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₹499 to ₹524 per equity share. Azad Engineering shares were listed on BSE and NSE on 28th December 2023 at a whopping premium of around 35 percent. However, Azad Engineering share price continues to scale upside after a strong debut on Dalal Street.

Tata Motors and Bajaj Auto), cement (at 26 percent, UltraTech Cement), industrials (at 25 percent, Adani Ports and L&T), financials (at 16 percent, Bajaj Finance, Bajaj Finserv, HDFC Life, and SBI Life), and IT (at 15 percent, Tech Mahindra and LTI Mindtree)," it predicted. Top Picks: ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, Maruti Suzuki, Tata Motors, Hero MotoCorp, L&T, ABB, BEL, UltraTech, Ambuja, JK Cement, Tata Steel, Hindalco, LTIMindtree, HCL Tech, Persistent, Ratnamani Metals, APL Apollo, Dr Reddy’s, Syngene, Finolex Cables, PG Electroplast, Kaynes Technology, Concor, Mahindra Logistics, GAIL, IGL, Shriram Finance, SBI Life, Aarti industries, SRF, GCPL, Nestle, Trent, Coromandel.

Shankar Sharma portfolio: Ace investor in the Indian stock market, Shankar Sharma has bought a fresh stake in MOS Utility shares. As per the information available on the NSE website, Shankar Sharma bought 1,48,800 shares of the NSE SME stock. After the outbreak of this stock market news, MOS Utility shares witnessed strong buying interest in the morning session and the stock touched an intraday high of ₹172.40 apiece, which turned out a new 52-week high for the SME stock.

Aman Soni, Head of Operations at Prudent Equity, believes one should remain invested in stocks but the quantum is something one needs to identify based on their time frame and risk appetite. In an interview with Mint, Soni also shared his views on the market and his strategy for the mid and small-cap space. Edited excerpts: Never shy away from investing in equities.

The three-day rally in this multibagger stock has catapulted its 1-year gains to 144%, a significant outperformance over Nifty with 27% returns during the same period.

₹63,401 per 10 gm level but attracted buying at lower levels and climbed to an intraday high of ₹63,502 per 10 gm. In the international market, spot gold price is oscillating around $2,080 per ounce level. According to commodity market experts, the gold rate today is under the sell-off heat after the media reports about the US Fed chief Jerome Powell talking hawkish while testifying in the US Senate this week.

RECommend buying technically and fundamentally sound stocks at the current juncture. Based on the recommendations of several experts, below are 10 stocks that one can consider buying for the next three to four weeks. Take a look: (Exciting news! Mint is now on WhatsApp Channels. Subscribe today and stay updated with the latest financial insights! Click here!) On the weekly chart, Tata Steel has breached the multi-year resistance around ₹150 level, suggesting a continuation of the medium-term uptrend.

NEW DELHI, MUMBAI : Latin America's largest lender Itau is looking to open a branch in India, two people aware of the development said. Representatives from Itaú Unibanco Holding SA's retail, wholesale and asset management divisions held preliminary talks with government officials in New Delhi and expressed their willingness to open shop in the country, the people cited above said on condition of anonymity. Foreign banks seeking to enter India need to secure approval from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).

RK Swamy IPO: The initial public offering (IPO) of RK Swamy Limited is going to hit the Indian primary market today. The public issue will remain for subscribers till 6th March 2024. The integrated marketing communications company has fixed the RK Swamy IPO price band at ₹270 to ₹288 per equity share.

Iranian conservatives dominated the majority of seats in elections for a clerical body and the national legislature on Sunday, as reported by AFP citing local media. The turnout was estimated to be at a record low. Here are the top ten updates.

The European Union says it will pay $54 million to the main provider of aid in Gaza next week

India being on a path to become the world’s third largest economy, with annual growth predicted at above 6% (double the world average) for the next two years, cannot be ignored in multilateral trade discussions. At the same time, our trade negotiators had a tough job balancing the interests of different domestic stakeholders with the changing dynamics of global trade and geopolitics, with India’s aim of playing a key role in resilient global value chains forming an important part of the context.

