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As we approach 2024, analysts foresee a convergence of artificial intelligence (AI) and web3 technologies leading to a flourishing subsector within the crypto space.

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Reliance Industries Chairman and Managing Director Mukesh Ambani—in an interaction with company employees—shared his views on the legacy of founding chairman Dhirubhai Ambani and outlined a compelling vision for Reliance's future. Highlighting Reliance's core values on the 91st birth anniversary of his father, Mukesh Ambani said, "We will always cherish his timeless family values. These are — integrity, excellence, empathy, the spirit of cooperation, and the commitment to make every tomorrow better than every today for one and all.

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In a striking move that underscores the growing clout of cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin has surged to an impressive $43,545, marking a 2.77 percent increase on Thursday. This notable ascent further cements its position as a dominant player in the digital currency market. In a parallel development, business intelligence firm MicroStrategy’s strategic Bitcoin acquisition has propelled its holdings to a staggering value exceeding $8 billion, highlighting the increasing institutional interest in Bitcoin.

Hong Kong is poised to become a leading hub for cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds (ETFs), particularly spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETFs, as anticipation grows for the approval of such ETFs in the United States. 

Indian economy has been a shining star on the global stage amidst a peer group witnessing a slow to no growth rate. The World Bank, in its latest India Development Update, highlighted the Indian economy’s “resilience" despite challenges in the global environment. The economic outlook is promising on the domestic level in the coming year. TheUS recession is the talk of the town, and so the world is gearing up for the challenges we may encounter in the coming year. 

S Krishnakumar, Founder & Director,Lion Hill Capital, says “a reversal in the interest rate cycle globally means that money is going to be available at a much lower cost and we are going to see more risk-on come through over the next couple of years. Also, the outcome of the state election results in India has removed uncertainties about political continuity following May 2024 elections. These two major factors have removed some uncertainty from markets and a rally that could have happened in the middle of 2024 has already happened in December ‘23 thereby front-ending a lot of the returns of 2024 in a way.” Which side of the argument would you lean on, given that on the one hand, how inherently domestic flows, and now increasingly overseas flows are also good, but on the other hand, the recent rally in the month of December has been pretty sharp? S Krishnakumar: A couple of uncertainties are out of the way. One is, the state elections in north India gave BJP a thumping victory and removed uncertainties about the central elections in May 24 which now seem to be very much in the bag for the BJP-led front.

e-Commerce enabler POP says it expects to expand its rewards coin user-base to 8 million by the end of next year, from 1.5 million at present led by new launches of e-commerce marketplace and payment instruments lined-up. In addition, more than 1000 brands are expected to issue and allow redemption of POP coins on their e-commerce websites by the end of 2024, it said.

businesses ranging from world's largest single-location oil refining complex to nation's largest mobile network operators in just few years, billionaire Mukesh Ambani says his group Reliance Industries Ltd will never be complacent and will grow to be among the top 10 business conglomerates of the world. Addressing employees on Reliance Family Day — the birthday of the group's founder Dhirubhai Ambani, he said Reliance is now aiming to consolidate a place among global leaders in digital data platforms and AI adoption. «Today, the domestic and global environments for business are changing very fast. There is simply no room for complacency,» he said. «Reliance was never complacent in the past, and Reliance will never be complacent in future.»

Gautam Shah, Founder & Chief Strategist, Goldilocks Premium Research, says “now our high conviction bet is SBI. It can do something special in 2024 if you want to just pick one stock among the largecaps. So given this view, banking as a space should do well and that should keep the entire market safe. You know, if the banks are strong, the Nifty is strong. If the Nifty is strong, generally the entire market is steady.” Shah further says: «On the Nifty itself, our working target is about 22,300. As we get close to that number, it might make sense to take some profits off the table and maybe work with a trailing stop-loss of 21,200 or even, if somebody's comfortable, 20,900. So while the index might not be so relevant right now, there are opportunities in a lot of sectors, banks, IT, pharma, metals, infra, power where one should focus on without looking at the index much.» Looking at your latest report, it says a new high is quite a feat. But going by what you have put out in the report, you are talking about the Nifty Bank and IT sector batting for the bulls and therefore it becomes easy for the Nifty to rally. So given the kind of rally that we have seen at 21,700 levels, is that going to only sustain as per your analysis? Gautam Shah: Well, when we put out the message that new highs being quite a feat, we meant after what happened last Wednesday because there was so much talk and chatter around the market fall of a single day.

