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Credit Cards as a Service (CCaaS) platform, the former announced in a press release on Thursday. The collaboration aims to enhance the travel booking website’s card management capabilities and offer a more personalised, digital-first experience for both its existing and new customers.

LT Foods has a strong international presence in over 80 countries (69% revenue share in FY24), achieving a 17% CAGR in international revenue during FY19-24, a growth fueled by new geography expansion, innovative product launches, and brand acquisitions.

PDP and the Peoples' Conference, on Thursday submitted a fresh resolution in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly demanding immediate restoration of Articles 370 and 35A in their original form. They also called for the reversal of all changes introduced in the Union territory after the erstwhile state was stripped of its special status in 2019.

Info Edge (India) Ltd. 1.27 per cent to Rs 7893.20 at 01:14PM (IST) in Thursday's trade. The scrip hit a high of Rs 8110.00 and low of Rs 7802.75 so far during the session. The stock had closed at Rs 7994.85 in the previous session. The counter had a total traded volume of 01:14PM shares so far with a turnover of Rs 1.12 crore on BSE. The stock traded at a price-to-earnings multiple of 157.85 and a price-to-book ratio of 2.39.

Pidilite Industries Ltd. 0.99 per cent to Rs 3149.15 at 01:08PM hours (IST) on Thursday. Earlier in the day, the stock saw a gap up start to the session. As per data available on BSE, total traded quantity on the counter stood at 5,251 shares with a turnover of Rs 1.65 crore till 01:08PM (IST). The stock traded at a price-to-earnings (P/E) multiple of 83.75, while the price-to-book value ratio stood at 18.24.

DLF Ltd. traded 2.04 per cent in Thursday's trade at 12:54PM (IST). Around 39,599 shares changed hands on the counter. The counter opened at Rs 827.20 and touched an intraday high and low of Rs 828.00 and Rs 806.60, respectively, in the session so far. Shares of the company of DLF Ltd. quoted a 52-week high of Rs 967.00 and a 52-week low of Rs 586.80.

Marico Ltd. traded 1.93 per cent in Thursday's session at 12:47PM (IST). The stock opened at Rs 645.70 and has touched an intraday high and low of Rs 645.85 and Rs 632.80, respectively, during the session so far. The stock quoted a 52-week high of Rs 719.80 and a 52-week low of 486.75. About 5,436 shares changed hands on the counter so far.

Colgate-Palmolive (India) Ltd. 1.56 per cent to Rs 2930.40 in Thursday's trade as of 12:37PM (IST). The stock hit a high price of Rs 2996.95 and low of Rs 2922.00 during the session. The return on equity (ROE) for the stock stood at 70.54 per cent. Traded volume on the counter stood at 12:37PM shares and turnover at Rs 1.91 crore around that time. The stock of Colgate-Palmolive (India) Ltd. quoted a 52-week high price of Rs 3893.00 and 52-week low prices of Rs 2097.70, respectively.

The counter had a total traded volume of 12:32PM shares so far with a turnover of Rs 2.48 crore on BSE. The stock traded at a price-to-earnings multiple of 56.54 and a price-to-book ratio of 23.03.

As of 11:09 am, the issue had attracted bids for 2,75,03,790 shares, or 47% of the total issue size of 5,82,03,223 shares. The retail portion of the issue was subscribed 1.57 times, while the non-institutional category's subscription rate stood at 37%. The allocation for qualified institutional bidders was booked at 15%.

Around 11:30 am, the highest subscription was witnessed by the retail participants, who bid for 1,01,98,000 shares from the 3,14,28,571 reserved for them. They had subscribed to the issue by 32%. Non-institutional investors (NIIs) had subscribed the issue by 2%.

Neeraj Dewan, Market Expert, says though he is positive on the markets after the correction, he feels that the market may have made a double bottom and from these levels, it can be constructive. The result season threw up certain strong pockets, which may continue to do well. But in the near term, we need to watch the FII outflow. Dewan further says that chemicals, and IT stocks can do well from these levels depending on the news flow from the US and can be considered Trump trade. The final verdict is out and the markets clearly seem to be pleased overnight. We saw the rally play out for our own markets. What could be the long-term implications of this and more importantly, what is the trajectory? Do we stay in a range or hold out from these levels? Neeraj Dewan: Yes, definitely. We saw the Trump rally yesterday. The markets were doing quite well. The last couple of days have been good for the markets. We hit that bottom and after that, we saw this good rally. But one thing which has been worrying our markets is the FII selling, which was there yesterday also and a huge amount that they sold yesterday.

Indian Hotels Company Ltd. traded 0.18 per cent in Thursday's trade at 11:47AM (IST). Around 94,968 shares changed hands on the counter. The counter opened at Rs 693.95 and touched an intraday high and low of Rs 693.95 and Rs 679.45, respectively, in the session so far. Shares of the company of Indian Hotels Company Ltd. quoted a 52-week high of Rs 720.60 and a 52-week low of Rs 394.95.

Siemens Ltd. 0.74 per cent to Rs 7008.55 in Thursday's trade as of 11:56AM (IST). The stock hit a high price of Rs 7144.85 and low of Rs 6959.40 during the session. The return on equity (ROE) for the stock stood at 14.98 per cent. Traded volume on the counter stood at 11:56AM shares and turnover at Rs 2.07 crore around that time. The stock of Siemens Ltd. quoted a 52-week high price of Rs 8129.95 and 52-week low prices of Rs 3299.75, respectively.

At 11 am, the issue attracted bids for 24,98,62,000 shares, or 65% against the issue size of 38,70,64,594 shares. The retail portion of the issue was subscribed 2.82 times, and the non-institutional category's subscription rate stood at 37%. The qualified institutional buyers (QIBs) portion witnessed a subscription of merely 7%.

At 10:44 am, the issue attracted bids for 2,40,61,258 shares, or 15% against the issue size of 16,01,09,703 shares. The retail portion of the issue was subscribed at 68%, and the non-institutional investor category's subscription rate stood at 9%. The qualified institutional buyers (QIBs) were yet to subscribe.

Avenue Supermarts Ltd. traded 0.59 per cent in Thursday's session at 11:30AM (IST). The stock opened at Rs 3954.95 and has touched an intraday high and low of Rs 3954.95 and Rs 3887.25, respectively, during the session so far. The stock quoted a 52-week high of Rs 5484.00 and a 52-week low of 3637.00. About 17,807 shares changed hands on the counter so far.

HDFC Asset Management Company Ltd. traded 0.27 per cent at Rs 4488.30 at 11:25AM (IST) on Thursday, even as BSE benchmark Sensex 897.77 points to 79480.36. The scrip had closed at Rs 4500.55 in the previous session. The stock quoted a 52-week high price of Rs 4862.00 and 52-week low of Rs 2725.00, respectively. As per BSE data, total traded volume on the counter till 11:25AM (IST) stood at 4352 shares with a turnover of Rs 1.95 crore.

Pension System (NPS) to save for their retirement. NPS is a market-linked pension scheme where money accumulated at retirement will depend on the returns earned by the scheme.

Sensex and Nifty50 opened marginally lower on Thursday, after logging gains in the previous session on Republican Donald Trump's win in the US presidential race. Investors are now turning their attention to the Federal Reserve's upcoming rate decision to gauge the interest rate trajectory. The BSE Sensex was trading 402 points, or 0.50%, lower at 79,975. The Nifty50 was down 125 points, or 0.51%, trading at 24,359 around 9:31 am.