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KPI Green Energy(up 10.00%), Kalpataru Projects International(up 7.85%), Transformers and Rectifiers(India)(up 7.60%), Inox Wind Energy(up 5.00%), Alstom T&D India(up 5.00%), Indo Tech Transformers(up 4.99%), Power & Instrumentation(Gujarat)(up 4.91%), Reliance Power(up 4.25%), Jaiprakash Power Ventures(up 3.72%) and Inox wind(up 2.96%) stood among the top gainers. Energy Development Company(down 1.66%), Gujarat Industries Power(down 1.58%), PTC India(down 1.17%), NTPC(down 0.88%), Power Grid Corporation of India(down 0.79%), NHPC(down 0.54%), DPSC(down 0.51%), GE Power India Limited(down 0.48%), SJVN(down 0.38%) and KEC International(down 0.28%) were among the top losers of the day.

BSE Midcap index, and BSE Smallcap index surged to new all-time highs. Sensex opened 22 points lower at 72,218.39 and traded in the negative territory for the most part of the day. However, the index touched its fresh all-time high of 72561.91 during the session.

Nestle India, Pearl Global Industries, and Indian Link Chain Manufacturers will trade ex-split, while Allcargo Logistics and M Lakhamsi Industries will trade ex-bonus this week. Shares of Indian Link Chain Manufacturers (Rs 100 to Rs 10) on Wednesday, January 3, while Nestle India ( Rs 10 to Rs 1), 7NR Retail (Rs 1 to Rs 10), and Pearl Global Industries (Rs 10 to Rs 5) on Friday, January 5, will ex-split. A stock split is usually done to increase the liquidity of the stock in the market. On the ex-split date, investors who are holding the stock until the record date will receive the new shares in demat accounts, and the stock price will be adjusted according to the split ratio. Whereas, the record date for the right issue of LA TIM Metal & Industries is fixed on Tuesday, 2nd January 2024. A rights issue is a prevalent form of corporate action where the company invites existing shareholders to buy additional shares in the company at a discounted price within the said period (the cut-off date). However, as existing shareholders of the company, you do not have an obligation to buy additional shares.

rose around 20 per cent in 2023, logging their second-best year since 2017. D-Street investors added a significant ₹81.90 lakh crore to their wealth in 2023 powered by a stellar rally in stocks. The bull run was supported by sustained domestic mutual fund inflows, foreign capital inflows, better-than-expected economic growth, and robust corporate earnings.

Also Read: FPIs pump ₹2.37 lakh crore in Indian markets this year; December clocks highest inflows at ₹66,135 crore Indian Link Chain Manufactures Ltd will undergo a stock split from ₹100 to ₹10. Shares will trade ex-split on January 3. Nestle India will undergo a stock split from ₹10 to ₹1.

How premiumisation gathered pace Premiumisation is a trend that continues from the pandemic times when locked-in affluent people splurged on large TVs and washing machines and expensive food and liquor. But in 2023, the crack in India's consumer demand seemed to widen into a split, as companies struggled to sell low-priced goods while luxury, high-priced items flew off the shelves.

Also Read: Top 4 sectors to watch out for in 2024 for better returns Nifty 50 has notched several record highs this year, surpassing 19,000 in June and reaching 20,000 and 21,500 levels in September and December, respectively. On December 28, the index touched a record high of 21,801 points, and it finished the final trade (Friday) of 2023 at 21,731 points, gaining 3,626 points, or 20.03%.

BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices surged almost 46 per cent and 48 per cent respectively in 2023. Against a backdrop of geopolitical tensions and heightened interest rates, the local market surged due to robust economic growth, anticipated rate reductions, and a substantial surge in participation from retail investors. On Friday, December 29, the Sensex opened at 72,351.59 against the previous close of 72,410.38 and touched its intraday high and low of 72,417.01 and 72,082.64 respectively.

The NSE Nifty index traded 67.35 points down at 21711.35, while BSE Sensex was down 238.55 points at 72171.83 as of 11:00AM(IST)on December 29. In the Nifty index, Tata Motors Ltd.(up 6.30 per cent), Tata Consumer Products Ltd.(up 3.20 per cent), Tata Steel Ltd.(up 1.27 per cent), Adani Enterprises Ltd.(up 0.99 per cent) and Nestle India Ltd.(up 0.91 per cent) were among the top gainers.

Sandur Manganese & Iron Ores(up 2.18%), Pokarna(up 0.34%) and Orissa Minerals Development Company(up 0.26%) were among the top gainers. Ashapura Minechem(down 2.67%), 20 Microns(down 1.81%), KIOCL(down 1.59%), Coal India(down 1.26%), NMDC Ltd(down 1.13%), MOIL(down 0.95%), Aro Granite Industries(down 0.92%), Gujarat Mineral Dvpt Corporation(down 0.71%), Madhav Marbles and Granites(down 0.57%) and Oriental Trimex(down 0.53%) were among the top losers.

