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HDFC Asset Management Company with a target price of Rs 3900. The current market price of HDFC Asset Management Company Ltd. is Rs 3425. HDFC Asset Management Company Ltd., incorporated in the year 1999, is a Large Cap company (having a market cap of Rs 72214.17 Crore) operating in Financial Services sector. HDFC Asset Management Company Ltd.

Punjab National Bank(up 1.27 per cent), Bandhan Bank Ltd.(up 0.93 per cent), ICICI Bank Ltd.(up 0.92 per cent), State Bank of India(up 0.88 per cent) and IDFC First Bank Ltd.(up 0.7 per cent) were among the top gainers. Axis Bank Ltd.(down 0.6 per cent) and Au Small Finance Bank Ltd.(down 0.2 per cent) were the top losers on the index.

State Bank of India with a target price of Rs 800. The current market price of State Bank of India is Rs 626. State Bank of India, incorporated in the year 1955, is a banking company (having a market cap of Rs 556181.82 Crore).

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Infosys and Tata Consultancy Services, Dalal Street investors’ attention will shift to HCLTech and Wipro, who will release their quarterly numbers later today. Brushing off the seasonality factor, HCLTech is expected to report strong earnings for the December quarter, while Wipro may continue to disappoint the market. If we look at the performance of HCLTech and Wipro stocks in the last quarter, then the former has rallied nearly 19% and the latter about 16%. Entering into the new year, HCLTech shares are still holding on to gains, whereas the frenzy fizzled out in Wipro as the stock has corrected about 5% so far this month. Whether Wipro shares will correct further or HCLTech shares sustain the upward momentum depends upon their earnings scorecard.

Canara Bank with a target price of Rs 550. The current market price of Canara Bank is Rs 458.35. Canara Bank, incorporated in the year 1906, is a banking company (having a market cap of Rs 81173.26 Crore).

Infosys Ltd. with a target price of Rs 1750.

DLF Ltd. gained 1.41 per cent to Rs 808.6 in Friday's trade as of 10:25AM (IST). The stock hit a high price of Rs 811.15 and low of Rs 796.6 during the session.

₹45,000-crore investment to develop river cruise tourism, aiming to leverage India's inland waterways for economic growth. The government is considering an allocation of ₹2.2 trillion for food subsidy in the upcoming budget, which would be a 10% increase from the previous year, Mint reported. The allocation would align with the government's focus on ensuring food security and keeping food inflation in check.

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) jumped over 3% to the day’s high of Rs 3,860.25 on the NSE after the brokerages remained upbeat on IT bellwether following its Q3 results wherein it beat revenue expectations even as the bottomline trailed Street view. Morgan Stanley upgraded the stock to Overweight while raising its price target post the quarterly performance while Motilal Oswal and Nuvama reiterated their buy stance on the counter. Kotak Institutional Equities reiterated an ‘Add’ rating on TCS shares. TCS on Thursday reported higher-than-expected revenue for the quarter ended December 2023, but the bottomline trailed expectations. India’s largest software service provider reported a 2% year-on-year (YoY) growth in consolidated net profit for the quarter to Rs 11,058 crore, and revenue increased by 4% to Rs 60,583 crore. Also Read: TCS Q3 Results: Profit rises 2% YoY to Rs 11,058 crore; revenue up 4% Here is what they recommend!

Bengaluru CEO Suchana Seth's son murder case have found a crucial piece of evidence: crumpled tissue revealed a six-line note. This note, a crucial piece of evidence, sheds light on Suchana's mental state, indicating that the custody dispute had been weighing heavily on her, Times of India reported, citing investigators. Suchana Seth, the CEO of Bengaluru start-up Mindful AI Lab, is accused of murdering her 4-year-old son in a north Goa apartment. The note was found within the suitcase containing the lifeless body of her four-year-old son. The note, inscribed with an eyeliner, cited coercion from the court and her estranged husband, who, she claimed, pressured her to give up custody of her son. «Court and my (estranged) husband pressurising me to give custody of my son, and I cannot take it anymore,» says the note, written with an eyeliner, according to the report «My ex-husband is violent… he used to teach bad manners to (my) son. I don't want to give even a day's custody to the father.» Investigators disclosed that Suchana sang a lullaby in an attempt to lull her son to sleep before allegedly taking his life. Authorities plan to submit the note for forensic analysis to authenticate the handwriting. In addition, Suchana had been in contact with a parental therapist before the tragic incident, prompting investigators to scrutinize call records for further insights, the report said.

