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gold in 2024, spotting trends and outlook for gold and silver prices will carry significant weight. One such opportunity has come in the form of recent corrections in bullion.

IT companies are expected to report a «soft» third quarter with higher-than-usual furloughs weighing on revenue growth, industry watchers said cautioning that demand outlook commentary is likely to be unchanged as clients continue to scrutinise discretionary spends and prioritise cost optimisation. The big earnings week for tech heavyweights is up ahead, with the top tier IT companies slated to announce their December quarter numbers this week. Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and Infosys will declare their Q3FY24 report card on January 11 (Thursday) and Wipro and HCL Technologies on January 12 (Friday).

India's economy is expected to grow 7.3 per cent in the current fiscal year ending in March, the highest rate of the major global economies, helped by state spending and a pickup in manufacturing, the National Statistics Office said on Friday. Siddhartha Sanyal, Chief Economist, Bandhan Bank, DK Joshi, Chief Economist, CRISIL and Indranil Pan, Chief Economist, Yes Bank, in conversation with ET Now How do you see these numbers and what do these really numbers project for the Indian economy going into 2024? Siddhartha Sanyal: In the first half of the financial year, we had seen that GDP growth for India had been around 7.6%. This particular number was known for a while. Now, at the same time, till very recently we were expecting that still the full year number will be in the vicinity of 6.5%, that means talking about a significantly lower number for the second half of the financial year, but now the 7.3% with quite a lot of data points already available in hand for the first nine odd months, government clearly is much more confident about the second half growth.

Infosys is expected to report a 9.5% year-on-year (YoY) decline in its December quarter net profit at Rs 5,960.10 crore, according to estimates by brokerage Elara Capital. On a sequential basis, a 4.1% contraction in the company's profit after tax (PAT) is seen. This is a sharp decline from the 13.7% YoY growth reported by the company in Q3FY23 PAT at Rs 6,586 crore.

Asian shares are mostly lower after a mixed finish on Wall Street, although export-related Tokyo stocks got a boost from a strengthening dollar

Motilal Oswal Financial Services, robust credit demand is likely to lead to healthy asset under management (AUM) growth for NBFCs in the October-December 2023 quarter. Overall, the brokerage estimates a loan growth of around 20% YoY and 5% QoQ in Q3FY24 for NBFCs. Also Read: Q3 result preview: Building material companies expected to post strong volume growth with margin improvement The extent of NIM recovery envisaged earlier in Vehicle Finance (VF) has not happened as yet because of the sustained rise in cost of funds (CoF), which might now peak by March/June 2024.

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Federal Reserve will not hesitate to raise interest rates further, if necessary, to achieve its 2% inflation target, took some sheen out of the yellow metal on Friday as bullion traded in the red in the early trade. At 9:30 am, MCX December gold futures were trading at Rs 60,218 per 10 gram, down by Rs 64 or 0.11% from the Thursday closing price. Meanwhile, the December Silver futures were trading at Rs 71,120 per kg, lower by Rs 93 or 0.13%. On Comex, gold futures were trading at $1,951.30 per troy ounce on Friday, down by $6.50 or 0.33% while silver futures were trading at $22.545, lower by $0.183 or 0.810%. The dollar index was trading flat at 105.89 against a basket of top six currencies, down by 0.02 points or 0.02%. The December gold futures ended at Rs 60,327 on the MCX on Thursday, up by Rs 318 or 0.53% while the December Silver futures settled at Rs 71,390, higher by Rs 177 or 0.25%. «Spot gold was able to find support at the crucial level of $1945.

Also Read: Nifty 50, Sensex today: What to expect from stock market indices in trade on November 7 The domestic equity indices continued to rise on Monday for the third straight session as investors' risk appetite improved due to expectations of a quick end to the interest rate rising cycle and the possibility of lower-than-expected rate cuts. The 30-share BSE Sensex ended 594.91 points higher at 64,958.69, while the NSE Nifty 50 rallied 181.15 points, or 0.94%, to close at 19,411.75.

Bajaj Auto jumped over 5% to hit a 52 week high of Rs 5,395 on the NSE on Thursday as the Street cheered BofA's post earnings commentary on the stock and its upward revision of the price target. The domestic brokerages have kept a mixed view on the two-wheeler stock. In the domestic pack, Kotak Institutional Equities recommended a Sell, while Nuvama and Motilal Oswal took a hold and neutral stance, respectively raising concerns on exports outlook.

TCS Q2 Results Preview: IT major to report muted earnings growth; share buyback in focus (Exciting news! Mint is now on WhatsApp Channels. Subscribe today by clicking the link and stay updated with the latest financial insights! Click here!) Another brokerage firm Nuvama Wealth Management believes Infosys' Q2FY24 revenue may rise 6 per cent YoY. Besides, the brokerage firm expects revenue to grow by 1.2 per cent QoQ in CC terms and 1 per cent QoQ in USD terms.

Investing.com -- Several Federal Reserve policymakers are due to deliver closely-watched speeches on Tuesday, with investors keen to receive any clues about how a recent spike in U.S. Treasury yields could impact the central bank's interest rate path.

ICC), on September 29, announced a star-studded commentary panel for the upcoming ODI World Cup, which begins on October 5. World Cup winners Shane Watson, Lisa Sthalekar, Ramiz Raja, Ravi Shastri, Aaron Finch, Sunil Gavaskar and Matthew Hayden will mark their presence in the panel.

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DDCA) will add two more practice pitches to the main square of the Feroz Shah Kotla besides replacing 15,000 old bucket seats for the ODI World Cup, joint secretary Rajan Manchanda said on Tuesday. A two-member recce team comprising former BCCI general manager and current Delhi Capitals CEO Dhiraj Malhotra inspected the the facilities at the Arun Jaitley Stadium where five World Cup games will be played. «They would be giving us a final report in a week's time and intimate us about everything they want to be done before the start of the World Cup.

Genus Power Infrastructures Ltd (Genus Power) experienced a significant surge on Wednesday's trading session. The small-cap stock has hit a 20% upper circuit on BSE.

In an effort to enhance fan engagement, this year's Wimbledon tennis tournament will incorporate artificial intelligence (AI)-powered commentary and player analysis, enabling fans to connect with the championship on a more profound level.