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Shri Balaji Valve Components IPO: The initial public offering (IPO) of small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) Shri Balaji Valve Components Limited received mixed response from investors on Wednesday, December 27, as the issue was subscribed 2.62 times on the first day of bidding. Shri Balaji Valve Components opened for subscription on December 27 and closes on Friday, December 29.

Bengaluru, India - December 26, 2023: Awiros, a leading AI startup, marked a historic milestone by concluding India's largest Computer Vision Hackathon in collaboration with Intel. This groundbreaking hackathon unfolded over three months, drawing participation from an impressive 3500 teams comprising over 8000 individuals from leading educational institutions and multinational organisations. The hackathon centred around development of enterprise grade computer vision applications on the Awiros Platform utilising tools provided by Intel OpenVino.

The NSE Nifty index ended the session 213.4 points up at 21654.75, while BSE Sensex rose 701.63 points to 72038.43. In the Nifty index, Hindalco Industries Ltd.(up 4.44 per cent), UltraTech Cement Ltd.(up 4.17 per cent), Bajaj Auto Ltd.(up 3.79 per cent), Tata Motors Ltd.(up 2.97 per cent) and JSW Steel Ltd.(up 2.77 per cent) stood among the top gainers.

Nifty on Wednesday hit a fresh all-time peak of 21,602.50 with banks, auto and metal stocks leading the charge. Notwithstanding the recent upside, Axis Securities said it foresees Nifty to hit 23,000 by December 2024. For the new calendar year 2024, the brokerage firm has picked 9 stocks within the broader themes of manufacturing, PSU banks, NBFCs, IT services, and consumption. The nine stocks recommended by Axis are Pitti Engineering, Sansera Engineering, Archean Chemicals, Amber Enterprises, JK Lakshmi Cement, SBI, Manappuram Finance, Cyient, and Westlife Foodworld. «The fundamentals of Indian corporates have improved significantly and so has the profitability across the board. This can be seen in the cumulative and rolling net profit of the NSE 500 universe for the last 4 quarters (till Q2FY24), which crossed the Rs 12 lakh crore mark. Moreover, after a muted performance for several years, the ROE of the broader market is improving as well. The bolstered balance sheet strength of corporate India and the significantly enhanced health of the Indian banking system are additional positive factors,» Axis said. It sees Nifty earnings growing to post 14% CAGR growth over FY23-26. New year stock picks from Axis:

Gautam Adani and his conglomerate by storm. Since the turn of the year, Adani’s company was accused of corporate misdoings, the Opposition said the Centre favoured him over others, the Supreme Court got involved, and his investors lost money. Yet, as we approach the end of 2023, he has yet to be charged for any of the allegations.

BEIJING — Excitement over artificial intelligence isn't yet fueling a boom in cloud services spending in mainland China.

Rajshree Sugars & Chemicals(up 2.05%), Triveni Engineering & Industries(up 1.76%), Bannari Amman Sugars(up 1.01%), Mawana Sugars(up 0.89%), DCM Shriram Industries(up 0.83%), Balrampur Chini Mills(up 0.72%), Dalmia Bharat Sugar & Industries(up 0.66%), Vishwaraj Sugar Industries(up 0.60%), Simbhaoli Sugars(up 0.60%) and Kothari Sugars & Chemicals(up 0.57%) were among the top gainers. EID Parry(down 0.64%), Rana Sugars(down 0.42%) and Ugar Sugar Works(down 0.30%) were among the top losers.

Adani Group companies — the heavy hitters of 2022 — are mostly finishing with losses despite a rebound in recent months. As the benchmark S&P BSE Sensex Index heads for an eighth year of gains with returns of 17% in 2023, expectations that the party led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi will win elections in 2024 are raising hopes this bull run may continue. Global funds have bought more than $20 billion of local shares in 2023, after taking out $17 billion last year, signaling investors’ preference for India as China grapples with an economic slowdown.

December has turned out to be the busiest month of 2023 for risk capital investors, who have announced more than $1.5 billion funding till Tuesday. However, most industry watchers would be cautious about terming it the end of the funding winter. This month’s funding now tops January’s $1.4-billion raise, which was the highest for the year so far, data compiled until December 26 by Tracxn showed.

