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Joe Biden said on Sunday that the US “shall respond" in response to an overnight drone strike near the Syrian border in northeast Jordan, resulting in the deaths of three American troops and injuries to dozens more. As reported by AP, Biden blamed the initial US fatalities in months, amid ongoing strikes by similar groups against American forces in the Middle East, on Iran-backed militias.

Stock market today: Vodafone Idea is going to declare its Q3 results today. Therefore, Vodafone Idea shares are expected to remain under the radar of stock market observers and investors as the market is expecting a stable set of numbers from the telecom major in Q3FY24. As expected, Vodafone Idea share price today opened upside and went on to touch an intraday high of ₹14.95 apiece on NSE, logging around 2.50 per cent intraday rise against its previous close of ₹14.60 per share.

ITC share price opened at ₹456.00 apiece as compared to its previous close of ₹455.45 on the BSE. ITC shares has gained just 5% in the past three months, while the stock is up more than 34% in one year.

Cipla share price declined more than 3% in the morning trades on Monday. It was amongst the largest losers in the Nifty-50 stocks on a day when benchmark indices gained around 0.8%. Cipla had reported a resilient performance in the December quarter last week, that was supported by strong growth in both India and the US markets.

₹715.05 apiece on the BSE. SBI Cards and Payment Services Ltd, the State Bank of India-backed credit card services provider reported an 8% growth in its net profit to ₹549 crore in the third quarter of FY24, from ₹509 crore in the same period a year ago. The company’s total income in Q3FY24 rose 30% year-on-year (YoY) to ₹4,742 crore from ₹3,656 crore in Q3 of last fiscal year.

SBI Life Insurance Company jumped nearly 3% to the day's high of Rs 1420.15 on the BSE on Monday following the company's decent December quarter earnings. Brokerages remain optimistic about the prospects of the state insurer, with Jefferies and CLSA reiterating their buy views on the counter. The latter also raised the price target, highlighting the company's wide presence as an advantage. Among domestic brokerages, Motilal Oswal and Nuvama maintained their buy views. SBI Life on Thursday reported a net profit of Rs 322 crore for the quarter ended December, up 6% from Rs 304 crore posted in the same quarter last year. Net premium income for the third quarter increased 16% year-on-year (YoY) to Rs 22,316 crore. Read More: SBI Life Q3 Results: PAT rises 6% YoY to Rs 322 crore; net premium income jumps 16% Here's what brokerages said:

IOC while CLSA retained buy calls on SBI Life and Dalmia Bharat. Macquarie retained an outperform rating on HDFC Bank. We have collated a list of recommendations from top brokerage firms from ETNow and other sources:

Government of India (GoI) will present the Interim Budget 2024-25 on 1st Feb’24 (Thursday). Although the Budget presentation is only one part of managing public finances, it attracts significant attention. Based on provisional data available for 8MFY23 (Apr-Nov’23), our calculations suggest that gross taxes can exceed budget estimates (BEs) for the third consecutive year, by as much as INR1.3t in FY24. Due to higher non-tax revenue receipts, such as dividends, coupled with higher devolution to states and an expected shortfall in divestments, there is a projected over-achievement of INR1.1t in total receipts in FY24. According to the first supplementary demands presented on 6th Dec’23, the GoI has sought to authorize an additional cash outgo of INR584b in FY24, largely because of higher subsidies and defense services.

Stock market today: Despite strong Asian cues, the Indian stock market ended lower on Thursday. The Nifty 50 index lost 101 points and closed at the 21,352 level, the BSE Sensex shed 359 points and finished at the 70,700 mark while the Bank Nifty index ended 216 points lower at the 44,866 level. Broad market indices fared better than the Nifty and the BSE Small-cap index ended in the positive even as the advance-decline ratio remained positive at 1.27:1.

