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Investing.com — Illumina (NASDAQ:ILMN) shares edged higher in premarket trading in New York on Monday, after the gene-sequencing device maker said it will offload cancer screening start-up Grail. 

Investing.com -- U.S. stock futures are in the green prior to the beginning of the last full trading week before the Christmas holiday, with investors eyeing the outlook for potential Federal Reserve interest rate cuts next year. Elsewhere, gene-sequencing group Illumina (NASDAQ:ILMN) announces plans to divest blood cancer-test seller Grail following intense antitrust scrutiny and shares in China's SenseTime slip after it announces the death of its founder.

Kerala. Increased tests among those with such symptoms and suspected cases, and heightened surveillance in border districts are among the measures that the officials have been instructed to take up, Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao told reporters here. The situation is being continuously monitored, and there is no need for any restriction on movement and gathering of people as of now, he said, adding, the Government would come out with an advisory.

The press is reporting that the Biden Administration is contemplating the use of military force in response to continuing attacks on commercial shipping by the Houthi militia in Yemen. It’s about time. The Houthi missile attacks pose the most significant threat to global shipping in decades, and they will continue unless a global coalition unites to stop them.

India vs South Africa, 2nd ODI: Team India pacers Arshdeep Singh and Avesh Khan entered the world of One Day International (ODI) cricket with a bang as the 'dangerous' South African batters collapsed against the two young seamers. KL Rahul-led young Team India won the first ODI with 8 wickets and will look to seal the series on Tuesday. As KL Rahul looks to recover from the scars of a 0-3 series defeat in 2022, the second ODI will also see one new face as Rajat Patidar or Rinku Singh are preparing for their ODI debut.

North Korea test-fired a intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) powered by solid fuel on Monday, South Korean officials said, in what would be the third such test this year to boost capabilities for launching with little preparation. Seoul did not identify the specific missile, but nuclear-armed North unveiled its solid-fuel Hwasong-18 ICBM at a military parade in February and previously tested it during launches in April and July. Last month North Korea also said it had tested solid-fuel engines for an upcoming new-type of intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM). Here are some characteristics of solid-fuel technology, and how it can help the North improve its missile systems. WHAT ARE SOME ADVANTAGES OF SOLID FUEL? Solid-fuel missiles do not need to be fuelled immediately ahead of launch, are often easier and safer to operate, and require less logistical support, making them harder to detect and more survivable than liquid-fuel weapons. «These capabilities are much more responsive in a time of crisis,» said Ankit Panda, a senior fellow at the U.S.-based Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. WHAT IS SOLID-FUEL TECHNOLOGY? Solid propellants are a mixture of fuel and oxidiser.

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Sandip Sabharwal, asksandipsabharwal.com, says “there is no missing the bus in the stock markets. You miss the bus, another bus comes after some time, you catch that. So, this entire FOMO thing is bad for health. Secondly, I am not predicting a major fall in the market. I do not think that the economic outlook, the interest rate outlook and inflation outlook which is there today represents the possibility of a big selloff, but there will be corrections. As those corrections play out, that time should be used by people to buy.” Everybody is feeling FOMO. But do you think for those who are not getting hit with this FOMO effect, will actually feel JOMO if they do not buy now? There are people who bought early, so they are not feeling FOMO. That is how we need to see. Now, I will say that the FII flows follow a very structured pattern. So, it was very clear that as the bond yields globally peak out, as the dollar index starts declining, these fund flows will reverse. So, it was a matter of time and it is happening now.

Patidar will be pitted against the flamboyant Rinku Singh for the lone available batting slot when a determined Indian team gears up for the final kill against a lacklustre South Africa in the second ODI here on Tuesday. After young pacers Arshdeep Singh and Avesh Khan produced a near flawless performance in the opening game that India won by eight wickets, KL Rahul wouldn't like to take his foot off the pedal and aim to heal the scars of 0-3 defeat here under his leadership back in 2022. India will handover a debut ODI cap to one of its reserve batters as Shreyas Iyer has linked up with the Test squad after Sunday's game with an eye on the two-match series, starting on 'Boxing Day'.

Abhay Agarwal, Founder & Fund Manager, Piper Serica, says “we are seeing a lot of investors both in India and internationally under allocated on the risk assets, They are actually “desperately” looking to put on positions, get to a fair level of allocations. That is why we are seeing in the markets that anybody who did the hard work, stayed invested, used the downturn in the market to deploy capital, is finally getting rewarded. So it is a great reminder from the markets for all investors.” What a week has it been for a very long time. We have been spoiled by such massive gains in such a short period of time. This kind of a market makes all of us feel that we are great stock pickers and great participants in the market, does it not? We have been investing for 30 years and I am again reminded that long-term investors should learn to ignore the general market perspectives and market wisdom because not much ago, there was a lot of caution, lot of worry about the markets Michael Burry was putting on a big short and people said look, he is a very smart guy who made billions shorting the market. Crude prices had gone up and there was a worry that the Fed will increase rates and a lot of investors got under allocated to the markets at that point of time.

