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company aims to raise Rs 114 crore through the SME IPO and list the shares on NSE SME platform. Here are 10 key things investors need to know about the public offer before subscribing to the issue.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Indian stock market’s benchmark index Nifty50 extended its gaining momentum for three consecutive sessions. The index gained around 181 points or 0.75% and formed a bullish candle with a higher-high and higher-low price structure.

HEG and Graphite India, surged in Tuesday's trading after China introduced a stricter review process for end-use of graphite exports to the US. Analysts said sentiment in these shares perked up on expectations restrictions by China could drive up demand for Indian graphite makers. HEG's shares soared 14.2% while Graphite India gained 9.1%. Key indices rose 0.7% each, while the BSE 500 index gained 0.8%.

Adani Group, currently facing impropriety allegations involving one entity of its diversified business empire, is now on a stronger footing than when the to-date unproven charges by US short-seller Hindenburg dramatically shrank the conglomerate's market value early 2023, global brokerage Bernstein said, citing both operating and financing metrics. The brokerage referred to a lower quantum of pledged shares, stronger debt coverage ability, and better relative valuations for some of the companies to justify its current assessment of the group, after billionaire founder Gautam Adani and his nephew Sagar Adani were indicted late November on alleged impropriety charges by the US Department of Justice.

HDFC Bank, Hero MotoCorp, Reliance Industries, Manappuram Finance, Muthoot Finance, Brigade Enterprises, Canara Bank and Greaves Cotton among others planning listings, with more to follow, bankers said. Subsidiary public issues enable independent capital raising, benchmark readiness and cash generation for parents via offers for sale, aiding deleveraging, capital expenditure or dividend payouts. Investors gain access to focused, growth-driven, pure-play businesses, according to bankers.

Trafiksol ITS Technologies and asked the company to refund the money to investors within one week. The company may approach the market afresh after the ongoing proceedings initiated by Sebi are concluded and subject to any directions issued, the regulator said in an order on Tuesday.

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A former B.C. resident has been fined $18.4 million for diverting millions of customer deposits for his cryptocurrency trading platform to gambling.

Scotiabank says it expects to see continued loan pressure and political uncertainty in the months ahead as it reported profits that were up from a year ago but below analyst expectations.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will have a meeting with all opposition leaders to discuss U.S.-Canada relations after President-elect Donald Trump threatened sweeping tariffs on all Canadian products

Finance has lost 16% on bourses over the past three months amid rising regulatory scrutiny over the micro finance and unsecured consumer finance segments. While the company’s 26% loan book is comprised of microfinance segment, its exposure to highly leveraged customers in this category is just under 5%. In addition, the lender continued to grow loan book in the September quarter while retaining asset quality and interest margin, and improving return ratios. Analysts have a buy call on the stock given the company’s focus on the retail segment, initiative to improve asset quality and an attractive valuation. L&T Finance is a pan-India lender with presence across 20 states and two union territories through 209 branches and 1,934 micro finance meeting centres. Its loan book grew by 18% year-on-year to Rs 93,015 crore at the end of September 2024. Of this, retail finance including farm equipment, rural business, urban and small and medium enterprises (SME) finance formed Rs 88,975 crore.

Large government budget deficits suggest that sovereign debt could rise by a third by 2028 to approach $130 trillion, the report from the Institute of International Finance (IIF), a financial services trade group, found — increasing repayment risks worldwide. «Rising trade tensions and supply-chain disruptions threaten global economic growth, increasing the likelihood of mini boom-bust cycles in sovereign debt markets as inflationary pressures resurface and public finances tighten,» it said in its report, adding that the increased interest cost as a result could «exacerbate fiscal strains» and make debt management increasingly difficult.

Indian exports, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said in Lok Sabha. This has resulted in increased time for goods to reach international markets. “No shortage of containers has been, however, reported on account of the longer voyage time or the Red Sea conflicts issues and Russia-Ukraine War,” he said. He also said limited demand for containers manufactured in India and accordingly the limited manufacturing capacity for containers in the country.

Bank of India (RBI) likely sold dollars to cap weakness in the local currency, traders said. Along with the dollar's rally, the Chinese yuan also weakened to counter the trade tariffs effect, adding pressure on the local currency. Analysts expect the pressure on rupee to continue during December and January, as inflows from foreign portfolio investors are not expected at least till January.

Talk of Donald Trump Jr. joining the board of PSQ Holdings sent shares of the owner of the online marketplace PublicSquare skyrocketing on Tuesday.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. A deluge of cheap Chinese goods washing over the developing world is jacking up tensions between China and the Global South, complicating Beijing’s plans to build alliances as it confronts escalating trade tensions with the U.S. With President-elect Donald Trump saying he plans to significantly increase tariffs on China, Beijing is hoping to unload more of its excess factory production to developing-world countries, from Indonesia to Pakistan to Brazil.

Sebi has proposed an online monitoring mechanism for system audits of stock brokers to cut down on technical glitches. In a consultation paper released on Tuesday for public comments, Sebi said it aims to address gaps in the current audit processes, including poor quality, lack of physical site visits by auditors, and inadequate sampling techniques.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. China will strengthen controls on U.S.-bound exports of some materials that are used in chip making and can have military applications, a move that comes amid rising trade tensions between the two countries. The Chinese Ministry of Commerce said Tuesday that it will ban exports of so-called dual-use materials to the U.S.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. ISLAMABAD, Pakistan—When Muhammad Imtiaz received an electricity bill of over $120 last summer, he panicked. The bill, for June and July, was all he earns in a month of ferrying passengers on his motorbike in the scrappy suburbs outside Pakistan’s capital Islamabad.

The stock markets have been volatile, with benchmark indices down as much as 10% from their recent highs. The correction comes amid a record selloff by foreign investors, downgrades to corporate earnings, and slower economic growth.

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