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Colgate-Palmolive (India) Ltd. 1.56 per cent to Rs 2845.65 in Thursday's trade as of 01:48PM (IST) even as the benchmark Nifty ruled at 24564.0, 77.8 points. The scrip had closed at Rs 2890.75 in the previous session. The stock quoted a 52-week low of Rs 2288.90 and a high of Rs 3893.00. The company quoted a market-cap of Rs 77314.64 crore on the BSE.

SRF Ltd. 1.02 per cent to Rs 2313.15 in Thursday's trade as of 01:38PM (IST) even as the benchmark Nifty ruled at 24567.5, 74.3 points. The scrip had closed at Rs 2337.05 in the previous session. The stock quoted a 52-week low of Rs 2088.55 and a high of Rs 2697.45. The company quoted a market-cap of Rs 68548.24 crore on the BSE.

Pidilite Industries Ltd. traded 0.25 per cent in Thursday's session at 12:27PM (IST). The stock opened at Rs 3175.05 and has touched an intraday high and low of Rs 3192.00 and Rs 3163.90, respectively, during the session so far. The stock quoted a 52-week high of Rs 3414.40 and a 52-week low of 2490.00. About 2,904 shares changed hands on the counter so far.

Shree Cements Ltd. 0.07 per cent to Rs 27292.00 at 12:06PM (IST) in Thursday's trade. The counter hit a high of Rs 27309.05 and low of Rs 27185.80 so far during the session. The stock had closed at Rs 27270.85 in the previous session. The counter had a total traded volume of 12:06PM shares so far with a turnover of Rs 0.29 crore on BSE. The stock traded at a price-to-earnings multiple of 56.86 and a price-to-book ratio of 4.48.

Mutual funds in November bought stocks worth Rs 264 billion in the Indian secondary market. The mutual fund managers actively churn the scheme portfolios and accordingly make changes from their portfolios to deliver better performance. Here are the large, mid, and smallcap stocks that mutual funds bought and sold in November, according to the Mutual Fund Insights report by Nuvama Alternative & Quantitative Research. The highest deployment by the mutual fund industry were Zomato's QIP (Rs 56 billion), IPOs of Swiggy (Rs 53 billion), and NTPC Green (Rs 40 billion). Meanwhile, mutual funds utilised the MSCI-driven liquidity at the end of November to partially exit inclusion such as HDFC Bank (Rs 110 billion), Voltas (Rs 14 billion), Oberoi Realty (Rs 11 billion), and Alkem (Rs 8 billion). Also Read | Mutual funds see Rs 8,995 crore inflow in mid and small cap funds in November. Should you allocate more?

Sagar Gangwar, son of television actress Sapna Singh Gangwar—known for her roles in Bhabhiji Ghar Par Hai and Crime Patrol—has sent shockwaves through Bareilly. Sagar’s body was discovered on Monday morning near Adalakhia village in the Izzatnagar area, two days after he went to play cricket with his 20-year-old friend, Anuj Singh Chaudhary. A Class 8 student, Sagar had been living with his maternal uncle, Rajesh Kumar Gangwar, in Bareilly, while his mother resides in Mumbai. Police have detained Chaudhary and another youth, Sunny (19), both college students, for questioning. While Sapna alleged her son’s body showed severe injuries, including a slit throat and broken limbs, authorities refuted these claims, citing the autopsy report. According to SSP Bareilly Anurag Arya, “The exact cause of death is undetermined. There are no traces of poisoning, but we suspect excessive alcohol consumption and a possible drug overdose. The report will be sent to the state forensic department for further analysis. Regarding injury claims, there were no wounds except for drag marks on the body.

ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Ltd. traded 0.09 per cent up at Rs 1950.50 at around 11:56AM (IST) on Thursday. The stock had closed at Rs 1948.65 in the previous session. Equity benchmark Sensex traded 106.74 points at 81419.4 around the same time.

MadeGood granola bars are being recalled in Canada over possible metal contamination, the company said.Riverside Natural Foods, the company behind the granola bars, issued a voluntary recall Monday due to the potential presence of metal fragments in the product, which could pose a safety hazard if eaten.“There is a very small risk that some of our granola bar products made between January and November 2024 may contain a piece of metal,” the company said in a statement posted on its Canadian website.“We have addressed the source of the issue and are conducting the voluntary recall with the knowledge of regulatory authorities.”The piece of metal is a small, flat brush bristle, the company added.No injuries have been reported, and the company said it issued the recall out of “an abundance of caution.”Specific products impacted by this recall include the following MadeGood products:Recalled products were produced between January and November 2024 and distributed throughout Canada, the United States and other international markets. Product UPCs and best-before dates included in the recall can be found here.If you have purchased a product that is part of the recall, you can return it to the store where you bought it.

