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The good work of bulls was done early last week but rallies had run out of steam by Friday's close, although the weekly charts still look good.

Investing.com-- Oil prices retreated Monday as markets awaited new developments in the Middle East conflict, while anticipation of several key U.S. and Chinese economic readings this week kept sentiment on edge.

Investing.com — The U.S. dollar traded in a muted fashion in early European trade Monday, with a U.S. holiday limiting activity as traders consider the chances of early rate cuts by the Federal Reserve.

Investing.com-- Most Asian stocks rose past early weakness on Monday as traders maintained bets that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates early, with Japanese markets extending a rally to 34-year highs.

Investing.com -- U.S. stock markets will be closed on Monday for a federal holiday following a muted session to end the prior week in the wake of a fresh slate of bank earnings. More Wall Street lenders are due to report results on Tuesday. Elsewhere, the World Economic Forum in Davos is set to begin, as a survey of top economists shows that the outlook for global growth this year is «subdued.»

By Harry Robertson and Wayne Cole

Self-driving cars still have a long road ahead of them Delhi has always been at the top in terms of most private vehicles and in 2023, the number of private vehicles dropped after the Delhi Transport Department's order which directed the owners of old vehicles to scrap and reregister them. Supreme Court banned diesel vehicles in Delhi that are aged more than 10 years and petrol vehicles older than 15 years to combat air pollution.

SBI Cards and Payment Services Ltd. traded 0.91 per cent up at Rs 773.7 on Monday at around 12:55PM (IST), while the benchmark BSE Sensex advanced 606.02 points to 73174.47. As many as 29,376 shares changed hands on the counter with a total value of Rs 2.25 crore.

PI Industries Ltd. gained 0.03 per cent to Rs 3450.0 at 01:00PM (IST) in Monday's trade. The stock has hit a high of Rs 3486.3 and low of Rs 3430.0 so far during the session.

Ashok Leyland Ltd. dropped 0.08 per cent to Rs 176.5 at 01:05PM (IST) in Monday's trade. The scrip hit a high of Rs 177.75 and low of Rs 175.5 so far during the session.

Prateek Aggarwal, CFO and Ramachandran Sundararajan, Chief People Officer, HCL Tech, in conversation with ET Now. Prateek Aggarwal says: We continue to have a good margin story for the full year. September quarter was a great one and so was December. We look forward to close the year at a good clip. Ramachandran Sundararajan says: “We will continue the hiring trend for Q4 to support the growthwe have projected for Q4. Our lateral hiring will continue for Q4. In the case of fresher hiring, we continue to honour our commitments for on-boarding. We will see a fresher on-boarding happening in Q4 as well. So net-net, we expect Q4 to be a net addition to our headcount. But it is early to talk about FY25.” The company recorded a strong 32% growth in the P&P business. Want to understand that, was there any one-off or this was bunching up which actually fuelled the growth? Prateek Aggarwal: No, no one-off. Actually, that is the inherent seasonality that we have in the software business. It all depends on which customers and how many of them we are in touch with during that quarter. This business has 7,000-8,000 customers. So the seasonality is dependent on the number of customers that have their renewals coming up in this quarter.

Marico Ltd. rose 0.52 per cent to Rs 530.0 in Monday's trade. It hit an intraday high of Rs 534.5 and low of Rs 529.35, respectively, during the day.

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ANI, “The Shankaracharyas uphold their own dignity. This is not about ego. Are we expected to merely sit outside and applaud when the Prime Minister installs the idol of Ram Lalla? The presence of a 'secular' government does not imply the obliteration of tradition." Swami Nischalananda Saraswati is the 145th Sankaracharya of the Govardhana Peetha at Jagannath Puri, Odisha.

Bank of Baroda, growth in any economy always tends to be K-shaped where some sectors are moving up and down. Seldom do all sectors of the economy all move in the upward direction and when it happens, it is more when the growth is at a continuously elevated rate of over 8% per annum, he said. “If we look at the Indian economy there are several sectors moving in the upward direction especially those related to infrastructure like steel, cement, machinery.

Gaining enough artificial intelligence or AI knowledge to keep up with evolving demands in Canada’s tech industry doesn’t have to be difficult, industry experts say.

Apple is offering rare discounts on its iPhones in China, cutting retail prices by as much as 500 yuan ($70) amid growing competitive pressure in the world's biggest smartphone market. The U.S. tech giant cut prices of some iPhones by 5%, its Chinese website showed on Monday. The time-limited promotion, branded as a Lunar New Year event, will last from Jan. 18 through Jan. 21 in a lead-up to the holiday in mid-February.

The emergency alert that Albertans received on Saturday night shows how much work is going to be needed to adapt to future demand according to Alberta’s utilities minister and electricity experts.The alert, issued by the Alberta Electric System Operator (AESO), urged Albertans to reduce electricity usage to essentials only to prevent rotating outages. The alert came a few hours after AESO declared a grid alert due to extreme cold, high demand and low imports.On Sunday afternoon, AESO declared another grid alert for the third day in a row, asking Albertans to reduce electricity to essential use only.“We were concerned at one point that we were going to run out of emergency reserves and have to go to rotating outages,” said Leif Sollid communication manager for Alberta Electric System Operator.He said the last time Alberta saw rotating outages was during the floods of 2013.There was a significant drop in electricity demand almost immediately after the alert was issued.

Divya Pahuja murder case: Body found in a canal, says Gurugram Police CCTV footage from Hotel City Point showed the accused, including Singh, purportedly dragging Pahuja's body wrapped in a white sheet through the lobby. They later fled the hotel in a car with the body in the boot.

Polycab India Ltd’s shares are down 27%. Reports of tax evasion by the company have created an environment of uncertainty. A press release from the finance ministry has stated that the income tax department had initiated search and seizure operations of a group engaged in the manufacturing of wires and cables on 22 December.

India Today has stated. The man, identified as Angrez Singh, was taking the test on Paramjit Kaur's behalf, both residents of Punjab's Fazilka district. As per the report, on January 7, Singh showed up for a multipurpose health workers exam administered by Baba Farid University of Health Sciences at DAV Public School in Kotkapura, in the state's Faridkot district.