Coforge in August. SoftBank and Tiger Global sold blocks in Zomato, Paytm, Delhivery, and PolicyBazaar, as the focus turned on venture capital firms returning capital to their fund investors or limited partners. Open market exits by PE/VC firms have been the highest since 2017, according to Vivek Soni, partner and national leader, private equity services, EY.

Trident Techlabs IPO: The initial public offering (IPO) of small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) Trident Techlabs received strong response from investors on Tuesday, December 26, as the issue was subscribed 502.64 times on the third and final day of bidding. Trident Techlabs opened for subscription on December 21 and closes on Tuesday, December 26. Trident Techlabs IPO received overwhelming response from retail investors, non-institutional investors (NIIs) and qualified institutional buyers (QIBs) on day two.

₹101.30 apiece in today's trade, marking the stock's second consecutive day of decline. The shares began their downward trend after reaching an all-time high of ₹123.20 apiece on December 14. Since then, the stock has lost 16.70% of its value.

Madhav Marbles and Granites(up 8.08%), Lexus Granito(up 4.38%), NMDC Ltd(up 3.30%), 20 Microns(up 2.69%), Pokarna(up 2.02%), Coal India(up 1.72%), Sandur Manganese & Iron Ores(up 1.37%), Gujarat Mineral Dvpt Corporation(up 0.88%), Orissa Minerals Development Company(up 0.54%) and MOIL(up 0.36%) were among the top gainers. Oriental Trimex(down 1.51%) and KIOCL(down 0.34%) were among the top losers.

HFCL (Himachal Futuristic Communications Limited), a company with diverse operations in telecom infrastructure, has experienced a remarkable surge in its stock value this month. The shares have demonstrated the strongest monthly performance since June 2021, registering a notable gain of 26% thus far. The stellar performance has propelled the stock to a gain of 301% over the past three years.

Sikko Industries(up 15.05%), Nagarjuna Fertilizers & Chem(up 4.02%), ZUARIAGRO(up 2.25%), Mangalore Chemicals & Fertilizers(up 2.09%), Khaitan Chemicals & Fertilizers(up 2.01%), Agro Phos(up 1.91%), Madhya Bharat Agro Products(up 1.62%), Paradeep Phosphates(up 1.52%), Krishana Phoschem(up 0.96%) and National Fertilizer(up 0.71%) were among the top gainers. Aries Agro(down 0.57%) and Madras Fertlizers(down 0.56%) were among the top losers.

Macrotech Developers Ltd.(up 1.75 per cent), Godrej Properties Ltd.(up 0.98 per cent), Prestige Estates Projects Ltd.(up 0.9 per cent), DLF Ltd.(up 0.37 per cent) and Mahindra Lifespace Developers Ltd.(up 0.27 per cent) were among the top gainers. Phoenix Mills Ltd.(down 1.65 per cent), Swan Energy Ltd.(down 0.29 per cent), Brigade Enterprises Ltd.(down 0.08 per cent) and Oberoi Realty Ltd.(down 0.06 per cent) were the top losers on the index.

Life Insurance Corporation of India, as a publicly listed entity, recently disclosed that the Department of Economic Affairs has granted it a one-time exemption allowing it to reach the 25% MPS mark within 10 years from the listing date, extending until May 2032. This is where potential conflict of interest arises for the government. As the overseeing authority, it appoints the securities markets regulator and also acts as the promoter/majority shareholder for its entities entering the public domain.

Mint looks into the details and implications. As per markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India, AIFs are privately pooled investment vehicles comprising funds from sophisticated investors. RBI’s new regulation is an example of collaboration between Sebi and the central bank.

As major economies of the world grappled with recession, Indian economy witnessed significant growth across sectors on the back of strong fundamentals, robust demand, and government-led investments. As per IMF’s World Economic Outlook Report in October 2023, Indian economy expanded by 7.2% in FY23, the highest amongst major economies of the world. Following the same trend, it is anticipated to grow by 6.3% in FY24 compared to 3% growth in the world economy. As a result, the real estate sector, which contributes significantly to India’s GDP and registered heightened real estate activities during the current year, is expected to maintain its growth momentum in 2024 as well.

Big ticket privatisation plans such as that of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL), Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) and CONCOR are already on the backburner and analysts feel meaningful privatisation can happen only after April/May general elections. In the current fiscal, out of the budgeted amount of Rs 51,000 crore, about 20 per cent or Rs 10,049 crore has been collected through minority stake sales via IPO (Initial Public Offering) and OFS (Offer For Sale).