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Sanathan Textiles IPO is likely to be finalised later today or tomorrow morning. Investors will get shares on a lottery basis and the whole process was supervised by the registrar. On the allotment date, investors get to know about the number of shares allotted to them as against the bids made. They can check the allotment status through the BSE or by visiting the registrar's website. Here's how you can check the status on BSE or even on the registrar's website.

Concord Enviro Systems IPO is likely to be finalised later today or tomorrow morning. Investors will get shares on a lottery basis and the whole process was supervised by the registrar. On the allotment date, investors get to know about the number of shares allotted to them as against the bids made. They can check the allotment status through the BSE or by visiting the registrar's website. Here's how you can check the status on BSE or even on the registrar's website.

domestic funds are able to effectively counter selling bouts by foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) as and when they occur. Will that continue in 2025? Would domestic funds be able to keep buying amid rising valuations and slowing retail investments as is visible from the trend in systematic investment plan (SIP) schemes?

stock market valuation, powered by investors cheering progress in the company's long-awaited AI enhancements to rejuvenate sluggish iPhone sales. The company has pulled ahead of Nvidia and Microsoft in the race to the monumental milestone, thanks to an about 16% jump in shares since early November that has added about $500 billion to its market capitalization.

Stocks that were in focus include names like SAIL, which rose 4% and Aurobindo Pharma, which gained 1% and HPCL, whose shares declined nearly 1% on Monday.

Lauren Sanchez, the fiancée of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, responded to images of Nita Ambani captured during the launch of the NMACC Arts Café in Mumbai. Sanchez, after viewing an analysis by an American jewelry influencer about the Reliance Foundation chairperson's exquisite diamond accessories displayed at the event, expressed her appreciation by liking the video.

With megacap stocks having outsized influence on markets, their performance during a week in which many investors take time off will be even more pronounced. Volumes on U.S. exchanges were 12.76 billion shares, down from the 14.89 billion shares average from the previous 20 trading days.

This growth story is facing headwinds now in the form of sticky food inflation, tightening of unsecured credit, weather disruptions impacting supply chain and consumption patterns, as well as a decline in personal disposable income. Little wonder then that the overall consumer demand sentiment has become subdued of late, leading to low volume growth and pressure on margins for consumer companies, which command premium valua tions vis-à-vis the rest of the market.

Prestige Estates, TVS Motor, Wipro, Symphony, Adani Enterprises among others will be in focus due to various news developments. Prestige Estates Realty developers Prestige Group, RC Group and Valor Estate are in advanced talks to undertake one of the largest cluster redevelopment projects of public housing colonies in Mumbai, said people aware of the development

«Participants are advised to maintain a cautious stance with a negative bias on the index until clear signs of a rebound emerge. However, individual stocks continue to present opportunities on both sides. We reiterate our preference for the pharma and healthcare sectors for long positions, while other sectors are likely to see mixed trading trends,» said Ajit Mishra – SVP, Research, Religare Broking

Industry experts say that India's dollar bond issuance was around $12 billion in 2024 against $5 billion last year and it is expected to see continued momentum in 2025.

Shares swung between gains and losses in Japan and edged lower in Australia, with shortened sessions in Hong Kong and Sydney for Christmas Eve. US equity futures were little changed in Asia after a gauge of the “Magnificent Seven” technology megacaps rose 1.4% Monday, offsetting weaker-than-expected US consumer confidence data.

Indian rupee weakened to a life-time low- closing at 85.12/$ on Monday due to strong dollar demand by corporates to help meet month-end payment obligations, traders said. It previously closed at 85.01/$1. Last week, the rupee had touched a record low of 85.08/$1 on a closing basis. «The Reserve Bank of India likely intervened in the currency market to prevent the exchange rate from depreciating further from the 85.12 levels. There were dollar sales from public sector banks, likely on behalf of the RBI,» a currency trader from a state-run bank said.

