Target Financial News

Ben Sears's second five-wicket haul on the trot inspired New Zealand to whitewash Pakistan with a 3-0 ODI series triumph, following their 43-run success in the third and final clash of the series at Bay Oval on Saturday. In a 42-over-reduced game due to a wet outfield, Pakistan's pursuit of a 265-run target began with Imam-ul-Haq retiring hurt after taking a bouncer from William O'Rourke on his helmet. He instantly removed his helmet, holding his jaw. After a brief halt, he was eventually taken off the field, and Pakistan's premier batter, Babar Azam, arrived at the crease to carry the fight for his side. A 69-run partnership brewed between Babar and Abdullah Shafique as the duo flaunted their textbook strokeplay. Babar danced around the track to dispatch Michael Bracewell's flighted delivery past the boundary rope for a maximum. Sears, who effectively used the short ball ploy, broke the threatening partnership. Shafique (33) swivelled his hook without any timing straight down to Jacob Duffy. The floodgates opened, and Pakistan started losing scalps at regular intervals. Babar's 50 kept Pakistan's hopes high, but Daryl Mitchell set him up perfectly to scythe his scalp. Skipper Mohammad Rizwan (37) and Tayyab Tahir (33) resisted but gave away their wickets to Duffy. Sears cleaned up the middle and tail-end to force Pakistan to pack on 221, surrendering to a 43-run defeat.

Chennai find themselves in unfamiliar territory, sitting eighth on the points table after three matches. They’ve managed just one win and suffered back-to-back defeats against Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Rajasthan Royals. In contrast, Delhi Capitals are soaring. They’ve won both their matches this season and currently sit in second place, behind Punjab Kings.

Shane Watson, former Australian all-rounder and ex-CSK star, has dropped a major hint about MS Dhoni possibly returning as captain of the Chennai Super Kings against Delhi Capitals for today’s match. When asked if Dhoni would step in as captain if Ruturaj Gaikwad is unavailable for CSK’s against DC, Watson said, «If Ruturaj doesn’t play, you’d expect MSD to step in. He’s already leading on the field, guiding Ruturaj whenever he can. So, if needed, it would be a very seamless transition for him to take over as captain.” Gaikwad was hit on his unprotected elbow during the previous clash of the ongoing 18th edition of the cash-rich league against Rajasthan Royals at Guhawati. This incident took place when the 28-year-old player stepped out on the bowling of right-arm seamer Tushar Deshpande in the second over while chasing a target of 183 runs. Speaking at a pre-match press conference, CSK batting coach Michael Hussey said that Gaikwad's elbow is sore right now, but he is getting better day by day. »Yeah, we're hoping he [Gaikwad] is going to try and have a bat today for training. And, yeah, it [elbow] is still a little bit sore, but it's improving every day. So, we're very hopeful that he'll be fine for tomorrow," Michael Hussey said as quoted by ESPNcricinfo.

Indian Union Muslim League has expressed dissatisfaction over Wayanad MP and Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi's absence during the discussion of the Waqf Amendment Bill in Parliament. Suprabhatham, the mouthpiece of Samastha Kerala Jem-iyyathul Ulama, criticised Priyanka Gandhi for not attending the session while the bill was being debated in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday. The editorial, published on April 4, called her absence a «Black Mark» and also raised questions about where Priyanka Gandhi was when the BJP was advancing the bill, which they believe undermines the fundamental rights of Muslims. Additionally, it questioned why the opposition leader, Rahul Gandhi, did not speak on the bill, which they claim affects the nation's unity. The editorial further acknowledged the opposition parties, including Congress, TMC, and Left, for their collective stand against the bill in Parliament under the INDIA alliance.