Bandhan Bank, Bharat Heavy Electricals (BHEL), Delta Corp, Escorts Kubota, Hindustan Copper, Indian Energy Exchange (IEX), The India Cements, Indus Towers, National Aluminium Company, Piramal Enterprises, Polycab India, PVR Inox and Steel Authority of India (SAIL) and Zee Entertainment Enterprises (ZEEL). Balrampur Chini and Chambal Fertilizers have moved out of the ban. The F&O contracts of any stock enter the ban period when the open interest (OI) on it crosses 95% of the market-wide positions limits or MWPL. The ban on it is reversed only if the open interest falls below 80%. Traders who trade in indices do not encounter a situation of security ban. The MWPL for Bandhan Bank stood at 91.4% on Thursday with OI reported by Trendlyne at 101.1 million.

South Korean crypto-related KOSDAQ stocks “soared” on the news of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s approval of 11 Bitcoin spot ETFs.

Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (MTHL) on January 12, 2024, marking a significant milestone in India's infrastructure development. The bridge, now named 'Atal Bihari Vajpayee Sewari-Nhava Sheva Atal Setu', is not only the longest sea bridge in India but also ranks 12th longest globally. "I look forward to being among the people of Maharashtra tomorrow, 12th January, which is also the Jayanti of Jija Mata and Swami Vivekananda.

Polycab India, a leading electrical wires and cables manufacturer to ₹4,300 apiece from an earlier target price of ₹5,809 apiece to factor in the uncertainties due to the IT raid, by cutting the target P/E to 30x December 25E from 38x September. The company shares were in the spotlight over the last few sessions amid circulating reports of tax evasion allegations against the company.

BlackRock has once again reduced its valuation of Indian ed-tech unicorn Byju’s, this time by around 95 percent from $22 billion to $1 billion, as per a Tech Crunch report citing company disclosures. At $22 billion, Byju's was India's most valuable start-up. The downgrade is not too surprising.

OpenAI unveils GPT Store for custom AI-powered chatbots Pictures of Altman's wedding began circulating on social media on Thursday, showing the couple surrounded by palm trees in a ceremony apparently attended by only a dozen or so people. According to a report by The Free Press Journal, Altman and Mulherin shared the news of their union via a post on Instagram.

Houthi rebels. The Yemen authorities have now vowed vendetta, saying “America and Britain will have to prepare to pay a heavy price". The attack by the US and UK on Yemen comes weeks after the Houthi rebels allegedly unleashed disruptive attacks on Red Sea hurting commercial shipping on the trade route.

₹1.15 crore on Day 22, as per Sacnilk.com. As per the report, the movie has crossed ₹221.77 crore net in the domestic market so far. The film on its 22nd day witnessed an occupancy of 10.72 percent in the Hindi language with morning shows saw 7.52 occupancy, afternoon shows at 9.41 percent, evening shows at 11.24 percent, and night shows at 13.21 percent occupancy, as per Sacnilk.com report.

₹1,577.20 apiece on the BSE. India’s second largest IT services company, Infosys reported a 1.7% fall in its consolidated net profit for Q3FY24 to ₹6,106 crore from ₹6,212 crore in Q2FY24. The company’s revenue during the quarter fell by 0.4% to ₹38,821 crore from ₹38,994 crore, QoQ.

Indian commandos hunting pirates after an attack in the Arabian Sea illustrates New Delhi's «significant» expansion of a muscular maritime force reflecting global ambitions, analysts say. The commandos, deployed this month from an Indian-built warship after an attempted hijacking of a merchant bulk carrier, are part of a major increase of naval forces in seas where rival neighbour China has already long expanded its reach. «It's significant given the geopolitical context» and the aggressive «use of naval assets», said Uday Bhaskar, head of the New Delhi-based Society for Policy Studies think tank. In recent years Beijing has negotiated infrastructure deals with countries around the Indian Ocean as part of its Belt and Road Initiative, including Sri Lanka, the Maldives, Bangladesh and Djibouti, where it opened its first overseas military base in 2017, raising concerns among Indian officials. Now Prime Minister Narendra Modi, expected to be re-elected later this year, is looking to raise the global heft of India, the world's fifth-largest economy, which last year displaced China as the most populous country.