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Interim Budget or Vote-on-account. Industry experts believe the Narendra Modi Government should make favorable policies to promote stock market education and reduce taxes on capital gains to increase stock market participation and encourage economic growth. “In the past decade, the number of stock market participants has increased by nearly 100%.

Bitcoin’s recent bull run took the crypto market by storm. Hundreds of projects surged in value, and Bitcoin hit its highest price in 2023. Now, a recent consolidation has driven up the price of Injective and Everlodge, with Everlodge hitting a new all-time high after stage seven of its presale sold out. With Injective now chasing a new all-time high, investors are excited as to how high it could go.

{Bitcoin} continues to consolidate using the $42,700 average level in December as a pivot level. Which direction could the world's largest cryptocurrency move next?

Bitcoin (BTC), the world’s leading cryptocurrency, faces a challenging week as it opens with a downward trend, yet manages to hover above the crucial $42,000 threshold.

We all have debts, but the situation gets slightly challenging when someone has multiple debts, and he fails to manage all of them as it is not always feasible to run several loans and keep a track of all payments without delay or default. That is why it makes sense to consolidate your debts and focus on just one single debt that can be managed and repaid on time.

cement sector even after Adani Group’s large acquisition of Holcim's 67.5 million tonnes (MT) cement assets. In the last week of November, Ultratech Cement, India's largest cement manufacturer, acquired 10.8 MT capacity of Kesoram Industries. It was the fourth major cement deal over the past one year.

Media Partners Asia reveals that South Korea's subscription video market expanded by over 700,000 in Q3, surpassing 19 million. The report, titled «Online Video in Korea,» highlights Disney+ as the fastest-growing platform during this period, with approximately two million subscribers.

The big players in the cement sector got bigger, thanks to a spate of acquisitions in recent years. This trend may continue as larger companies, with strong balance sheets, seek to boost or maintain their market share through inorganic growth. In contrast, smaller companies that are struggling to compete due to high debt or low profitability will likely exit the market, further driving consolidation.

GoCardless, the British fintech company backed by Alphabet's venture capital fund GV, is considering more mergers and acquisitions as it looks to grow market share in the highly competitive online payments space.

Since inception in 2018, the fund returned 67.7%, according to data from Morningstar Direct.

fiscal deficit target and the consolidation path till fiscal year 2026, despite the extension of the free foodgrain scheme announcement and the possibility of more such expenditure initiatives as India heads towards general elections next year, S&P researchers said Wednesday. “More expenditure initiatives are possible as we move through this election cycle. In the very near term, these could be supportive of consumption, but they are unlikely to have a major impact on medium-term finances,” said Andrew Wood, Director, Asia Pacific Sovereign Ratings.

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Regen Powertech Pvt Ltd (RPPL) has sought the Supreme Court’s view on whether the bankruptcy courts can direct consolidation of the insolvency proceedings of two companies, whose businesses are allegedly inter-twined and inter related, for speedy recovery of dues. A Bench led by Justice Sanjiv Khanna sought response from the resolution professional and others on an appeal by the SBI-led Committee of Creditors questioning the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal’s (NCLAT) decision directing consolidation of CIRPs of RPPL and its wholly-owned subsidiary Regen Infrastructure and Services Pvt Ltd (RISPL) and also setting aside of the approved resolution plan of RPPL. The CoC argued that the appellate tribunal’s jurisdiction cannot extend into entering upon merits of the business decision made by the CoC in its commercial wisdom, the appeal said, citing the insolvency law committee’s March 26, 2018 report that specifically decided not to address the issue of group companies. The RPPL lenders in April 2021 approved the resolution plan of RPPL by 94.08 voting percentage and its total claim is for Rs 1306.40 crore. The CoC of RPPL had opposed the consolidation while the CoC of RISPL had given a conditional consent for consolidation. Legal experts also say that the issue “requires an authoritative determination” by the SC as this plea of consolidation of insolvency proceedings applying group company doctrine is arising in several cases before the bankruptcy courts. “The IBC is silent on this aspect but the facts in some cases are very compelling where there is siphoning of funds.

