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ITC Hotels comes into effect from tomorrow, January 1, but the record date for ITC shareholders would be January 6. Under the demerger scheme, ITC shareholders whose names will appear in the list of shareholders on January 6 will get one share of ITC Hotels for every 10 units of the parent company.

2025 holds great opportunities for the markets and investors and definitely promises to be a very eventful year with Donald Trump at the helm as he has the mandate to take decisions which no US President has taken in the last 50 years, Aamar Deo Singh, Senior Vice President-Equity, Commodity & Currency at Angel One said. Trump’s 'MAGA' policy is expected to hurt China while benefiting India, he opines. Excerpts:

Rail Vikas Nigam (RVNL) are expected to remain in focus on Tuesday as the company informed that it emerged as the lowest (L1) bidder for a project worth Rs 137.16 crore for the Bhusaval-Khandwa Sections of Central Railway. “In terms of Regulation 30 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, it is hereby informed that Rail Vikas Nigam Limited emerges as the Lowest Bidder (L1) from Central Railway for Design, Supply, Erection, Testing & Commissioning of 132/55 KV Traction Substation, Sectioning post (SPs) and Sub sectioning post (SSPs) in 2 x 25 KV Traction System (Scott Connected Transformer) of Bhusaval — Khandwa Sections of Central Railway, to meet 3000 MT loading target on EPC mode,” said the company in an exchange filing.

Hindalco shares will remain in focus on Tuesday after the Aditya Birla Group’s metals flagship announced it has received a vesting order for the Meenakshi Coal Mine allocation in Odisha from the Ministry of Coal. This milestone follows the successful signing of the Coal Mine Development and Production Agreement (CMDPA) on November 22, 2024, marking a significant step in Hindalco’s efforts toward resource securitization, energy efficiency, and sustainable growth. In a regulatory filing, the company stated that it expects coal production to commence in CY2028, subject to the receipt of regulatory clearances and requisite approvals.

buy call on JSW Infrastructure with a target price of Rs 375. The current market price of JSW Infrastructure is Rs 322.2. JSW Infra, incorporated in 2006, is a Small Cap company with a market cap of Rs 67830.05 crore operating in Shipping sector. JSW Infrastructure's key products/revenue segments include Cargo Income for the year ending 31-Mar-2024.

IT, pharma, quick commerce, capital market beneficiaries, travel / tourism, renewable capex, power T&D, EMS, defence and select auto with visibility on new product launches, are the themes to look forward to for H1 2025, says Shreyash Devalkar, Head of Equity at Axis Mutual Fund. However, he said in most of them valuations are high and hence by H2 2025, markets may look forward to evaluating potential triggers in underperformed sectors like lenders, FMCG and IT.

Oil prices rose in early trade on Tuesday after data showed China's manufacturing activity expanded in December, but for a second consecutive year oil was on track to end lower due to demand concerns in top consuming countries. Brent crude futures rose 47 cents, or 0.7%, to $74.46 a barrel as of 0130 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude gained 49 cents, also 0.7%, to $71.48 a barrel. For the year, Brent declined 3.2%, while WTI was down 0.6%.

Adani Wilmar shares will be in the spotlight on Tuesday as Adani Enterprises (AEL) is set to exit its 25-year-old joint venture with Wilmar International through a $2 billion deal. AEL plans to redirect the funds toward its core infrastructure platforms, including energy, utilities, transport, and logistics. Singapore-based Wilmar is seeking strategic investors to replace Adani in the venture.

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The issue is a mix of fresh issue of shares along with an offer for sale (OFS) component.

«So, a bit of a problem on the capex side and maybe these were priced to perfection already, were not cheap and we are seeing a sell-off there that maybe it is a two-quarter catch-up that will happen and it is not going to happen in the next quarter,» says Ajay Bagga, Market Expert. To the point that Vinay was also talking about, the crack in some of the industrial and capital good names. One would assume that around budget, there would be increased expectation of perhaps private capex picking up. First half was bad. Everybody was pinning hope on the second half of the year. What then explains this kind of sharp drops in the prices of capital good companies? Ajay Bagga: I agree with you. Normally, with the budget coming up, we see railways, defence, infra, cap goods, all these stocks going up. So, today's move, I could not really tell you. But overall, the issue has been slow government orders and slow pickup in the private capex, that we have seen because demand has been quite constricted. We have seen private capex getting postponed as well.

The net proceeds from the fresh issue would be utilized for funding capital expenditure requirements for setting up a new plant, debt repayment, and general corporate purposes.

Prashant Khemka, Founder, White Oak Capital Management, says he believes that the market cannot be predicted, and it should always be viewed at fair value. It is always at fair value. If it drops 20% tomorrow, that is still fair value based on all the corporate news. Similarly, if it rises, it remains fair value. During COVID, when the market fell by 30%, it was fair value at that time, and when it bounced back by 30%, 40%, 50%, or more, it was still fair value because the market is always changing. In the context of India, a fairly valued market suggests it will provide low-double digit returns over the next year.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Another year recedes for a new one to begin, laden with our collective hopes and expectations. The end of any time cycle is a good moment for honest reviews and barebone analysis.

Unimech Aerospace are set to debut on Dalal Street on Tuesday, with the equity shares of the company listing on both the BSE and NSE. Ahead of the listing, the company's shares were trading with a GMP of Rs 675 in the grey market, reflecting a strong bullish trend in the unlisted market. With the upper price band of Rs 785 for the IPO (initial public offering) of Unimech Aerospace, the stock is expected to give solid gains if the current trends sustain.

Surya Roshni shares may remain in focus today, the last day to buy the stock to be eligible for the 1:1 bonus share issue, as January 1 is the record date determining shareholder eligibility. “We wish to inform you that the Company has received in-principle approvals under Regulation 28( 1) of SEBI LODR, 2015, from BSE Limited and National Stock Exchange of India Limited vide their letters dated December 23, 2024, for issue and proposed allotment of 10,88, 17,948 Equity shares of ~5/- each as bonus shares in the ratio of 1 (One) new equity share for every l (one) existing equity share held in the Company. Further, the Company has fixed Wednesday, January 01, 2025, as the «Record Date» to determine the eligibility of shareholders for issuance of the said Bonus Shares,” the company had informed in an exchange filing.

Wall Street closed in negative territory on Monday in light volume at the top of a holiday-shortened week in the second-to-last trading session of an eventful year in which all three indexes posted strong double-digit gains. End-of-year tax positioning, valuations, climbing Treasury yields and uncertainties about 2025 all contributed to the risk-off sentiment. The three major U.S. stock indexes bounced off early lows but still were down more than 0.5%.

Gold prices were unchanged in early Asian hours on Tuesday, the last trading day of an eventful year that saw the metal post its best annual performance in more than a decade.

technology sector extended losses on Wall Street for a third session. Australian stocks fell about 0.7% in early trade Tuesday, with futures also pointing to a downbeat open in Hong Kong. A gauge of regional equities is set for its first quarterly loss this year. US contracts edged lower in Asia, following declines for both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq 100.

The dollar's ascent, buoyed by rising Treasury yields, has pushed the yen toward its lowest levels since July, when the Japanese authorities last intervened. On Tuesday, it was at 157.02 per dollar, on course for a 10% drop in 2024, its fourth straight year of decline against the dollar.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. As 2024 draws to a close, it’s evident that this year has been nothing short of extraordinary for Indian investors. The Indian stock market’s impressive bull run is set to culminate in a historic milestone: nine consecutive years of positive returns for Indian markets.