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Colgate-Palmolive (India) Ltd. slipped 1.82 per cent to Rs 2401.1 in Wednesday's trade as of 02:05PM (IST). The stock hit a high price of Rs 2439.9 and low of Rs 2386.85 during the session.

India has recorded 605 new cases of Covid, while the number of active cases of the infection has declined to 3,643, the health ministry said on Wednesday. Four deaths — two each from Karnataka and Kerala — have been reported in a span of 24 hours, according to the ministry's data updated at 8 am. The number of daily cases had dropped to double-digits till December 5, 2023 but cases began to increase after emergence of a new variant and cold weather conditions.

Delhi-Mumbai expressway is anticipated to be ready for travel in the next few months, a TOI report stated. The completion of this section will enable commuters to enjoy a seamless ride from the national capital to Surat.

Tube Investments of India Ltd. rose 0.3 per cent to Rs 3800.0 in Wednesday's trade. It hit an intraday high of Rs 3898.0 and low of Rs 3743.3, respectively, during the day.

Ayodhya for its consecration ceremony scheduled for January 22. Talking to reporters, Singh also dismissed the speculation that Prime Minister Narendra Modi might contest the upcoming Lok Sabha polls from Ayodhya. «The opposition, which created hurdles in the construction of the temple at every step, should not be invited to Ayodhya at all,» he told reporters on the sidelines of a programme at Rasauli in the Safdarganj area of this Uttar Pradesh district on Tuesday evening.

Jubilant Foodworks Ltd. slipped 1.25 per cent to Rs 519.95 in Wednesday's trade as of 01:44PM (IST). The stock hit a high price of Rs 525.7 and low of Rs 517.5 during the session.

Zee Entertainment bounced back strongly in today's intraday trade by gaining 4.48%, reaching ₹267.80 apiece, following a 7.64% drop in the previous trading session. The sharp uptick in shares today is attributed to the company's clarification regarding media reports suggesting a potential cancellation of the planned merger between Zee Entertainment and Sony Group.

HCL Technologies rose over 3% to Rs 1,507.2 in Wednesday trade on BSE ahead of its third-quarter results due on Friday, January 12. Meanwhile, a total of 25,75,833 equity shares worth Rs 383.6 crore also changed hands in Wednesday's trade. At 12:05 pm, the scrip was trading 2% higher at Rs 1,490 on BSE. The stock has also surged 33% in the past six months, while it has rallied 40% in the last year. In Q2 FY24, HCL Technologies reported 10% growth in its consolidated net profit at Rs 3,832 crore. The same stood at Rs 3,489 crore in the last year period. Its revenue from operations during the period rose 8% to Rs 26,672 crore against Rs 24,686 crore in the same period last year. In Q2, in constant currency terms, revenue was up 1% sequentially and 3% year-on-year (YoY). Segment-wise, services revenue rose 3% (CC), while digital revenue was up 4%. Here's what brokerages expect from HCL Technologies' Q3 results:

Vodafone Idea," said analysts at the brokerage house. The analysts believe that the extent of the tariff hike might take the market by surprise and consider Bharti Airtel to be in the most advantageous position among Indian telecom operators to leverage this hike, given its larger base of high-end users. Shares of Bharti Airtel hit a 52-week high of ₹1,069 on in early deals today following the report.

The Hindu has stated that despite the strike, the state Transport Department has said that normal bus services are being run in Chennai city and across the State. Citing a senior official, the report further said that since today morning, the Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) in Chennai operated 3,177 buses which is slightly below its usual 3,233 buses.

DLF Ltd. traded 1.07 per cent up at Rs 780.95 at around 12:58PM (IST) on Wednesday. The stock had closed at Rs 789.4 in the previous session.

World Bank’s latest Global Economic Prospects report. “Without a major course correction, the 2020s will go down as a decade of wasted opportunity," said Indermit Gill, the World Bank Group’s Chief Economist and Senior Vice President. “Near-term growth will remain weak, leaving many developing countries—especially the poorest—stuck in a trap: with paralyzing levels of debt and tenuous access to food for nearly one out of every three people.

ByteDance Ltd.’s TikTok became the first app to surpass $10 billion in cumulative consumer spending, helping power mobile app sales to a new high in a year revenue from games was down, according to the latest annual report by data.ai. Video-streaming platforms like TikTok and Disney+ drove an 11% rise in consumer app sales in 2023, showing resilient demand while the games industry dealt with a double-digit sales decline in China that dragged global sales down 2%.

Pidilite Industries Ltd. dropped 0.06 per cent to Rs 2723.65 at 01:03PM (IST) in Wednesday's trade. The counter hit a high of Rs 2730.5 and low of Rs 2695.55 so far during the session.

Barrons Roundtable panel provides insight on the increased pressure on consumers.

Ambuja Cements Ltd. traded 0.34 per cent down in Wednesday's trade at 12:12PM (IST). Around 72,741 shares changed hands on the counter.

The worldwide electronics sector's growth continued to wane, hampered by lacklustre demand and rising inflation. As per the S&P Global Electronics Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), which is seasonally adjusted, there was a drop to 47 in December, down from November's 48.

For five years in the early 1990s, Keith Jesperson, a B.C.-born long-haul trucker, crisscrossed the western United States in his truck, killing women he met along the way.

₹62,209 per 10 grams. Silver prices also gained 0.08% to trade at 72,105 per kg. International gold prices held steady as investors refused to make big bets awaiting US inflation print that could offer more clarity on when the US Federal Reserve might begin cutting interest rates, Reuters reported.

Indian Express report, Singh said Tuesday: “They were included in the list, but how it was included has to be reexamined. So before giving any comment, we have to form a committee consisting of all tribes, then only will we be able to send a complete proposal for deletion or inclusion… Anything might be… but after the committee is formed." The statement comes in the wake of the letter forwarded by the Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs seeking the state government’s views on the demand for deletion of the "nomadic Chin Kuki" community from Manipur’s ST list.

Read here: Q3 result preview: IT firms expected to post muted revenue, subdued profit amid weak demand Better utilisation, lower sub-con expenses and INR depreciation is likely to help offset part of the headwind for Infosys during the quarter. Infosys Q3 revenue in USD terms is expected to decline 1.61% to $4,642 million from $4,718 million in Q2FY24 on account of continued macro challenges and additional 3Q seasonality. Revenue in INR terms in Q3FY24 is expected to fall 0.86% to ₹38,657 crore from ₹38,994 crore, QoQ.