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Quiver Quantitative — In a critical development, U.S. congressional leaders have reached an agreement on the fiscal year 2024 spending cap, setting it at $1.59 trillion. This bipartisan agreement, led by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Speaker Mike Johnson, significantly reduces the risk of a government shutdown. This deal allows the appropriations committees to commence negotiations on detailed spending bills for federal agencies, ensuring continuity in government operations.

Innovation in traditional plans could see hyper personalisation in the near future, leading to open-ended products with the ability to mix and match, Sumit Rai, MD & CEO, Edelweiss Tokio Life Insurance tells Riju Mehta. What are your Budget expectations? A lot of expectations continue to be what they were. The annuity double taxation is a big one because India is one of the largest grey countries and a part of the reason annuities are not doing as well is the taxation structure. You are taxing it at entry and exit.

By Kanishka Singh and Richard Cowan

To this effect, the state of Gujarat’s success story is one of the most dynamic ones to have taken place in 21st-century India. Gujarat accounts for 8.3 percent of India’s GDP, 18 percent of industrial output, and 33 percent of exports, its Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) has grown from Rs 1.42 lakh crore to Rs 22.61 lakh crore in the last two decades and the future outlook for the state continues to look incredibly positive across sectors.

health insurance can either emerge as a dependable 'knight in shining armour' or a ‘complex labyrinth to navigate’. Regrettably, in the aftermath of an emergency, individuals often develop a less favourable perception of both insurance and insurers. This perception primarily stems from a lack of understanding of the fundamental concepts related to health insurance and its processes at the time of an emergency.

₹1,150 crore in the Union Territory. The development projects cover technology, energy, water resources, healthcare and education sectors.

However, on a weekly basis, Nifty50 closed flat with a negative bias for the week ending January 5, 2024. Sectorally, buying was seen in IT, capital goods, telecom, and realty, while selling was seen in healthcare, consumer durables, metal, and utilities. Stocks that were in focus include names like Alok Industries which was up nearly 20%, Sun Pharma, which rose more than 9% to hit a fresh high, and Endurance Technologies, which closed with gains of nearly 10% to hit a fresh all-time high on Friday. We have collated a list of three stocks that either hit a fresh 52-week highs, or an all-time high or saw a volume or a price breakout. We spoke to an analyst on how one should look at these stocks the next trading day entirely from an educational point of view: Analyst: Virat Jagad, Technical Analyst at Bonanza Portfolio Alok Industries A breakout of the rounding bottom has been witnessed in Alok Industries on a weekly time frame, indicating a bullish trend in the security. The price is trading at the top, forming a Bullish Marubozu candlestick formation as a sign of strength in the stock. The security has been supported by the 21-day EMA, and the price is trading above the Fast 50 and Slow 200 EMAs, indicating a positive trend. The volume increase on the day of the breakout indicates that buyers are active in the market. In the momentum area, RSI is trading in a wider range, indicating that it's an upward trend.

₹2,000 crore from Religare Finvest Ltd (RFL), people familiar with the development said on Saturday. The searches, ED officials said, continued into the early hours of Saturday, with several incriminating documents recovered and large scale “proceeds of crime" identified. Religare, however, said that these raids were initiated following a complaint by the company itself.

healthcare startup CureBay has raised around Rs 62 crore in a funding round led by existing investor Elevar Equity. The funding round also saw participation from CureBay founders and some of the leadership team members.

compounding are so profound that it is referred to as magic. And rightly so! From Benjamin Graham to Warren Buffett, all doyens of investment have acknowledged its power, and lauded it too. The great scientist Albert Einstein even referred to compounding as the eighth wonder of the world.

Lakshadweep. I am still in awe of the stunning beauty of its islands and the incredible warmth of its people." "I had the opportunity to interact with people in Agatti, Bangaram, and Kavaratti. I thank the people of the islands for their hospitality," the Prime Minister said.

By Lucia Mutikani

Eli Lilly has launched a unique website to connect U.S. patients seeking obesity treatment to doctors, dieticians and its new weight-loss drug, Zepbound

By David Carnevali

companies are unlikely to have much to cheer about in 2024 if early funding figures are anything to go by. Investments in startups in the first week of 2024 dropped by about 88% from the same period a year ago, totalling $35.8 million across eight deals. In volume terms, deals were down 86% from 59 a year earlier.

By Johann M Cherian and Shristi Achar A

(Reuters) — Investors moved hefty amounts into global money market funds in the seven days leading to Jan. 3 as caution set in ahead of key U.S. employment reports which may influence expectations of Federal Reserve rate cuts.

Aam Admi Party has re-nominated senior leader Sanjay Singh as a Member of the Rajya Sabha as his present term is set to end on January 27, 2024, ANI reported. To facilitate this, an application has been sent to Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court seeking permission to acquire Singh's signature, while under custody, on an ‘undertaking’ required to get a ‘No Dues Certificate’ for his re-nomination, it added. The appeal also notes that Singh's terms as MP will end on January 27, 2024, and that the Returning Officer has already issued a notice dated January 2, to ensure processes are complete.

HDFC Bank, Axis Bank, Infosys, Larsen & Toubro, NTPC , Bharti Airtel , Reliance Industries, Cipla, Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone . Also Read- Hindustan Aeronautics share price jumps over 4% to a record high; market cap surpasses ₹2 lakh crore for first time Analysts at Bernstein continue to remain positive on financials, which is further helped by its lagging performance in 2023 and they believe it will be a key sector which is also an enabler of the current capex cycle for India.

market segment, given the sheer amount of their dollars that chased equities. Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) bought Indian equities worth Rs 1.77 lakh crore in 2023, the highest-ever by them in history, in rupee terms. And, it’s interesting to note that almost one-third of the inflows came only in December, which was also the highest inflows in a month in 2023.

₹500 crore towards the first close of the category-3, open-ended AIF. A ChrysCapital spokesperson did not respond to a request for comment. Kedaara Capital may announce the final close of the fund over the next few months, one of the two people cited above said.