Gold Outlook for 2024, said, “The yellow metal did well and has gained over 12% in the current year. Experts and analysts in the sector anticipate a further rise in gold prices amid high demand for the precious metals. SahiBandhu Gold Loan, the largest gold loan aggregator platform, foresees a significant increase in the demand for loans against gold due to the continued per-gram gold rate rise in 2024." Expect higher prices and a buoyant loan market in 2024, said Veer Mishra, Founder of Plus.

Also Read: Stock market in 2023: Here are 10 key milestones achieved by Indian stock market this year The central bank also announced a slew of important developmental and regulatory policies this year for the financial sector in the country. Here are top 5 policy announcements by the RBI this year: The RBI began 2023 with an increase in repo rate during its February monetary policy, the first for this calendar year 2023. It hiked the lending rates by 25 bps to 6.50% to counter the surging inflation.

Brainbees Solutions, parent of omnichannel retailer FirstCry, has filed its draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) to raise Rs 1,816 crore issuing fresh shares besides an offer for sale of more than 54 million shares. This is the second Indian vertical ecommerce company to have filed for going public after Nykaa listed on the local bourses in 2021.

Catch Live Market Updates here Strong domestic macro data, easing oil prices and supportive global market cues helped Indian stock market indices scale record high in the previous session. On Wednesday, the Indian equity market ended higher for the fourth consecutive session led by across-the-board buying, reflecting investors’ high-risk appetite. The Sensex ended 701.63 points, or 0.98%, higher at 72,038.43, while the Nifty 50 gained 213.40 points, or 1%, to settle at 21,654.75.

ICC) TV rights deal between Disney Star and Zee Entertainment Enterprises hangs in the balance with the new media rights cycle set to kick off next month. A source aware of the development said the ICC TV deal, which was announced in August 2022, is yet to be concluded as Zee has not given the required bank guarantees to Disney Star.

NEW DELHI : With the government aiming to transform India’s power distribution sector and boost its fiscal health, IntelliSmart Infrastructure Pvt Ltd, backed by state-run EESL and National Investment Infrastructure Fund (NIIF), plans to commercially roll out its data analytics services for power distribution companies (discom) next year. Anil Rawal, chief executive and managing director, IntelliSmart Infrastructure, said hat the company will diversify its operations to offer billing systems to discoms, as well as gas and water metering services. It is also looking to offer aggregator services for power supplied by prosumers.

In a recent development that’s invigorating the cryptocurrency market, Bitcoin (BTC) has experienced a resurgence, now hovering around the $43,000 mark. This comes after a momentary dip below $42,000, with the digital currency currently trading near $42,300.

Elon Musk has again shared his opinion about the current structure of non-fungible tokens (NFTs), noting that embedding JPEG images into a blockchain can establish exclusive ownership for enthusiasts.

₹945 crore, according to information available with the government. Sood said India has already made significant progress in certain key areas of technology, especially in digital public good, which has helped transform the payment and fintech segments. This ground-breaking public-private partnership can be replicated in education to enhance access to education in a big way, he said.

Mint, Pratap Khedkar, chief executive of ZS, said the company reported sustained growth in contrast to the top IT service providers due to resilient tech spending across the pharmaceutical sector. He also spoke about how global pharma giants are prioritising tech investments to grow revenues, over margin expansion, and the distinction bletween artificial intelligence advanced statistics, and process automation. Edited excerpts: How is the downturn in IT affecting ZS? Most of India’s tech majors operate across nearly 50 industries, while ZS focuses only on healthcare.