David Nemecek and Scott Greenberg spent countless hours across the table from each other this year, battling over the fine print buried deep in junk-rated companies' debt documents. Kirkland & Ellis's Nemecek was representing companies in distress. Greenberg, from rival law firm Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, was on the other side, banding together investors owed billions of dollars to form so-called cooperation groups and fighting attempts to short-change them in a turnaround.

These high-performing stocks that rallied more than 10% during the session included, 52 Weeks Entertainment(14.36%), Fmec International Financial(13.89%), Indokem Ltd(13.79%), Amber Enterprises(12.68%), Star Cement(11.18%), Ventura Text(11.15%), Maris Spinners(10.62%), Prag Bosimi Syn(10.14%), PVV Infra(10.00%) and Ishaan Infrastru(10.00%).

Jyotivardhan Jaipuria, Founder & MD, Valentis Advisors, expects markets to consolidate in a range for the next few months and that will help bring valuations to the fair value zone. Talking about key trigger ponts to take the market higher, Jaipuria says accelerating government spending could benefit the economy. Favorable monsoon conditions have led to a successful crop yield, increasing farmers' income and spending. Additionally, the recent CRR cut by RBI will inject around Rs 1 lakh crore into the financial system, likely boosting earnings in the upcoming March quarter. In this market, he is focusing on financials and pharma stocks. Markets have been quite volatile for the last three months. We have seen a sharp fall. We have recovered from the lowest that we had seen, but we are still considerably away from the high levels of 2024. Are the valuations reasonable enough for investors to put in their money or is it more consolidation going forward? Jyotivardhan Jaipuria: When we are looking at the fall over the last three months, what we remember is that the market had a sharper rally this year than for the last three-four years.

IPO market in India has boomed in leaps and bounds over the last decade, the journey has not been smooth for every company. At least eight IPOs debuted with billion-dollar market caps in the last 10 years, only to struggle to maintain their momentum and eventually slip below the threshold. A report from Motilal Oswal highlighted this stark trend of companies, which include IndiGo Paints, Ujjivan SFB, Powergrid Infra, Chemplast Sanmar, Juniper Hotels, TVS Supply and TN Mercantile Bank.

markets has surged with female accounts for nearly 1 investor in every 4 new investors in markets, says a report by State Bank of India. The report also noted that as participation in markets is increasing nearly 30 million new demat accounts being added annually since 2021.

initial public offer (IPO) of Transrail Lighting was fully subscribed on Monday, with an overall subscription of 10.84 times by 11:30 AM on its final day of bidding. The IPO consists of a fresh equity issue worth Rs 400 crore and an offer-for-sale (OFS) of 1.01 crore shares, with the issue set to close on December 23. Subscriptions from retail investors stood at 10.84 times, while non-institutional investors subscribed 23.71 times on the final day of bidding. Meanwhile, qualified institutional buyers subscribed to 1.86 times the allotted portion.

Axis Securities has initiated a coverage with a buy call on Shriram Finance with a target price of Rs 3825. The current market price of Shriram Finance is Rs 2938.4. Shriram Finance, incorporated in 1979, is a Large Cap company with a market cap of Rs 109946.78 crore, operating in NBFC sector. Shriram Finance's key products/revenue segments include Interest, Other Operating Revenue, Fees & Commission Income, Income From Financial Services, Income From Sale Of Share & Securities, Dividend and Rental Income for the year ending 31-Mar-2024.

«So, net-net, I think, okay, there is some back and forth going on, we had the surprise from the Fed chair, but overall, the tailwind is still there coming into 2025,» says Santosh Rao, Manhattan Venture Partners. Where is the Santa? Santa is supposed to come year end, Santa rally is missing. Santosh Rao: We still have a week left, so I am sure we will get a little bit more. The whole thing is, at a broader picture, we will have the benefit of doubt, we will have the Trump rally. We are still not sure if it was pulled forward, I do not think so. The market is still good. The fundamentals are still good. Yes, inflation is sticky, there is fear of the budget deficits, there is fear of tariffs and lower taxes. All this trifecta of events are still weighing on the long-term bonds. So, the bond market, the yields are going up there.