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A gauge of global chip stocks and AI bellwether Nvidia Corp. have fallen together into a technical correction, showing moderation in the global equity market’s most conspicuous driver over the past year and a half.

The Supreme Court has made it easier for workers who are transferred from one job to another against their will to pursue job discrimination claims under federal civil rights law, even when they are not demoted or docked pay

Last year, a handful of Big Tech stocks were behind much of corporate America’s profit growth

stock market took off, block and bulk deals shot up 55% to touch a record ₹5.25 trillion, data from Prime Database showed. Sectors that saw the biggest deals were financial services, consumer goods, telecom, aviation, pharmaceuticals, IT and power.

Supreme Court on Thursday reserves its judgment on petitions seeking 100 per cent verification of Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) slips, ahead of the Lok Sabha elections set to begin Friday. The VVPAT is a mechanism that ensures that voters are given visual confirmation that their vote has been cast. Paper slips show in a display on the VVPAT machine with the candidate’s serial number, name, and party symbol for seven seconds so that the voter can verify their vote. As it stands, the mechanism to tally votes post-polling is as follows: VVPAT paper slips of five randomly selected EVMs in each assembly constituency or each assembly segment in a parliamentary constituency are physically verified to confirm the accuracy of the election.

-Polling for Phase-I of the General Elections 2024 will be held on April 19 for 102 Parliamentary Constituencies and 92 Assembly Constituencies in the State Assembly Elections in Arunachal and Sikkim -Voting begins at 7am and ends at 6pm -It has the highest number of parliamentary constituencies among all phases -Over 18 lakh Polling officials will welcome over 16.63 crore voters across 1.87 lakh polling stations -Voters include 8.4 crore Male; 8.23 crore Female and 11,371 Third gender electors -35.67 lakh first time voters are registered to cast their votes. Additionally, there are 3.51 crore young voters in the age group 20-29 years -41 helicopters, 84 Special trains and nearly 1 lakh vehicles have been deployed to ferry polling and security personnel -1625 candidates (Males - 1491 ; Females-134) are in the fray.

SCRANTON, Pa.—Former President Donald Trump will be sitting in a courtroom for much of the next several weeks, giving President Biden a window of opportunity to play offense and build support—if he can take advantage of it. Biden embarked on a multiday tour of Pennsylvania this week as jury selection began in Trump’s criminal hush-money trial in New York, opening a presidential split-screen that voters will see this spring. Recent national polls show the race between the two men essentially tied, with Biden’s support rising gradually since his State of the Union address in March.

GQG Partners was net buyers in 6 stocks of Adani Group and is believed to have spent around $1 billion on the conglomerate in March. The latest shareholding pattern shows that GQG's ownership rose 202 basis points (bps) from 2.51% in December to 4.53% in the March quarter. In the case of Adani Power, the FII's stake rose from 1.33% to 5.2% sequentially.

Zomato Ltd. traded 0.74 per cent down at Rs 185.35 on Thursday at around 01:59PM (IST), while the benchmark BSE Sensex declined 93.19 points to 72850.49. As many as 2,743,929 shares changed hands on the counter with a total value of Rs 50.76 crore.

DLF Ltd. rose 0.71 per cent to Rs 870.0 in Thursday's trade. It hit an intraday high of Rs 888.2 and low of Rs 865.85, respectively, during the day. The stock quoted a 52-week high price of Rs 967.0 and low of Rs 402.0.

Bharat Forge Ltd. traded 0.53 per cent up at Rs 1188.65 at 01:33PM (IST) on Thursday, even as BSE benchmark Sensex gained 130.0 points to 73073.68. The scrip had closed at Rs 1182.3 in the previous session. The stock quoted a 52-week high price of Rs 1330.0 and 52-week low of Rs 748.2, respectively. As per BSE data, total traded volume on the counter till 01:33PM (IST) stood at 23507 shares with a turnover of Rs 2.78 crore.

