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Stocks that were in focus include names like IREDA, which rose 5%, Infosys, which declined 3%, and Wipro, whose shares fell 2.5% on Friday.

sex trafficking investigation. Several armed officers were seen flying over his properties, TMZ reported. A representative of Homeland Security Investigations told People that the law enforcement actions have been executed with assistance from HSI Los Angeles, HSI Miami, and local partners, as part of an ongoing investigation in a sex trafficking case.

Sensex gained 190.75 points, or 0.26%, to close at 72,831.94, while the Nifty 50 settled 84.80 points, or 0.39%, higher at 22,096.75. In the last week of March, investors will now keep an eye on several stock market triggers including domestic macroeconomic data, government announcements on fiscal closing, foreign capital inflow, and other global market cues. “This week being a truncated week and the derivatives’ monthly expiry, we might see some volatility while Nifty is likely to consolidate at higher levels.

Edited excerpts: This year is looking quite good. We got off to a good start with an mergers and acquisitions (M&A) announcement, the Lodha qualified institutional placement (QIP) and British American Tobacco Plc (BAT) sell down in ITC. We also have a couple of initial public offerings (IPOs) which are filed out there.

Messaging cooperative Swift has set itself the task of ensuring interoperability between digital currencies and tokenised assets to overcome the potential risk of fragmentation, caused by the use of different technologies and with different standards and protocols. Last year it carried out sandbox testing that showed its connector technology could enable cross-border transfers and connect CBDCs on different networks with each other, as well as with fiat currencies.

Portugal will face off Slovenia in international friendly on Tuesday. Portugal will be confident after their victory against Sweden this weekend. Portugal versus Slovenia international soccer match will kick off at 3.45 pm (ET) on Tuesday, March 26. The soccer match will be live streamed on fubo TV. Fubo TV offers free trial. Roberto Martinez's Portugal dismantled Sweden 5-2 in a friendly ahead of this summer's European Championships without talisman striker Cristiano Ronaldo. The former Real Madrid and Manchester United hitman was rested by Martinez but his team strolled to an easy victory regardless in Guimaraes.

According to reports by CoinMarketCap and DEX Screener, on March 15, the trading volume on Solana’s blockchain reached its highest level in over two years. Memecoins like SLERF, Pepe coin, BEFE  and Shiba Inu experienced significant trading volumes on DEXs. 

Last week, the S&P 500 hit a new daily high of 5,261.10 points and a closing high of 5,241.53. It's up 9.7% since the start of the year and 46.3% from the lows of October 2022, when it fluctuated in the 3,577-point area.

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by Elon Musk’s X Corp. against the non-profit Center for Countering Digital Hate, which has documented the increase in hate speech on the site since it was purchased by the Tesla owner

Morgan Stanley’s exchange-traded lineup now holds more than $1 billion thanks to the firm’s first-ever mutual-fund conversions. 

There was a sense the tide had turned when Swiss National Bank surprised markets and cut its interest rate on Thursday — the first of the central banks in the developed world to do so.

Last week, the three major US stock indices witnessed a largely positive performance. Specifically, the S&P 500 saw a minor decrease of 0.14%, closing at 5,234.18, while the Nasdaq Composite edged higher by 0.16%, finishing at 16,428.82, marking another record close.

The US dollar has been back in vogue over the past two weeks as the latest economic data has shown that the US economy remains buoyant.

WASHINGTON : The US Federal Reserve looks on track to cut interest rates as the presidential campaign season heats up, potentially delivering President Joe Biden a boost as polls show Americans dislike his handling of the economy. The Fed could play an outsized - and potentially uncomfortable - election-year role by helping shape attitudes about stubbornly high inflation and mounting housing costs that have been a drag on Biden's reelection efforts.

Out of 136.4 million single holding demat accounts, around 99 million or 72.5% do not have any nomination details, a consultation paper by Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) shows. In case of joint holding demat accounts, 37.2% do not have any nominations.

It will be a strange week, given the calendar’s lunar eclipse on Monday and the market’s closure on Friday. Add to that a PCE report on Friday, the day the market is closed, and a Jay Powell interview on the same day.

Crypto whales are usually the first players to move their massive crypto funds toward interesting market phenomena. If the market shows bullish tendencies, whales are often seen purchasing crypto worth millions. If BTC’s price rallies, whales move their funds to the asset. Likewise, many whales are taking their profits from the present bull run and the ones in the past to a new token: NFTFN.

Investing in residential real estate for the rental market remains profitable overall, but investors may have to be patient for growth in rents to increase.

temple bases were found by the Archaeology department of the Maharashtra government during the excavation underway in Sakaleshwar temple premises near Ambajogai in Beed district, an official said on Monday. The Sakaleshwar temple, also known as the Barakhambi temple, was built in 1228 AD by the Yadava dynasty, who ruled from Devgiri Fort, as per an inscription found earlier, the official said. «The excavation began on March 15 and 14 trenches of 100 square feet each have been created. We have found bases of two temples, one of which is Kholeshwar, named after a Yadava general. We have found some bricks, which show the temples had shikhars, as well as sculpture parts like hands, feet,» Amot Gote, Assistant Director of State Archeology, told PTI.

Federal Reserve looks on track to cut interest rates as the presidential campaign season heats up, potentially delivering President Joe Biden a boost as polls show Americans dislike his handling of the economy. The Fed could play an outsized — and potentially uncomfortable — election-year role by helping shape attitudes about stubbornly high inflation and mounting housing costs that have been a drag on Biden's reelection efforts. Rate cuts will also invite critics — Republican challenger Donald Trump chief among them — to argue an agency set up to be an independent monetary authority is tipping the political scales toward Biden.

smallcaps in a raging bull market, 328 stocks with a market capitalisation of over Rs 1,000 crore have given multibagger returns since last Holi. Tine Agro is the top gainer with a massive return of 6,220% during the period. Data analysis shows that there are at least 5 other stocks that have given eye-popping returns of at least 1,000% — Kesar India, SG Mart, Jai Balaji Industries, Insolation Energy and Waaree Renewable Technologies.