Transformers and Rectifiers(India)(up 10.51%), Kalpataru Projects International(up 9.60%), KPI Green Energy(up 9.01%), Indo Tech Transformers(up 4.30%), Alstom T&D India(up 4.29%), Energy Development Company(up 2.76%), DPSC(up 2.54%), Orient Green Power Company(up 2.10%), CESC(up 1.66%) and JSW Energy(up 1.37%) were among the top gainers. Inox wind(down 1.53%), NTPC(down 1.16%), Gujarat Industries Power(down 0.90%), PTC India(down 0.81%), Power Grid Corporation of India(down 0.75%), SJVN(down 0.44%), NHPC(down 0.38%), Adani Power(down 0.27%) and KEC International(down 0.19%) were among the top losers.

The 30-share BSE benchmark Sensex advanced 372 points or 0.52% to settle at 72,410. The broader NSE Nifty surged 124 points or 0.57% to end at 21,778. Among the Sensex stocks, NTPC, M&M, Power Grid, and Nestle were the top gainers, rising 2-3%.

Marico whose stocks are up only by 1% and 4%, respectively. Dabur shares have lost nearly 6% in 2023 so far. In comparison, the Nifty FMCG index has risen over 25% so far.

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BSE Sensex reached a historic high of 71,913 points last week, concluding at 71,106, with a decline of 376.79 points, or 0.53%. Also Read: 27 Nifty 50 stocks recorded new all-time highs this year; will the rally continue in 2024? In the sectoral domain, Nifty FMCG, Nifty Oil & Gas, and Nifty Pharma saw gains of over 1%. Conversely, Nifty PSU Bank, Nifty Media, Nifty Auto, Nifty Metal, and Nifty Bank dropped between 1% and 3.08%.

Dabur India), gave positive returns in the current calendar year with 3 rallying over 50 percent. Varun Beverages was the top gainer, surging almost 87 percent in 2023, followed by Radico Khaitan and Colgate-Palmolive, which soared 58 percent and 56 percent, respectively. Meanwhile, ITC, Tata Consumer Products, Nestle India, United Spirits, Godrej Consumer, and Britannia Industries advanced between 20 and 37 percent each.

Also Read: FPIs pump ₹42,733 in Indian equities in Dec; Inflows rise after US Fed stance This impressive rally prompted investors to book profits, resulting in a 1.41% dip in the Nifty 50 on December 20. However, analysts anticipate this minor setback to be short-lived, with expectations of a rebound towards the year's end. Despite subdued performances from heavyweight stocks like Reliance Industries, HDFC Bank, and Infosys, the index's rally found support from the automotive and financial sectors in 2023.

Nestle, ITC, Parle Products, LT Foods and Coca-Cola are racing to embrace real-time data exchange and demand forecasting to avert potential stock-outs at online platforms like Zomato-owned Blinkit, Swiggy Instamart, BigBasket's BBNow and Zepto. «Unless you don't do stock replenishment at quick commerce in real time, you are missing out on opportunities. We are working on forecasting demand based on sales trends, even if quick commerce platforms are doing their own forecasting to ensure we can turn around stocks within hours at the dark stores,» said Mayank Shah, senior category head at biscuit and confectionery maker Parle Products. Quick-commerce platforms, or those which deliver to consumers within 10-20 minutes, contribute 30-50% of overall e-commerce sales of FMCG companies, drawn to their promise of rapid delivery.

Mint reported that Mondelez India, known for its popular chocolate brands like Cadbury Dairy Milk and Toblerone, has doubled its rural footprint in the past five years. Rural sales now contribute a quarter to the company's traditional trade revenue, as households in even smaller villages, some with populations as modest as 3,000, are spending disposable incomes on its chocolates.

NEW DELHI : Advertising volumes on television decreased 4% in the September quarter from a year earlier, suggesting a slight slowdown even as a few new trends emerged with the auto, finance and e-commerce sectors gaining ground. The period between July and September saw significant shifts in categories, sectors, advertisers, and growth areas in television advertising, per data shared by TAM Media Research. Advertisers from the food and beverage sector maintained top position with 21% of the ad volumes, unchanged from a year earlier, while the personal care and hygiene category gained 2 percentage points over the same quarter last year, accounting for 18% of all ad volumes.

Sandur Manganese & Iron Ores(up 7.09%), Gujarat Mineral Dvpt Corporation(up 3.42%), Coal India(up 1.34%), Orissa Minerals Development Company(up 0.95%), Oriental Trimex(up 0.51%), Aro Granite Industries(up 0.20%) and Pokarna(up 0.06%) were among the top gainers. Ashapura Minechem(down 2.65%), Madhav Marbles and Granites(down 1.33%), 20 Microns(down 1.29%), NMDC Ltd(down 1.23%), KIOCL(down 1.15%), MOIL(down 0.64%) and Lexus Granito(down 0.26%) were among the top losers.