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Catch LIVE updates of Lok Sabha Election Result Pakistan's news daily Dawn covered the Lok Sabha Elections Result, with a headline ‘India vote count shows Modi alliance winning surprisingly narrow majority’, limiting itself from any remark, whatsoever. The strap of the news article read, ‘BJP concedes defeat in Ayodhya where Ram Temple was inaugurated; Rahul Gandhi says voters have punished BJP.’ Notably, BJP losing the Faisalabad seat in Uttar Pradesh, the constituency that houses the saffron party's prestigious project- Ayodhya Ram Mandir, has come as a shock to many. Last week, in an interview with IANS, former Pakistan Minister Fawad Chaudhry, had called to defeat PM Modi in this general elections.

Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) sold Indian equities worth Rs 12,436.22 crore on Tuesday while domestic institutional investors (DIIs) offloaded shares worth Rs 3,318.98 crore. The total sell-off shot up to 15,755 crore. This is in sharp contrast to Monday's buying action where both FIIs and DIIs were net buyers and purchased shares worth Rs 6,851 crore and Rs 1,914 crore, respectively, taking the overall tally to Rs 8,765 crore.

constituency which has topped headlines, is set to be the Congress' throne this time as its candidate Shreyas Patel has secured a margin of over 40,000 votes against ex-JD(S) candidate and rape accused, Prajwal Revanna.

Nifty today suffered its biggest fall since March 2020 when the whole world was stressed about Covid-19. The headline equity index erased all gains made in the calendar year 2024 and fell below the 21,300-mark after vote counting for elections showed BJP may not win as many seats as the market had priced in. While Sensex fell up to 6,234 points during the day, Nifty bulls saw an erosion of nearly 2,000 points at day's low. On BSE, over 3,400 stocks fell with 745 hitting the lower circuit limit and 285 stocks touching 52-week low levels.

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Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) at 11 per cent, Indian Railway Finance Corporation (IRFC) at 12.5 per cent, and Jupiter Wagons.RVNL shares reached a new record high with market capitalisation surged to ₹85,000 crore mark.Also read: Exit Polls Impact: 7 BSE Power stocks surge to record highs; Adani Power, NTPC lead with gains up to 19%Other railway stocks that saw gains included IRCON International (6.26 per cent), RITES (3.52 per cent), Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC, up 3 per cent), and Texmaco Rail & Engineering (5.28 per cent).The railways sector is anticipated to be a leading beneficiary under the third tenure of the Modi government. Many railway stocks have given multibagger returns in the last 12 months.According to an average of 12 exit polls, the NDA is likely to win at least 363 seats this time.

Nifty ended Monday’s trading session 733 points higher with analysts saying that if the election results are better than expected on Tuesday the headline index can even cross the 24,000 mark. The bulls are in full control of the markets at the current juncture and are using every minor pullback to create long positions. Support for the Nifty is now seen at 23,200 and 22,950-23,000 levels. On the higher side, immediate resistance is at 23,350 levels and the next resistance is at the 23,500 mark, said Tejas Shah of JM Financial & BlinkX.

real GDP growth print at 7.8% YoY came higher than implied in CSO’s advance estimate for the full year of FY24 at 7.3%. As a result, the average growth for FY24 stands much higher at 8.2%. While it reflects a modest deceleration from 3QFY24 at 8.6%, the average second-half growth of 8.2% is unchanged over the first half. Also, it gives an impression of a decisive turnaround from the 2HFY23 downturn and an FY23 average of 7%. However, the surprise part remains limited to the headline numbers. The headline growth appears misleading given the underlying situation.

Asian manufacturers seem to be on firmer ground, with the latest survey data signaling stronger output and orders, but building cost pressures could stoke concerns about inflation. Purchasing managers index data from S&P Global showed improvements in industrial powerhouses like South Korea and China midway through the second quarter. “Asia’s manufacturing recovery looks to be firming by the month," said Maybank economist Erica Tay.

stock market looks poised for a rally on Monday as Nifty bulls are screaming 'Abki baar 24,000 paar'. If the election result on June 4 also turns out to be in favour of Street favourite BJP, analysts see Nifty jumping as high as 24,000 in the next few days. The headline index had ended the week down nearly 2% as FIIs preferred to play safe ahead of the D-Day.

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BENGALURU, India—India is set to be the world’s fastest-growing major economy this year, but economists say the country’s headline growth numbers don’t tell the whole story. The South Asian nation’s gross domestic product grew at more than 8% this fiscal year compared with the previous year, driven by public spending on infrastructure, services growth, and an uptick in manufacturing. That would put India well ahead of China, which is growing at about 5%, and on track to hit Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s goal of becoming a developed nation by 2047.

5G subscriber base is expected to rise to 20-25% of overall users from around 17% now. But 5G adoption won’t be as fast as 4G because the average selling price of 5G smartphones is still 2-4x higher than normal smartphones, said India Rating and Research (Ind-Ra). The ratings firm added that the Indian telecom industry was at an inflection point in fiscal 2024 with their investments in 5G networks and spectrum renewal having peaked to almost $20 billion. Thereafter, telcos would keep their investments subdued while possibility of tariff increase remains uncertain. «The cash outflow towards spectrum renewal/acquisition could be a marginal drag on cash flows from FY25. Visibility on meaningful tariff hikes remains uncertain, since globally also 5G has not yielded any major tariff premium over 4G tariffs,” said Priyanka Bansal, associate director, Ind-Ra.

Elon Musk has been in touch with former US President Donald Trump. It may be offered an advisor position in the White House, assuming that Donald Trump and the Republicans win the upcoming US Presidential Elections in November 2024. Other reports indicate that the former US president still needs to work out the details, which may not materialize. However, the two individuals are in touch and have been holding regular conversations in recent months.

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Mirroring the weakness in global markets, Indian headline indices opened lower for the fourth consecutive session on Wednesday as investors cautiously await U.S. inflation data due this week for clues on the Federal Reserve's interest rate trajectory. Selling was seen across all sectors. The BSE Sensex was trading 315 points, or 0.42, lower at 74,857. The Nifty50 was down 103 points, or 0.45%, trading at 22,785 around 9:20 am.