Stock market today: The Indian stock market extended its rally in the special trading session on Saturday last week. The Nifty 50 index added 39 points and ended at 22,378 level, the BSE Sensex went up 60 points and closed at 73,806 mark whereas the Bank Nifty index finished 10 points higher at 47,297 level.

Buy or sell stocks for today: The Indian stock market extended its rally in the special trading session on Saturday last week. The Nifty 50 index added 39 points and ended at 22,378 level, the BSE Sensex went up 60 points and closed at 73,806 mark whereas the Bank Nifty index finished 10 points higher at 47,297 level.

Yogurt sold in the U.S. can make claims that the food may reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes, based on limited evidence, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Friday. The agency agreed that there is some evidence, but not significant scientific agreement, that eating at least 2 cups of yogurt per week may reduce the chance of developing the disease that affects about 36 million Americans. FDA has allowed qualified health claims — a claim that lacks full scientific support but is allowed as long as there are disclaimers to keep from misleading consumers — for dietary supplements since 2000 and foods since 2002. The agency had faced lawsuits that challenged the standard of requiring scientific agreement based on claims that it violated free speech guarantees.

₹2 trillion worth of sanctioned projects are fast-tracked. Slow progress on DPRs has been one of the reasons projects worth trillions of rupees have failed to move ahead and get awarded. The situation has become particularly alarming in the current financial year, with highway awards falling way below the targeted 12,000 km -- indicating a thinning of the pipeline for projects that would impact construction over a longer period.

India's move to block a China-led investment facilitation pact in the recently concluded WTO ministerial meeting in Abu Dhabi will help promote multilateral agreements in the 166-member global trade watchdog, according to experts. The ministerial conference (MC), the highest decision-making body of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), concluded late night on March 1. The talks, which were to end on February 29, got extended by almost two days due to a logjam among members on key issues like agri, fisheries subsidies and the e-commerce moratorium. International trade experts stated that India's principled stand in opposing the addition of the IFDA (Investment Facilitation for Development Agreement) into the WTO is based on its longstanding support for multilateralism. A group of over 120 nations, led by China, tried to push the IFDA to integrate into the WTO as a plurilateral agreement at the 13th MC meet in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

investments, including FDI, in the sector besides generating huge employment, said industry experts. After inaugurating 'Bharat Tex 2024', one of the largest-ever global textile events to be organised in the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi threw light on the government's expansive plans to create seven PM MITRA parks in various states and underlined the emphasis on the creation of opportunities for the entire textile sector. The parks are coming up in Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra. Nearly Rs 70,000 crore investment and 20 lakh employment generation is envisaged through these parks. The valuation of the Indian textiles market is estimated at Rs 12 lakh crore.

Also read: IPOs This Week: RK Swamy IPO among 7 other issues to open; check details These are the stock recommendations from Rupak De, Senior Technical Analyst at LKP securities: The stock has experienced a breakout from a flag pattern on the daily chart, indicating a notable increase in investor optimism. Furthermore, the stock has consistently traded above the crucial moving average. In the upward direction, there is a potential move towards 640, with support established at 570.

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Iris Apfel, a textile expert, interior designer and fashion celebrity known for her eccentric style, has died. She was 102. Her death was confirmed by her commercial agent, Lori Sale, who called Apfel «extraordinary.» No cause of death was given. It was also announced on her verified Instagram page on Friday, which a day earlier had celebrated that Leap Day represented her 102nd-and-a-half birthday. Born Aug. 29, 1921, Apfel was famous for her irreverent, eye-catching outfits, mixing haute couture and oversized costume jewelry. A classic Apfel look would, for instance, pair a feather boa with strands of chunky beads, bangles and a jacket decorated with Native American beadwork.