drone attack on a base in Jordan killed three American troops and wounded more than 30 on Sunday, with President Joe Biden blaming Iran-backed militants and vowing to hold the perpetrators to account. It is the first time American military personnel have been killed by hostile fire in the Middle East since the war between Israel and Iran-backed Hamas began, and the incident will further raise tensions in the region and add to fears of a broader conflict directly involving Tehran. «While we are still gathering the facts of this attack, we know it was carried out by radical Iran-backed militant groups operating in Syria and Iraq,» Biden said in a statement, pledging to hold «all those responsible to account at a time and in a manner of our choosing.» Later in the day at a South Carolina church banquet hall, the president held a moment of silence for the US troops killed in the attack, then said: «We shall respond.» Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri called the attack «a message to the American administration that unless the killing of innocent people in Gaza stops, it may be faced with the entire (Muslim) nation.» «The continuation of the American-Zionist aggression on Gaza risks a regional explosion,» Abu Zuhri said. The US Central Command (CENTCOM) said Sunday evening that the attack had hit a logistics support base located at Tower 22, in northeast Jordan, and that it wounded at least 34 service members, eight of whom required evacuation from the country. There are around 350 US Army and Air Force personnel at the base who conduct «a number of key support functions,» including for the international coalition against the Islamic State jihadist group, CENTCOM said. Jordan's government spokesman Muhannad Mubaidin,

corpus of Rs.10.5 crore to sustain inflation-adjusted withdrawals till the age of 85. To build this enormous nest egg, Nagarajan needs to put away nearly Rs.80,000 every month in avenues that earn her 10% annualised returns. However, the Chennai-based IT professional earns Rs.60,000 per month and spends nearly all of it. “If I start saving for retirement, I will have nothing left to spend,” she says. Many people dream of a care-free retirement, with lots of spare time and enough money in the bank. This dream may remain just that if you haven’t saved enough. The road to building an adequate nest egg is full of pitfalls. Topping the list is investing less than you need to. A 30-year-old, aiming at a retirement income of Rs.50,000 a month, will need to invest Rs.35,000 a month for 30 years to live comfortably till the age of 90. Invest less than this amount and your nest egg will be finished in no time (see graphic). “Under-funding of retirement corpus is a common problem. People don’t realise this until much later, when money starts running out,” says Abhishek Kumar, Founder & Chief Investment Adviser, SahajMoney. No more nudges It is here that compulsory savings play an important role. The mandatory monthly contribution to retirement plans, such as the Employees’ Provident Fund and the NPS, means that salaried people are putting away at least 12% of their income towards retirement. Add to this the tax-saving investments under Section 80C, which force many people to put away money in long-term investments.

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.

Three American troops were killed and dozens were injured Sunday in a drone strike in northeast Jordan near the Syrian border, the U.S. military said. President Joe Biden blamed Iran-backed militias for the first U.S.

By or sell stocks for today: Despite strong Asian cues, the Indian stock market ended lower on Thursday. The Nifty 50 index lost 101 points and closed at the 21,352 level, the BSE Sensex shed 359 points and finished at the 70,700 mark while the Bank Nifty index ended 216 points lower at the 44,866 level.

ISIS." Also Read: America and Iran step closer to the brink of war Austin said that US President Joe Biden and he will not tolerate attacks on American forces, and “we will take all necessary actions to defend the United States, our troops, and our interests." He noted that Iran-backed militias are responsible for these continued attacks on US forces, and “we will respond at a time and place of our choosing." “These brave Americans and their families are in my prayers, and the entire Department of Defence mourns their loss," he said. Also Read: Three US service members killed, many wounded in drone attack on US forces in Jordan: Joe Biden The drone attack represents the initial occurrence of US troops losing their lives to enemy gunfire in the Middle East since the beginning of the Gaza war.

touchdown made Japan only the fifth nation to achieve a soft lunar landing, after the United States, the Soviet Union, China, and India. But after the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) touched down, JAXA had said that it could not confirm that the lightweight craft's solar batteries were generating power. SLIM, which was aiming to hit a very small target, is a lightweight spacecraft about the size of a passenger vehicle.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton barred Barclays from working on municipal bond deals after his office said the bank didn’t respond to requests for information about its carbon emission commitments.

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Federal Reserve policymakers may finally be right on the verge of cutting interest rates. Going into this week’s two-day policy meeting, which wraps Wednesday afternoon in Washington, investors are assigning roughly even odds to the prospect that the US central bank will start lowering borrowing costs at its next decision in March. That makes Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s press conference, and any signal he may or may not choose to send, of critical importance.

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