceptics believe that the BJP maxed out in 2019 when it won 303 seats by virtually sweeping its strongholds in the west and Hindi-speaking states in east and central India.

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