China’s youth unemployment rate remained steady in March, in what could be seen by some as a tentative sign that the world’s second-largest economy is gradually stabilizing. The jobless rate among China’s 16- to 24-year-olds—excluding those enrolled in school—stayed at 15.3% last month, the same as in February, according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics on Thursday. That is broadly in line with figures earlier this week showing that overall headline unemployment stood at 5.2% in March, ticking down from the prior month’s 5.3%.

The fiscal year 2023-24 turned out to be one of the best years for the domestic mutual funds industry as assets under management (AUM) spurted by nearly Rs 14 lakh crore to a record Rs 53.40 lakh crore as of March 2024 compared with Rs 39.42 lakh crore as of March 2023, according to AMFI data.

The second round of stress test and liquidity analysis for small and midcap funds appeared slightly better compared to the previous month’s results. Asset management companies (AMCs) were asked by capital market regulator Sebi to start conducting a regular stress test on their small and midcap funds to see how prepared the fund houses are to meet any sudden surge in redemption requests by their subscribers. Take a look at the performance of India’s top five fund houses in the stress test results for March 2024.

Midcap and smallcap funds stress test results: After a month of disclosing stress test results for their mid- and smallcap portfolios following regulator SEBI’s “froth” concerns, asset management companies have come out with March month’s data showing how prepared they are to meet liquidity challenges in case 50% or 25% of their mid and smallcap portfolios need to be offloaded.

Corporate fixed deposits (FDs) are currently offering attractive interest rates on tenures up to 5 years. FDs issued by housing finance companies and non-banking financial companies fall under the corporate fixed deposit category. Corporate fixed deposits yield better returns than most bank fixed deposits. Take a look at these top 5 corporate FDs in April 2024:

sustainability fast and businesses are adopting green practices to reduce their operations’ negative impact on the environment. Sustainable practices generally refer to green operations, which are all about integration of environmentally friendly practices into business operations. While sustainability is here to stay and grow, implementing green technologies such as eco-friendly infrastructure may require a high upfront capital investment. Are green practices only for businesses with deep pockets? TVS Motor Company is of the view that while some green initiatives may require initial investments, these investments should not be seen as expenses, but as building blocks for a future-proof business. “Shifting to renewable energy like solar power offers greater price stability compared to the unpredictable fluctuations of fossil fuels. Our investments in green initiatives, such as bio-reserves and CSR projects, contribute to a healthier environment and stronger communities. Collaboration with our supply chain partners on sustainable practices fosters a more resilient and efficient ecosystem,” it says, explaining how the focus on sustainability translates into long-term gains.

Au Small Finance Bank Ltd. traded 1.98 per cent up at Rs 625.2 at 10:45AM (IST) on Thursday, even as BSE benchmark Sensex gained 64.15 points to 73007.83. The scrip had settled at Rs 613.05 in the previous session. The stock quoted a 52-week high price of Rs 813.0 and 52-week low of Rs 554.0, respectively. As per BSE data, total traded volume on the counter till 10:45AM (IST) stood at 7811 shares with a turnover of Rs 0.49 crore.

Indian Hotels Company Ltd. traded 1.65 per cent up in Thursday's trade at 10:40AM (IST). Around 25,252 shares changed hands on the counter. The counter opened at Rs 588.0 and touched an intraday high and low of Rs 597.5 and Rs 587.3, respectively, in the session so far. The stock of Indian Hotels Company Ltd. quoted a 52-week high of Rs 622.25 and a 52-week low of Rs 326.05.

Securities and Exchange Board of India in 2021, but not all companies are reporting all such incidents, said experts. Besides, injury reporting is more robust regarding white-collar employees than the blue-collar workforce, they said.

Reports from brokerage firms state that automobiles and components, banks, diversified financials, gas utilities, pharmaceuticals are the sectors likely to expect a YoY increase in the net income while metals and mining and oil, gas and consumable fuels might witness a YoY decline.