Hannah Kobayashi, the missing Hawaii woman whose disappearance prompted a massive search and a missing persons investigation in Los Angeles, has been found safe, police said Wednesday.Kobayashi vanished last month in Los Angeles. Other details about her disappearance, as well as where and how she was found, were not immediately available Wednesday, but police previously said she had voluntarily crossed the border into Mexico.“We are happy to learn that Hannah has been found safe,” the Los Angeles Police Department said in a statement.

Indian Hotels Company Ltd. traded 0.01 per cent in Thursday's session at 11:05AM (IST). The stock opened at Rs 836.75 and has touched an intraday high and low of Rs 843.50 and Rs 834.35, respectively, during the session so far. The stock quoted a 52-week high of Rs 846.00 and a 52-week low of 416.15. About 30,850 shares changed hands on the counter so far.

Apollo Tyres Ltd.(up 0.03 per cent) were among the top gainers.

autonomous driving technologies, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday. Over the past couple of years, it has expanded in the country to now have close to 600 people in Beijing, and it recently opened a new office in the Zhongguancun tech hub, the report said, citing people familiar with the matter. The artificial intelligence chipmaker employed about 29,600 people in 36 countries at the end of fiscal year 2024, according to a filing published by Nvidia in February.

IndusInd Bank Ltd.(up 1.32 per cent), Au Small Finance Bank Ltd.(up 0.67 per cent), ICICI Bank Ltd.(up 0.65 per cent), Axis Bank Ltd.(up 0.39 per cent) and Federal Bank Ltd.(up 0.08 per cent) were among the top gainers.

Tata Elxsi Ltd. 0.41 per cent to Rs 7376.25 at 10:35AM (IST) in Thursday's trade. The counter has hit a high of Rs 7448.75 and low of Rs 7370.00 so far during the session. The stock had closed at Rs 7345.95 in the previous session. The counter has had a total traded volume of 2761 shares so far with a value of Rs 2.04 crore on the NSE. It traded at a price-to-earnings multiple of 56.27 and a price-to-book ratio of 19.34.

Indian rupee declined to its all-time low on Thursday, pressured by dollar bids in the non-deliverable forwards (NDF) market and from importers while intervention by the central bank kept a lid on losses, traders said. The rupee weakened to a low of 84.88 to the U.S. dollar, down 0.04% on the day. The currency was quoted at 84.8750 at 10:00 a.m. IST.

The NSE Nifty index was trading 21.65 points down at 24620.15, while BSE Sensex was 16.11 points at 81510.03 at the time of writing this report.

While ruling out suicide, officials said, “in the state he was in, he did not know what he was doing and could not understand it.” The 31-year-old One Direction star was at the CasaSur Palermo Hotel in Buenos Aires. Investigators believe Payne was in a state of “semi- or total unconsciousness” during the fall. He did not appear to try to protect himself, according to the report from the National Criminal and Correctional Prosecutor’s Office released November 7.

Info Edge (India) Ltd. traded 2.72 per cent in Thursday's session at 09:59AM (IST). The stock opened at Rs 8600.00 and has touched an intraday high and low of Rs 8776.00 and Rs 8600.00, respectively, during the session so far. The stock quoted a 52-week high of Rs 8776.00 and a 52-week low of 4703.30. About 1,620 shares changed hands on the counter so far.

Max Healthcare Institute Ltd. 2.26 per cent to Rs 1159.00 in Thursday's trade as of 10:04AM (IST) even as the benchmark Nifty ruled at 24638.6, 3.21 points. The scrip had closed at Rs 1133.30 in the previous session. The stock quoted a 52-week low of Rs 630.75 and a high of Rs 1169.20. The company quoted a market-cap of Rs 113156.17 crore on the BSE.

buy call on Computer Age Management Services with a target price of Rs 6,000. The current market price of CAMS is Rs 5283.4. CAMS, incorporated in 1988, is a Small Cap company with a market cap of Rs 26070.68 crore) operating in Financial Services sector.

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