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«FMCG and contrarian plays like gold are offering some refuge. Other than the premium valuation no fundamental issue is noticed to drawback the long-term growth image of domestic midcaps,» said Vinod Nair, Head of Research, Geojit Financial Services.

Indian stock market today: A total of 9 stocks have been banned for trade on Thursday, March 14, 2024, under the futures and options (F&O) segment by the National Stock Exchange (NSE). The securities have been put on ban under the F&O segment as it crossed 95 per cent of the market-wide position limit (MWPL), according to the NSE. However, the stocks will be available for trading in the cash market.

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Canadian inflation-protected securities known as real-return bonds are reaping gains for one of the country’s largest pension funds during a turbulent period for fixed-income markets.

US Judge Brendan Shannon has granted bankrupt crypto company Terraform Labs permission to hire Dentons for its legal representation, according to a report by Reuters.

Lawmakers are facing their latest lobbyists — online influencers from TikTok

U.S. lawmakers are threatening to ban TikTok but also say they are giving its Chinese parent company a chance to keep it running

A TikTok spokesman is criticizing Congress for being too secretive as it advances a proposal that could lead to a nationwide ban of the popular video app

Three and a half years after hundreds of tons of improperly stored ammonium nitrate ignited at the Beirut port, setting off one of the world’s biggest non-nuclear explosions, Lebanese and French officials have put forward a plan for reconstruction and ...

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) recently introduced amendments to the REIT Regulations of 2014, outlining provisions for the establishment of small and medium real-estate investment trusts, known as SM REITs or micro REITs. The move aims to regulate fractional ownership of both commercial and residential properties as well as protect investor interests. But what are SM REITs and how do they differ from conventional REITs? ET finds out more: What are SM REITs? SM REITs are specialised real estate investment trusts that differ from conventional REITs in their scale and focus. While traditional REITs primarily invest in large-scale commercial properties, such as office buildings and shopping malls, SM REITs concentrate on smaller and medium-sized properties with lower value. This distinction is reflected in their market capitalisation, asset size and portfolio composition. Despite smaller scale, SM REITs maintain diversified portfolios, spreading risk across different property types within the real estate market.

Investing.com — The Dow eked out a gain Wednesday, closing higher for a third-straight day, underpinned by energy stocks, but a slump in tech stocks kept gains in check as investors braced for further economic data due Thursday that could shape the Fed Reserve's outlook ahead of a decision next week. 

To passersby, the construction site at Yonge and Bloor in downtown Toronto where The One, an 85-storey mixed-use development is slowly taking shape, looks just like any other, albeit on a grander scale. Workers are making progress, pushing up past the 50th storey as the building’s facade begins to take shape.

News18 shows that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is set to bag a total of 77 seats, predicting a landslide victory. The survey also shows that the Opposition INDIA bloc will bag two seats, leaving one for Bahujan Samajwadi Party (BSP) in Uttar Pradesh. The New18 opinion poll has predicted BJP-led NDA will cinch a 57% vote share in the Lok Sabha Elections 2024.

Rashomon, the classic 1954 film by Japanese director Akiro Kurosawa, narrates four different perspectives of a crime. The Rashomon Effect aptly applies to varying accounts of the recently concluded 13th Ministerial Conference (MC-13) of the World Trade Organization (WTO), with much commentary in the Western media holding India as a spoiler even as Indian write-ups provided justification for the country’s positions. All this, while geopolitical shifts have resulted in strategic economic partnerships worldwide overshadowing the WTO.

US inflation data has raised concerns that Jerome Powell-led US Federal Reserve may postpone cutting interest rates in June over achieving its inflation target of two per cent. This also led foreign investors dumping Indian shares today with the total outflow by foreign institutional investors (FIIs) coming in at ₹4,595 crore, according to NSE data. Domestic institutional investors (DIIs) instead bought ₹9,094 crore in Indian equities, but that could not stabilise the larger selling pressure today witnessed across counters.

Adani group stocks, leading to a steep fall in Adani's net worth. The group denied all wrongdoing. Later, the Supreme Court formed a committee to probe the charges against the group.

BSE Sensex fell 1.2% to 72,761.89 points, their worst decline since 23 January. The broader market saw worse: The Nifty Small Cap 250 and the Nifty Mid-Cap 150 plunged 5.2% and 4.2% respectively, their steepest one-day plunge in over two years. Comments by the stock market regulator on a potential bubble in the stock market, and a crackdown on several errant companies by the central bank have added to concerns, at a time small and mid-cap stocks have far outpaced the market's gains.

JMP Securities analysts are out with a compelling prediction about Bitcoin (BitfinexUSD) prices. The investment firm suggests that Bitcoin price could potentially surge to $280,000 within the next three years, driven by the anticipated Bitcoin ETF inflows.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The head of National Transportation Safety Board said Wednesday investigators still do not know who worked on a Boeing (NYSE:BA) 737 MAX 9 door plug involved in a Jan. 5 Alaska Airlines mid-air emergency and that video footage was overwritten.