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The NSE Nifty index was trading 162.71 points down at 21893.0, while BSE Sensex was down 506.59 points at 72241.83 at the time of writing this report.

HEG with a target price of Rs 2220. The current market price of HEG Ltd. is Rs 1830.4. HEG Ltd., incorporated in the year 1972, is a Mid Cap company (having a market cap of Rs 7045.80 Crore) operating in Industrial Consumables sector.

Shriram Finance Ltd. gained 0.5 per cent to Rs 2321.0 in Tuesday's session as of 10:15AM (IST) even as the equity benchmark Sensex traded 528.73 points lower at 72219.69. Earlier in the day, the stock witnessed a gap up start to the session. The stock quoted a 52-week high price of Rs 2535.0 and a 52-week low of Rs 1202.8 on NSE. Around 5277 shares changed hands on the counter till 10:15AM (IST).

Sensor Tower said it is acquiring rival firm Data.ai in a move that could create a powerhouse entity in the mobile intelligence industry. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. Both market intelligence platforms, Sensor Tower and Data.ai help businesses and developers track key metrics for their mobile apps, such as download estimates, active user base, in-app revenue generation, and user engagement relative to specific demographics and competitor performance.

The Russian government is planning to build a platform that will allow the nation’s law enforcement agencies to seize and hold crypto they confiscate from criminals.

Raw wrestling held Monday night, DIY defeated The Creed Brothers via pinfall. In yet another match, Candice LeRae & Indi Hartwell thrashed Katana Chance & Kayden Carter via submission, 'Sportskeeda' reports. Similarly, Ricochet beat Dominik Mysterio via pinfall, while Awesome Truth defeated Indus Sher via pinfall. In other fights held in the same night, New Day defeated Alpha Academy via pinfall while Becky Lynch thrashed Nia Jax.

investors continue to pour money into stocks and equity funds, asset managers are raising more cash in their portfolios. February month data shows that the total cash pile at equity mutual funds rose for the second consecutive month to 4.82% of total assets under management (AUM) at Rs 1.33 lakh crore. SBI Mutual Fund was sitting at a war chest of Rs 25,100 crore and ICICI Prudential AMC Rs 21,700 crore. HDFC Mutual Fund's cash pile of nearly Rs 19,000 crore is about 6.8% of its AUM, shows data pulled from ACE Equity.

yen weakened while Japan's Nikkei share average swung between small gains and losses after the Bank of Japan on Tuesday announced an end to its long-running ultra-accommodative stimulus programmes, as widely expected. The central bank ended its negative short-term interest rate policy (NIRP) and yield curve controls (YCC), as well as dropping purchases of risky assets, including exchange-traded funds (ETFs).

Sanjeev Bikhchandani, Co-Founder, Info Edge, talking to ET Now at the sidelines of startup mahakumbh says: “McKinsey in collaboration with CII released a report about which there was a discussion here also, which is called Unicorn 2.0 and that report said that in the last 10 years, roughly 13% to 15% of India's GDP growth has come from the startup ecosystem. In my view, that is a conservative estimate and this number is likely to go up as we go along”.

Begusarai emerged as the world's most polluted metropolitan area while Delhi was identified as the capital city with the poorest air quality, according to a new report. With an average annual PM2.5 concentration of 54.4 micrograms per cubic metre, India had the third worst air quality out of 134 countries in 2023 after Bangladesh (79.9 micrograms per cubic metre) and Pakistan (73.7 micrograms per cubic metre), according to the World Air Quality Report 2023 by Swiss organisation IQAir. In 2022, India was ranked as the eighth most polluted country with an average PM2.5 concentration of 53.3 micrograms per cubic metre. Begusarai stood out as the most polluted metropolitan area globally with an average PM2.5 concentration of 118.9 micrograms per cubic metre. The city did not even figure in the 2022 rankings.

Archean Chemical Industries with a target price of Rs 693. The current market price of Archean Chemical Industries Ltd. is Rs 613.6. Archean Chemical Industries Ltd., incorporated in the year 2009, is a Small Cap company (having a market cap of Rs 7650.61 Crore) operating in Chemicals sector.

National Asset Reconstruction Company (NARCL) is declared the winning bidder for a majority debt of Wind World (India) following an uncontested Swiss challenge auction held by lenders on Monday, said people with knowledge of the matter. NARCL gave a binding offer of Rs 670 crore to acquire Rs 3763 crore debt from lenders, according to a sale notice that did not name the ARC. The offer from NARCL—which is a 15:85 structure—equated to an 18% recovery from lenders. Under the structure, 15% of the consideration is cash, and the balance is in the form of security receipts (SR) payable on loan recovery.

SHANGHAI (Reuters) — A record-breaking rally in Chinese sovereign debt is hitting a fever pitch in another sign China's financial system is low on confidence and overflowing with cash and bank deposits.

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₹2.15 crore Net in India on Day 4, film industry tracker Sacnilk.com has reported. The report also stated that the film saw an overall occupancy of 10.36 percent in Hindi language on 18 March. According Sacnilk.com, with the day 4 collection, the film has raked in ₹19 crore net in India during its four-day run in theatres.

Gaza are starving to death right now. The speed at which this man-made hunger and malnutrition crisis has ripped through Gaza is terrifying," said Cindy McCain, head of the UN's World Food Programme (WFP). The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) partnership on Monday estimated that 1.1 million people -- half the population, according to UN data -- were facing catastrophic conditions.

H-1B visas, sought by foreign guest workers, is set to close at noon Eastern Time on March 22, according to the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), PTI reported. Prospective petitioners and legal representatives are required to use the online account of the USCIS during this period. They must electronically register for the selection process and pay the associated registration fee for each beneficiary, the federal agency said on March 18.

Elon Musk has in an interview posted on March 18 admitted to using the prescription ketamine and said that this is "beneficial for investors", Reuters reported. Talking to former CNN anchor Don Lemon, the Tesla CEO said ketamine helps him manage a "negative chemical state" similar to depression. Ketamine is used to treat pain and depression and in heavy doses is used as a sedative.

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