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(This July 20 story has been corrected to change the attribution to senior Japan economist at UBS Securities, not economist at JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM) in paragraph 5)

One 97 Communications, the parent company of Paytm, is likely to report a loss of ₹310 crore, declining by 51% from the loss of ₹640 crore posted in the same quarter last year, as per analysts.  However, the company reported a lower net loss of ₹168 crore in the Jan-March quarter. The company’s revenue from operations in Q1FY24 is expected to grow by around 43% YoY to ₹2,410 crore. Sequentially, revenue is estimated to remain flat.

NEW DELHI: India’s largest lender State Bank of India (SBI) is expected to spring a surprise in the June quarter earnings mainly on account of non-interest income, says Santanu Chakrabarti, BFSI analyst at BNP Paribas India. “The corresponding quarter’s number was depressed by MTM losses as well as relatively lower disbursement velocity (fee driver) vis-à-vis the current one.

By Leika Kihara and Takahiko Wada

Investing.com — The U.S. dollar edged lower in early European hours Friday, consolidating after the previous session’s strong gains, with traders wary ahead of next week’s Federal Reserve meeting.

It is important for investors to understand that we are in uncharted territory with respect to this monetary policy tightening cycle, which is unlike any other that we have seen.

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Tata Consumer Products, incorporated in the year 1962, is a Large Cap company (having a market cap of Rs 81112.01 Crore) operating in FMCG sector. Tata Consumer Products key Products/Revenue Segments include Tea, Other Operating Revenue, Royalty Income for the year ending 31-Mar-2023.Financials For the quarter ended 31-03-2023, the company has reported a Consolidated Total Income of Rs 3674.03 Crore, up 4.27 % from last quarter Total Income of Rs 3523.48 Crore and up 14.00 % from last year same quarter Total Income of Rs 3222.80 Crore.

₹39.95 apiece on BSE and at ₹40 per share on NSE, delivering strong 60 per cent listing premium to its lucky allottees. However, after strong debut, Utkarsh Small Finance Bank share price further ascended and went on to hit intraday high of ₹47.25 apiece on NSE, around 89 per cent against the Utkarsh Small Finance Bank IPO price band of ₹23 to ₹25 per equity share.  According to stock market experts, those who have been allotted Utkarsh Small Finance Bank shares can book 40 per cent profit and hold the rest for near term target of ₹50 apiece levels.

₹2,638.60 apiece on the BSE. The FMCG giant reported a standalone net profit for the quarter ended June 30, 2023 at ₹2,472 crore, up 8% from ₹2,289 crore in the year ago period. However, net profit dropped 10% sequentially from ₹2,553 crore.

By Prerana Bhat

Nifty Bank hits record high in a overall weak market led by gains in Bank of Baroda (up 1.26%), State Bank of India (up 0.60%), and Kotak Mahindra Bank (up 0.53%). According to Rajesh Bhosale - Equity Technical and Derivative Analyst, Angel One, the long-awaited target of 46000 has now become a reality.

Infosys reported lower-than-estimated June quarter results, the shares of the IT major plunged over 9% on BSE to Rs 1311.60 in Friday's early trade. Brokerages remained mixed on the stock following Q1 results. Among foreign brokerages, Jefferies recommended a 'Buy' while Nomura suggested a 'Reduce'.

physical activity for 1-2 days reduce their risk of heart attack and stroke as much as those who do moderate physical activity for several days, a study suggests. Current guidelines from the World Health Organization and American Heart Association recommend at least 150 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) per week for overall health benefits. However, the impact of concentrated versus evenly distributed activity has remained unclear. The study, published in the journal JAMA, investigate the associations of cardiovascular event risk between a «weekend warrior» pattern of physical activity, where the majority of MVPA is achieved over 1-2 days, and a pattern of more evenly distributed MVPA across multiple days. The researchers analysed data from the UK Biobank cohort study, focusing on participants who provided a full week of accelerometer-based physical activity data between June 8, 2013, and December 30, 2015. With this data, the researchers compared 3 MVPA patterns. In the active weekend warrior group, participants achieved at least 150 minutes of MVPA with 50 per cent of the total activity completed in 1-2 days.

AI) to create malicious software, draft convincing phishing emails and spread disinformation online, Canada's top cybersecurity official told Reuters, early evidence that the technological revolution sweeping Silicon Valley has also been adopted by cybercriminals. In an interview this week, Canadian Centre for Cyber Security Head Sami Khoury said that his agency had seen AI being used «in phishing emails, or crafting emails in a more focused way, in malicious code (and) in misinformation and disinformation.» Khoury did not provide details or evidence, but his assertion that cybercriminals were already using AI adds an urgent note to the chorus of concern over the use of the emerging technology by rogue actors.

Day trading guide for today: Following strong global market sentiments on strong earnings by Wall Street listed companies, Indian stock market ended higher on sixth day in a row on Thursday. Out of three key benchmark indices, BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty climbed to a new peak during the previous session while Bank Nifty index gained 517 points and closed at 46,186 levels.

Asian shares fell on Friday after Tesla and Netflix weighed on U.S. tech shares after their earnings reports, while the dollar and Treasury yields held their gains ahead of an action-packed week that could see the end of the U.S. tightening cycle.

China Nicholas Burns' email account in an espionage operation thought to have compromised at least hundreds of thousands of individual U.S. government emails, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on Thursday. Daniel Kritenbrink, the assistant secretary of state for East Asia, was also hacked in the wider spying operation disclosed earlier this month by Microsoft, the report said, citing people familiar with the matter.

Gold prices climbed on Friday as a weaker dollar made bullion cheaper for holders of other currencies, while the metal was poised for a third consecutive weekly gain on hopes that the U.S. Federal Reserve will pause rate hikes after July. FUNDAMENTALS * Spot gold rose 0.1% to $1,971.79 per ounce by 0119 GMT. Bullion gained nearly 1% so far this week.

stocks that are likely to be in news on Friday.Asian stocks declined on Friday as US tech shares, specifically Tesla and Netflix, took a hit following their earnings reports. The dollar and Treasury yields maintained their gains in anticipation of a potentially eventful week, which might signal the end of the US tightening cycle.Early Friday, Japan's inflation rate remained above the central bank's 2% target for the 15th consecutive month in June, with gains aligning with the median market prediction.

Donald Trump's alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election results, the former US president faces a slew of potential charges. The 77-year-old Trump said Tuesday he had received a letter from Smith confirming he was a target of the probe and added that he expected to be arrested and indicted soon.