Apollo Hospitals Enterprises Ltd, part of the hospital sector, breaks out from a 72-week consolidation range and a downward-sloping trendline on the weekly charts has opened room for the stock to head towards a fresh 52-week high. The stock hit a 52-week high of Rs 5362 on 28 July 2023, but it failed to hold the momentum. The stock finally found support above the 50-week moving average (above Rs 4700) on the weekly charts before bouncing back. The momentum helped the stock to break above 5000 levels on the weekly charts which has acted as a stiff resistance for the stock in the past 72 weeks (since Feb-2022).

Kunj Bansal of Investment-illiteracy.com, says “I do not think for the IT sector as a whole, there is going to be any surprise neither on the positive side nor on the negative side. So with this recent participation having come in and with the market having moved up sharply and trying to move in a consolidation kind of movement, we should see the same happening to the IT sector as well.”What do you make of the wobbly moves that we have seen on the markets of late? Do you think it is a bit of a shakeout which was necessary or is it a bit of reversal of sorts?One can never take a call on the short-term movement of the market. But yes, after the sharp rally that we saw in the first fortnight of September and almost 10-12 trading sessions, the market was moving one way up. There had to be some correction if we talk whether in terms of technical terms, whether in terms of short-term correction or whichever way. That is what we have seen. If we look at the numbers on the peak in Nifty, we reached 20,200 almost. And right now we are at 19,700. So that is a 500 points correction in percentage terms. It's hardly 2.5% correction.

In the last few months, Indian equities have seen a sharp run-up across market segments, particularly the midcap and smallcap stocks, where the bull run is still continuing. In this backdrop, the market valuation looks a bit stretched, according to Shreyash Devalkar, Head — Equity, Axis Mutual Fund. “Stock selection will hold the key in these markets. For investors, this period of consolidation can be used to rebalance portfolios as we play longer term themes,” he said in an interview with ETMarkets. Edited excerpts:Inflation and rate hike concerns are making a comeback both on the domestic and global fronts. Is this likely to dampen the Indian market momentum in the near term?Inflationary risks have been a concern primarily due to increased vegetable prices and the run-up in oil prices. However, food related price pressures are expected to subside with the arrival of fresh stock, the government banning rice and onion exports and taking measures to bring down tomato prices. So, we believe the current inflation levels are transient.

Also Read: Stocks to Buy: Tata Steel, JSW Steel, Jindal Steel & Power among top bets in metal sector It believes M&As could help new players to secure competitive advantages such as brands, distribution and stronger connect with painters. ICICI Securities advises investors to stay underweight in paint stocks. It believes the likely increase in competitive intensity may hurt industry profitability and cap valuation multiples.

The XRP price has failed to move in the past 24 hours, with this level also representing a 0% change in a week as the altcoin consolidates at $0.515658 today.

«When you are able to make a 5% risk-free rate in the US, then that is obviously going to be something that will put equity valuations all over the world into a question mark, so that is one thing that we need to keep in mind,» says Mahesh Nandurkar, Head of Research & MD, Jefferies.What is your market view after the recent rally, is it time now for markets to consolidate or the upside in the market is still left in the near term?Yes, I think the markets have had a decent run and my sense is that it is not simply because of the reason that there could be a consolidation phase ahead but also the other global risk that we need to keep in mind is the significantly higher US treasury yields. I mean, the risk-free rates in the US have gone back up to the peak levels that we saw back in March. So, when you are able to make a 5% risk-free rate in the US, then that is obviously going to be something that will put equity valuations all over the world into a question mark, so that is one thing that we need to keep in mind. Also, from the India standpoint, I think the Indian inflation itself was a big negative surprise, the last print that is, and my sense is that the inflation will probably stay at an elevated level at least for the next one quarter or so, so that will also push out the rate cut probabilities that some people were building in for the near term. So, yes, those are the reasons why I think there could be a breather, there could be a consolidation phase in the market over the next, say, one to two quarters or so.

Reliance Jio are the key beneficiaries. Vodafone Idea Ltd’s struggles to raise capital to fund its growth augurs well for other companies, especially in terms of subscriber addition. In this backdrop, Bharti and Jio would reap the benefits.