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05.02 / 15:53

markets security Analysis Research trends Trade Experts Ahead of Market: 10 things that will decide stock market action on Thursday

stocks. Investors stayed cautious ahead of the Reserve Bank of India's three-day monetary policy meeting, which commenced today, with expectations of an impending rate cut. The benchmark BSE Sensex lost 312.53 points or 0.40% to close at 78,271.28, while the broader Nifty 50 index closed at 23,696.30, lower by 42.95 points or 0.18%.

05.02 / 15:13

markets Target Manufacturing CEO Trade country reports Policy intervention must for carbon credit trading: Tata Power CEO Praveer Sinha

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. MUMBAI : One of India’s largest renewable power generators, Tata Power, has not participated in the country's nascent International Renewable Energy Certificates (IRECs) market—considered an alternative to carbon credits—citing a lack of buyers. Praveer Sinha, Tata Power's managing director and chief executive officer, said policy intervention—in terms of target-based incentives and disincentives—is a must to breathe life into the IREC and carbon credit market in India.

05.02 / 15:13

markets security Trade War cover shock Shorts on Nifty, Bank Nifty hit record high. Are FPIs bracing for a market shock?

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. MUMBAI : Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) had amassed a record 153,404 short contracts on Nifty and Bank Nifty futures as of Tuesday, a day before the Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) begins its three-day meeting (5-7 February).

05.02 / 15:13

UPS Target security SPY Trade President The CIA is about to get a Trump makeover

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. WASHINGTON : The Central Intelligence Agency offered buyouts to its entire workforce Tuesday, in what officials said is a bid to bring the agency in line with President Trump’s priorities, including targeting drug cartels. The CIA appeared to be the first intelligence agency to tell its employees that they can quit their jobs and receive about eight months of pay and benefits as part of Trump’s push to downsize the federal government.

05.02 / 14:21

UPS Target security Analysis Trade medicines Vaccines GSK launches $2.5 bln buyback, lifts sales target after stellar Q4

GSK launched a 2 billion pounds ($2.5 billion) share buyback on Wednesday and lifted its long-term sales target to nearly $50 billion, betting that growing sales of its HIV and cancer drugs will make up for pressures on its vaccines revenue. GSK's shares were up 6% at 1342 GMT after the British drugmaker's fourth-quarter results also topped expectations.

05.02 / 14:21

markets Digital Strategy Trade President Experts PAM Alibaba, PDD Holdings shares drop after US Postal Service suspends shipments from China, Hong Kong

Alibaba and PDD Holdings, which owns fast fashion brand Temu, saw a decline in premarket trading on February 5 after the United States Postal Service (USPS) announced an indefinite suspension of inbound parcels from mainland China and Hong Kong.

05.02 / 14:03

Strategy economy Trade President War Cass International Terence Corcoran: Trump plots to replace free trade with central planning

It could be true, as Conrad Black wrote in his latest National Post column, that United States President Donald Trump’s tariff attacks on Canada and Mexico are nothing more than a game. “Trump is just playing poker,” claimed Black. That view of Trump’s tariff strategy seemed briefly plausible late Monday with the news that imposition of the tariffs would be postponed for a month.

05.02 / 13:29

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FTC director of public affairs Douglas Farrar reacts to Albertsons suing Kroger after a judge ruled against the grocery merger on 'The Big Money Show.'

05.02 / 10:53

UPS Analysis wellness Trade Experts reports Swiggy Q3 Results: Cons loss widens to Rs 799 crore, despite 31% YoY revenue jump

Swiggy reported on Wednesday that its consolidated losses widened to Rs 799 crore in the December quarter, compared to Rs 574 crore in the same period last year. Revenue from operations for Q3FY25 stood at Rs 3,993 crore, marking a 31% increase from Rs 3,049 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous financial year.

05.02 / 10:53

markets Analysis Enterprise Food Nestle Trade Experts Stock market update: FMCG stocks down as market falls

Prataap Snacks Ltd.(up 3.47%), Euro India Fresh Foods Ltd.(up 2.65%), LT Foods Ltd.(up 2.46%), Gillette India Ltd.(up 2.40%), Umang Dairies Ltd.(up 1.53%), Bikaji Foods International Ltd.(up 1.38%), Zydus Wellness Ltd.(up 0.92%), Jyothy Labs Ltd.(up 0.63%), Gopal Snacks Ltd.(up 0.46%) and Tasty Bite Eatables Ltd.(up 0.46%) stood among the top gainers.

05.02 / 10:53

Analysis Research Trade Experts information rights International Sensex falls! But these stocks gained over 10% on BSE

These high-performing stocks that rallied more than 10% during the session included, Himachal Fibres(13.28%), De Nora India(13.23%), Centrum Capital(13.11%), Vimta Labs(13.03%), Trescon(12.65%), Jai Balaji Inds(12.35%), Eris Lifesciences(11.64%), AVI Polymers Ltd.(11.25%), Natraj Proteins(11.22%) and Yasho Industries(11.11%).