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) captain Rishabh Pant and bowler Digvesh Singh have both been penalised following LSG’s IPL 2025 match against Mumbai Indians (MI) on Friday at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. Pant has been fined INR 12 lakh for his team’s slow over-rate during the match, marking his first offence under the IPL’s Code of Conduct. According to Article 2.22 of the Code, which deals with minimum over-rate offences, captains are held responsible when their teams fail to bowl their allotted overs within the prescribed time limit. Additionally, Digvesh Singh has been fined 50% of his match fee for breaching the IPL Code of Conduct. This fine follows his second Level 1 offence under Article 2.5 this season. Singh had previously accumulated one demerit point in LSG’s match against Punjab Kings on April 1, 2025, bringing his total to two demerit points after this latest breach. For both players, the decisions made by the Match Referee are final and binding as per IPL regulations.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. IF YOU failed to spot America being “looted, pillaged, raped and plundered by nations near and far" or it being cruelly denied a “turn to prosper", then congratulations: you have a firmer grip on reality than the president of the United States. It’s hard to know which is more unsettling: that the leader of the free world could spout complete drivel about its most successful and admired economy.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday confirmed that the death toll from recent Russian strikes has reached 16 in Kryvyi Rih, including six children, while five others were killed in Kharkiv following a targeted drone attack. He further said that 34 people were also injured in the strike, which involved six «Shahed» drones. Sharing a post on X, Zelenskyy wrote, «Rescue operations are currently underway in Kryvyi Rih following a Russian missile strike. As of now, 16 people are confirmed dead, including six children. In Kharkiv, rescue efforts continued all day after a targeted Russian drone strike. A deliberate attack by six „Shahed“ drones. Sadly, five people were killed. Thirty-four were injured. My condolences to all the families and loved ones. In Kherson — another targeted strike by a Russian FPV drone hit an energy facility — the Kherson thermal power plant.» He further said, «These strikes cannot be accidental — the Russians know exactly what they're hitting. They know these are energy facilities that should be protected from attacks under what Russia itself promised to the American side. Every Russian promise ends with missiles or drones, bombs or artillery. Diplomacy means nothing to them.»

«Only banking sector could give some support to the market to move further higher. So, it is going to be a range-bound kind of scenario for coming week on the downside 22,760 lower band and on the higher side 23,200 this could be the possible range for Nifty,» says Rajesh Palviya, Axis Securities. Where do you think we will open on Monday, given the kind of cut that we have seen today? Do you think we have completely digested this tariff news and Monday could be better looking for us because yesterday, we absorbed this shock quite well, and today we were spooked. So, do you think that is only because of how the global markets have performed and Monday could be better for us or do you believe that this is the start of another correction rally that we can expect to see going ahead? Rajesh Palviya: So, again, there would be impact of global cues definitely on the Monday opening. Looking at the setup, the weekly close is now below 20-day, 50-day moving average for Nifty. But on the other end, Bank Nifty is showing a different kind of scenario because Bank Nifty is quite stable and holding above all its near-term, short-term, as well as long-term moving averages. So here, we have strength.

In the core Male 15+ ABC audience segment, the tournament reached 109 million viewers. The average TVR-a combination of reach and time spent-stood at 4.34 TVR for the MF 2+ category and 5.4 TVR for the male 15+ ABC segment. With a TVR of 6.4, this season has recorded the highest-ever rating for a 74-match format among male 15+ AB audiences in urban India excluding Covid-19 years of 2020 and 2021. Watch time touched 65 billion minutes for 2+ All India TG, making it the highest in IPL history, including the Covid-19 years. Further, the live reach for this target group touched 319 million unique viewers, the second-highest ever, while high definition (HD) reach soared to 47 million, marking a 30% increase compared to IPL 2024. Engagement levels also hit a record high, with an average time spent of 70 minutes per user, reflecting a 6% increase from the previous season.

retaliatory measures, including steep tariffs and export controls on critical materials. The Chinese Finance Ministry has said that starting April 10, Beijing will impose additional tariffs of 34% on all US goods, adding fuel to the already fiery trade war. This comes as a direct response to Trump's recent trade actions, including reciprocal tariffs at 34% and export bans targeting Chinese firms. Meanwhile, the Commerce Ministry has said it is adding 16 US entities to its export control list, further restricting their access to Chinese markets and technologies. Additionally, 11 American firms have been placed on China’s ‘unreliable entity’ list, according to state broadcaster CCTV.

