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Methodology note: For each indicator, an average band is constructed around the five-year average value. This band's size varies by volatility (it depends on the standard deviation). An indicator that lies within this range is said to be 'in line with five-year average' (code: amber). Values falling below this range are said to be in red, and those lying above this range are said to be in green. For inflation, the red/green coding is reversed. While calculating the five-year average, data for some indicators for April-May 2020 and April-May 2021 have been removed to eliminate lockdown-induced skews in the trend. However, the five-year averages may still show high figures due to sustained base effect in several indicators in 2021 and 2022. Monthly standings will get updated retrospectively as more data comes in.

Dhanlaxmi Bank surged an additional 5% in today's intraday trade, reaching ₹53.75 apiece, marking highest level since August 2014. In the last 10 trading sessions, the stock has witnessed a remarkable ascent, climbing from ₹30.30 apiece to ₹51.20, reflecting a stellar return of 69%. In the current month so far, the stock has jumped by 75.37%.

fixed income instruments. This is important because equity gives healthy returns whereas debt gives downside protection to investors. What if the valuation of equity spikes, and the proportionate debt allocation is reduced to abysmally low? This ideally calls for an asset reallocation in order to keep the original debt-equity ratio intact.

Ashok Leyland Ltd. traded 2.2 per cent up at Rs 173.5 at 11:51AM (IST) on Monday, even as BSE benchmark Sensex gained 917.2 points to 71617.87.

investing in the stock market in January 2024, would have noticed that the market has been slightly volatile of late. This has led to discussion around the prospects of the stock market in this election year. Given that it might be another tough year for the stock market, investors are looking towards “experts" now more than ever to tide over the rough times.

BEIJING — China's luxury sales are rebounding, and while they're not back to 2021 levels yet, industry analysts and financial releases from major brands point to new growth opportunities versus pre-pandemic trends.

Budget expectations: There can't be a more apt time for India's budget to show how to 'strike while the iron is hot' as its larger neighbour and fierce rival China's economy goes through testing times amid a property crisis. While China is suffering an economic plight largely with the failure of its biggest real estate developers that shows no sign of abatement in the downward spiral, India, which has emerged as the fastest growing major economy, is seeing adding many feathers even on the property sector ducking global woes. India is chasing ambitions to be the third largest economy by 2030 while it ramps up infrastructure and invests trillions.

Bitcoin had a stellar 2023 but this year, 2024, has started off rocky. The store-of-value token’s price has tumbled from January’s high of $48,000 to $41,000 in 3 weeks. As investors look for options to stop the bleeding of profits, many are eyeing the new rival, Mollars token. The alternative crypto’s creator made headlines a week ago for saying Satoshi Nakamoto’s massive share of self-gifted Bitcoins means the token is not truly decentralized. Now, as it appears many crypto investors have taken heed,  pushing the Mollars token presale to nearly Half-a-Million dollars as a viral crypto cartoon video gets launched to educated traders.

Middle East triggered safe-haven buying, while traders awaited U.S. Federal Reserve's chair Jerome Powell's remarks at the end of its two-day policy meet this week for interest rate outlook.

major brands. Zeenat Aman, Neetu Kapoor, Sharmila Tagore and Neena Gupta have signed several endorsement deals in recent months and brands say the trend is not about the allure of nostalgia but to leverage how these actresses are reinventing themselves and breaking the stereotypes. These associations help brands ride on their legacy and cut through clutter, industry executives said. Besides, these yesteryear stars charge only about one-fourth of the charges of A-listers such as Deepika Padukone and Alia Bhatt, they said. «There is a noteworthy focus on age inclusivity now,» said Darshana Bhalla, chief executive of talent management company D' Artist Talent Ventures.

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BEIJING (Reuters) — China plans to merge three of the nation's biggest bad debt managers into sovereign wealth fund China Investment Corp (CIC), state-run Xinhua Finance News reported, as part of a plan to reform financial institutions.

Joe Biden vowed retaliation, saying in a statement that “we will hold all those responsible to account at a time and in a manner our choosing." The administration believes a stronger response is warranted than with previous attacks in which Americans were not killed, according to a person familiar with US deliberations. “We shall respond," Biden said later Sunday at a campaign event in Columbia, South Carolina.

Nitish Kumar has done it again. On Sunday, his Janata Dal (United) dumped the opposition’s “INDIA" grouping barely months before Lok Sabha polls to return to the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) fold led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He took oath as Bihar’s chief minister again, this time with BJP support.

There comes a point in our lives when we truly know that we have mastered what we began doing as young beginners. This peaking of knowledge, skill and attitude is also the peak of our incomes in our professional lives. We may not see it very clearly, but years of applying ourselves to something yields great dividends and value to the human asset.

equity funds in the country are showing that size is just a number. Far from slacking under their bulging mass, these funds are running faster than most of their peers. The Rs.56,000 crore HDFC Mid Cap Opportunities is the biggest actively managed equity fund in the country. A scheme with a proven track record, its return profile faltered between 2017 and 2021, possibly suggesting that its burgeoning size was inhibiting its performance. However, the fund has made a strong comeback since 2022. It has ranked among the top three performers in the mid-cap category over the past three years. The next big name on the size ladder is Parag Parikh Flexi Cap. This Rs.52,000 crore fund, characterised by its valueconscious investing style and ‘go anywhere’ approach, has been an investor favourite for many years. It has not let its ballooning size dent its performance figures; the fund continues to rank in the top quartile in its category over a three-year horizon. The Rs.48,000 crore ICICI Prudential Bluechip, the biggest large-cap scheme in the country, is another big-ticket offering that has dispelled any concerns over size- led deterioration in its performance. While it went through a lean patch between 2018 and 2020, it has regained its mojo from 2021 onwards. The fund ranks third in its category over a three-year period. It has also comfortably outpaced its index over the past one and three years. HDFC Flexi Cap and Nippon India Small Cap, which boast assets in excess of Rs.40,000 crore, have also starred in their respective categories. Biggest funds have fetched healthy outcomes Large corpus did not impact the fund performance.

interim budget, since the exercise comes just ahead of the general elections, an ET poll showed. The government will likely increase the amount of money transferred under its flagship direct benefit transfer scheme — Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi or PM-Kisan — by about 50% to ₹9,000 per year from the current ₹6,000, said some of the economists polled. A new iteration of the housing scheme and a push for jobs is also expected in the upcoming interim budget, the ET poll of economists indicated. Six of the 10 economists polled by ET say higher allocation for PM-Kisan is one of the three social sector interventions expected.

MUMBAI : Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs), whose assets under custody in India stand at $758.4 billion, have closed out bullish positions and created huge bearish positions on index futures (Nifty and Bank Nifty) contracts ahead of a key meeting of the US monetary policy body, or FOMC (federal open market committee), on 30 and 31 January, and India’s interim budget on 1 February. Against a cumulative net bullish position of 81,357 contracts at the beginning of the month, FPIs held a cumulative bearish 108,883 contracts as of 25 January.

Mint showed. The study - Market Moves Insights 2020-2023 , showed that 85% of the top hires in 2023 were made by established companies, and 15% by companies backed by private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC). In the previous year, the figure for the startup sector stood at 29%.

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