05.02 / 10:15

markets UPS Target Analysis Trade Experts HPCL, BPCL, ONGC shares rally up to 5% on upgrades by Goldman Sachs, Macquarie

ONGC), and Indian Oil Corp (IOC) surged up to 5% on Wednesday after analysts at Macquarie and Goldman Sachs raised their ratings and target prices, citing improving fundamentals and an attractive risk-reward setup. HPCL shares climbed 4.7% to Rs 349.50 on the BSE, while BPCL shares advanced 3.7% to Rs 265.65. IOC shares rose 3.2% to Rs 128.50 during intraday trading, and ONGC shares advanced 2.9% to Rs 261.50 on the BSE.

05.02 / 10:15

markets Digital Platform Strategy Trade PAM Courts ED files fresh chargesheet in NSEL linked money laundering case

Enforcement Directorate Wednesday said it has filed a fresh chargesheet in the National Spot Exchange Limited (NSEL)-linked money laundering investigation. The prosecution complaint was filed on January 28 before a special Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court in Mumbai against 19 broking entities and their directors for allegedly colluding with NSEL officials to «allure» investors to trade on this platform, the federal agency said in a statement.

05.02 / 10:15

markets Digital Strategy Trade Experts PAM Happiest Minds Q3 profit dips 16%, revenue up 27%

Happiest Minds Technologies reported a 16% year-on-year (YoY) drop in net profit for the third quarter ending December 2024 at Rs 50.1 crore (from Rs 59.6 crore in Q3FY24) impacted by investment outlay. The profit stood at Rs 59.6 crore in the third quarter a year ago.

05.02 / 10:15

markets Provident Platform Analysis Trade Experts information The rise of retail investors: Democratizing India's financial markets

retail investors invested in fixed deposits, PPFs, postal saving schemes, and physical gold. However, nowadays equity as an asset class has become popular with retail investors. New asset classes like REITs and InViTs have also been made available to them, apart from gold bonds and ETFs. We have witnessed that instruments that were available to only a select portion of the population are now widely accessible and tokenized to serve any ticket size (the latest being small-ticket SIP with a minimum investment amount of Rs 250 per month).

05.02 / 08:21

markets BTC CEO Analysis Trade Experts Bitcoin Crypto Price Today: Bitcoin slips below $98,000; Altcoins trade mixed

Ethereum, Dogecoin, Tron, Sui, Avalanche, and Shiba Inu saw gains, climbing as much as 6%. As of 12:10 pm IST, Bitcoin had slipped 1.5% to $97,808, while Ethereum surged 1.3% to $2,747. Meanwhile, The global cryptocurrency market cap fell by 0.44% to approximately $3.22 trillion in the past 24 hours.

05.02 / 08:21

markets UPS IPO Analysis Trade Experts band Chamunda Electricals IPO subscribed over 28 times so far on Day 2: Check GMP, price band and other details

Chamunda Electricals was fully subscribed on Wednesday with an overall subscription of 28.5 times as of 12:22 pm on the second day of bidding. The IPO, a book-built issue of Rs 14.60 crores, offering a fresh issue of 29.19 lakh shares, will be available for investors to bid till February 6. The retail portion of the issue was subscribed 43.2 times, while the issue was subscribed 24.1 times in the non-institutional investors’ category on the second day of bidding. Meanwhile, the qualified institutional buyers had subscribed by 6.02 times the allotted portion.

05.02 / 04:37

markets Target security Analysis Trade reports Pharmaceuticals Sell Divi's Laboratories, target price Rs 4,500: ICICI Securities

sell call on Divi's Laboratories with a target price of Rs 4,500. The current market price of Divi's Laboratories is Rs 6081. Divi's Lab, incorporated in 1990, is a Large Cap company with a market cap of Rs 161670.37 crore, operating in the Pharmaceuticals sector. Divi's Laboratories' key products/revenue segments include Pharmaceuticals, Scrap, Sale of services and Export Incentives for the year ending 31-Mar-2024.

05.02 / 04:37

markets UPS Target Analysis Trade Experts reports Birla Corporation shares in focus after Q3 net profit declines 71% YoY

Birla Corporation shares will be in focus on Wednesday, February 5, after the company reported a 71.4% year-on-year (YoY) decline in consolidated net profit to Rs 31.19 crore for Q3 FY25. In the same period last year, net profit stood at Rs 109.14 crore. The company attributed the decline to lower cement prices, particularly in Maharashtra and central India. Realization from cement sales in Q3 stood at Rs 4,781 per tonne, down 9.5% YoY but up 1.8% sequentially from Rs 4,697 per tonne in Q2 FY25.

05.02 / 04:07

markets CEO Parke Food Trade President country Trump tariffs could impact biggest US meat producer

Zekelman Industries Chairman and CEO Barry Zekelman breaks down the impact of potential Canada, Mexico tariffs on steel prices.

05.02 / 03:27

markets Progressive Action Strategy economy Trade President What do Trump’s first weeks tell us about his China strategy?

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. President Trump’s recent actions illustrate how intertwined China’s economy is with U.S. interests.

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