artificial intelligence infrastructure in the country, likely undermining a key goal of the administration, analysts said on Thursday. Trump and technology executives have touted lofty plans by Oracle, SoftBank and others to invest heavily in artificial intelligence since his return to the White House earlier this year. On Wednesday, Trump slapped steep duties on leading technology equipment suppliers including 34% on China, 32% on Taiwan and 25% on South Korea while imposing a 10% baseline tariff on all imports to the U.S.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. While many fund managers have hyped up discretionary consumption stocks, Go Fashion (India) Ltd has nosedived 46% in the past six months. The stock is also 47% below its listing price of ₹1,310 on the NSE in November 2021.

retirement corpus of Rs 3 crore in 25 years. The investor has started taking steps toward achieving his goals as he already contributes to the National Pension System (NPS) and now wants to allocate Rs 20,000 per month into mutual funds. But how should he go about it to reach his financial milestones? According to Pankaj Mathpal, MD, Optima Money Managers, the investor is currently contributing in the employer-employee scheme, meaning the 10% he contributes from his salary and employer contributes 14% and right now, as he has been investing 15,000 per month. Also Read | Global markets in meltdown mode. Should you pull out of Hang Seng, Wall Street funds?

Goldman Sachs struck an optimistic tone on Zomato on Friday, arguing that concerns around its quick commerce arm Blinkit are exaggerated and current valuations overly pessimistic, even as the stock fell as much as 2.4% to Rs 205.85 on the day. Goldman Sachs reiterated a «buy» rating on Zomato with a target price of Rs 310, implying an upside of over 50% from current levels. The brokerage believes that at the current market price, investors are effectively assigning negligible value to Zomato’s food delivery business or assuming that Blinkit’s EBITDA margins have structurally halved — both scenarios it considers highly unlikely.

BEIJING — China's reaction to new U.S. tariffs will likely focus on domestic stimulus and strengthening ties with trading partners, according to analysts based in Greater China.

Bajaj Finance shares will be in focus on Friday after the company reported strong Q4 FY25 results, with assets under management (AUM) rising 26% year-on-year to Rs 4.17 lakh crore as of 31 March 2025. The company added Rs 18,700 crore to its AUM during the quarter, reflecting steady demand for its financial products.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Leaders from Canada, Europe and China are threatening stiff countermeasures against the U.S. in response to President Trump’s surprisingly steep tariffs on nearly all imports.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. While brains are wracked over the global impact of US tariffs, what has left many particularly zapped is the inclusion of a group of remote islands in its target list. Heard and McDonald Islands near Antarctica is listed as a place whose goods shipped to the US will now attract a 10% import levy.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. •ANGELONE: Buy above: ₹2,470 | Stop: ₹2,430 | Target: ₹2,590-2,675 Buy: Angel One (current price: ₹2,461.65) Why it’s recommended:  Strong surge seen after some hesitation at the resistance zone around 2,400 spells that there is some strong underlying momentum. With the market showing renewed momentum, we should keep an eye on this stock now.

Canada Prime Minister Mark Carmey said that the country will impose a 25 per cent tariff on all US vehicle imports that do not comply with the free trade agreement. The Canadian PM further said that the revenue generated from these tariffs would be directed toward supporting the country's auto workers and the industry. Sharing a post on X on Thursday (local time), Carney said, «In response to President Trump's tariffs on our auto sector, Canada will impose a 25% tariff on all US vehicle imports that do not comply with our free trade agreement. All revenues from these tariffs will be used to support our Canadian auto workers and their industry.» «For US vehicles that comply with The Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA), Canada will also impose a 25% tariff on the content which is not from either Canada or Mexico. The revenue from those tariffs will also go directly to supporting Canada's auto workers and their industry,» the post added.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. India’s stock markets have managed to stabilise from lower levels as the scare created by US President Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariffs seemed to be receding. A stock-specific action continued to dominate the proceedings as Indian markets attempted to decode the impact created by the global cues.