BOJ) kicked off its two-day monetary policy meeting, with traders nervously awaiting a decision on whether the dovish central bank could finally unwind its ultra-loose monetary settings. In the broader market, currencies started the week on a cautious note after large swings last week mainly driven by a slew of central bank meetings, which included rate decisions from the Federal Reserve, the European Central Bank (ECB) and the Bank of England (BoE). The yen fell 0.2% to 142.41 per dollar in early Asian trade, reversing some of the nearly 2% gain it made last week on the back of the dollar's decline. The Japanese currency has had a volatile few weeks as markets struggle to get a grip on how soon the BOJ could phase out its negative interest rate policy, with comments from Governor Kazuo Ueda earlier this month initially sparking a huge rally in the yen. That was later reversed on news that a policy shift was unlikely to come as early as December, and investors now await Tuesday's BOJ decision for further clarity on the bank's rate outlook. «The meeting will be relevant and important in terms of what the BOJ does, and there are some in the market that still expect that maybe there's a surprise,» said Rodrigo Catril, senior FX strategist at National Australia Bank. «We tend to lean to the idea that they're still on wait-and-see mode… for more evidence, in particular the labour market and wages growth are rising towards the 2% level, at the minimum. »The best case scenario would be for the bank to set the stage for things to come in 2024, conditional on these economic outcomes being delivered." Against the euro, the yen edged 0.1% lower to 155.11.

The Bank of Japan (BOJ) meets Tuesday amid much chatter that it is considering how and when to move away from negative interest rates. None of the analysts polled by Reuters expected a definitive move at this meeting, but policy makers might start laying the groundwork for an eventual shift. April was favoured by 17 of 28 economists as the kick-off for negative rates to be scrapped, making the BOJ one of the few central banks in the world actually tightening. «Since the last meeting in October, 10-year JGB yields have fallen and the yen has appreciated, giving the BOJ little incentive to revise policy at this stage,» said Barclays economist Christian Keller. «We think the BOJ will wait to confirm the result of the 'shunto' wage negotiations next spring, before moving in April.» Japan's Nikkei lost 1.2%, weighed in part by a firm yen.

NEW DELHI : The Quality Council of India (QCI) is set to come out with regulations that will make it compulsory for private certification agencies to register themselves with accreditation bodies. The idea is to ensure accountability of these agencies so that ‘brand India’ does not suffer from indiscriminate certification by unregulated agencies. There are concerns that private agencies have been issuing ISO 9000 certificates without getting themselves registered with apex accreditation bodies.

Premier League match against Bournemouth. The 29-year-old captain, who suffered the incident in the 59th minute of the game, is now reported to be in a stable condition and described as «alert and responsive.» In their statement issued on Sunday, Luton Town expressed gratitude for the support received and asked for patience and understanding from fans and the media as Lockyer continues to undergo medical assessments. The incident led to the suspension and eventual abandonment of the match, which was tied 1-1 at the time, with the clock frozen at 65 minutes. The 29-year-old Lockyer received about seven minutes of treatment from medical staff on the field at Bournemouth's Vitality Stadium.

Sai Sudharsan burst onto the scene in the local domestic T20 league in Chennai with his nonchalant batting amassing 358 runs in eight matches at a healthy strike-rate of 143.8. A member of the Tamil Nadu senior squad across formats now, Sai Sudharsan has been truly impressive so much so that he was invited for selection by as many as six IPL franchises. B Sai Sudharshan (55 not out off 43 balls) showed during his stay at the wicket why he is rated so highly.

By Mike Hanley

Rohit Sharma as captain of Mumbai Indians continues to make buzz on social media. On Friday, Hardik Pandya was named Mumbai Indians captain, replacing highly-successful Rohit Sharma, who led the IPL giants to five trophies, a feat only equalled by MS Dhoni-led CSK. Though Rohit Sharma has not reacted yet, his wife Ritika Sajdeh has responded to a social media post from Chennai Super Kings. Ritika Sajdeh reacted with a yellow-coloured heart sign to CSK's Instagram post of «2013 — 2023: A decade of spirited challenge! Much respect, Rohit!». Yellow is a jersey colour of Chennai Super Kings. Ace cricket commentator Harsha Bhogle in a post on X said that the move to name Hardik Pandya captain of Mumbai Indians was expected after the Pandya in November moved from Gujarat Titans (GT) to his former franchise Mumbai Indians (MI) in a trade between both franchises. Hardik had led GT to title win in their debut iin 2022 while it finished runners-up in their second season.

PTI. Rohit Sharma, global senior vice president of higher education and work skills, ETS, told PTI about the Princeton-based agency's plan for personalised assessments for the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) and increased usage of Artificial Intelligence in the test.

kea.kar.nic.in from 11.00 am to 4 pm on December 18 to 4.00 pm (during post office working hours). Karnataka Examinations Authority said that further chance will not be given to register for KSET-2023, adding that candidate applying through this special window will be allocated to only Bangalore examination centre. «Many of the candidates are requesting to extend the registration date for Karnataka state eligibility test (KSET)-2023. Detailed notification with regard to submission of online application, syllabus, application submission link and such other information may be obtained from the KEA website,» Karnataka Examinations Authority said in the notification. To access the Karnataka Examinations Authority notification click here

COVID-19 sub-strain JN.1). As reported by ANI, George said, “No need of any worry. That is a sub-variant (COVID-19 sub-strain JN.1).