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Maharashtra election, FII flows, and global market dynamics—are likely to influence market movements. On Thursday, the Nifty 50 fell 0.11% to 23,532, closing below its 200-day moving average for the first time since April 2023. The BSE Sensex shed 0.14%, ending at 77,580. Markets were closed on Friday for Guru Nanak Jayanti.

HDFC Bank and State Bank of India taking the hardest hit in line with a weak trend in equities. Last week, BSE benchmark Sensex fell by 1,906.01 or 2.39 per cent. Equity markets were closed on Friday for Guru Nanak Jayanti.

The Nifty has dropped 10.53% from its all-time high, shedding 2,767 points to close at 23,559, near its 200-day EMA, signaling sustained bearish momentum.

Kharif crop and improving rural demand is set to revive, Motilal Oswal said in a report. «After a flat 1HFY25, as the government spending revives in 2HFY25, this should augur well for corporate earnings along with a good kharif crop and improving rural demand,» the report added. The corporate earnings in the second quarter witnessed a subdued picture, particularly weighed down by the commodities sector.

Donald Trump's imminent return to the US presidency looming over the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Lima, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Friday that unilateralism and protectionism needed to be rejected in favour of economic globalisation. Xi's critique of protectionism at APEC offers a preview of how China will seek to position itself once Trump takes office in January. Trump has pledged to impose tariffs on Chinese imports in excess of 60% but Beijing and Chinese companies are hoping that his protectionist policies will also irk US allies in Europe and Asia — giving China an opening to increase its global influence and improve trade ties. In a speech read out to business executives by Chinese commerce minister Wang Wentao on Friday at the APEC CEO Summit, Xi said that economic globalisation was facing «countercurrents», without specifying any particular country or leader.

book fair in the world. No one quite knows for sure, but some claim the fair began as early as in 1462, shortly after Johannes Gutenberg had printed the world's first book with movable metal type. We do know for certain though that at the beginning of the 17th c, a certain Herr Kepler was trying to sell his Rudolphinische Tabellen (Rudolphine Tables) at the fair, while Herr Galileo was publishing a monstrous advertisement for his Sidereus Nuncius (Starry Messenger). This year, Herr Dylan was in Frankfurt during the Buchmesse. He was puzzled at the preponderance of publishers in his hotel. 'At the hotel in Frankfurt there was a publishing convention and every room was taken, parties all night. I didn't know there were so many book publishers in the world. I was trying to find Crystal Lake Publishing… I thought they might be interested in some of my stories. Unfortunately, it was too crowded and I never did find them,' he posted on X.

Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) have maintained their bearish stance on Indian markets in November, extending their massive selloff from October, already pulling out Rs 22,420 crores in the first half of November, according to NSDL data. The FPIs had offloaded a staggering Rs 1,13,858 crore in October.

Nifty 50 extended its corrective decline. Over the past four sessions of a truncated week, the Nifty 50 index remained largely under selling pressure. Throughout the past week, the markets continued with their process of mean reversion. The volatility, though, did not show any major surge. The volatility gauge, IndiaVIX rose by a modest 2.11% to 14.77. The trading range over the past week stayed wider on the expected lines. The Nifty oscillated in a range of 852 points. It closed with a net weekly loss of (-615.50) points (-2.55%).

Gold prices have witnessed a significant decline of around 6 per cent since Diwali, driven by a stronger dollar and concerns over US inflation data. The rate of 24-carat gold per 10 grams, which stood at Rs80,710 on November 1, dropped to Rs75,920 on Saturday. This sharp correction reflects ongoing global economic pressures influencing commodity markets.

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Nilesh Jain of Centrum Broking says there could be possibility of some selling pressure if at all we see any pullback, reason being F&O gives you a good opportunity to short the stock so that may have some negative impact, but I see more or less from a broader perspective that is a positive move and if at all we see inclusion of these stocks that will certainly have more addition in term of the numbers, so that is certainly a positive from our long-term point of view.

Nifty and Sensex, falling around 10% from the peak. The weakness in second quarter results and sustained outflow of foreign funds weighed on the sentiments. During the week, as many as 103 smallcap stocks have delivered double-digit negative weekly returns with four of them falling over 25%.

Sudip Bandyopadhyay, Group Chairman, Inditrade Capital, thinks the US tariff announcements, which should start coming because very clearly there is going to be a differentiated tariff between China and India. And China will be having a much higher tariff vis-a-vis India that is the expectation. And as and when that is clearly articulated, Indian companies and Indian businesses will get enthused on the back of exciting prospects of doing business in the US.

Oravel Stays Limited, which owns and runs the brand Oyo are being traded in the Rs 53 to 55 range, translating to a valuation of nearly $ 4.4 billion. This is 28% below the high of Rs 77 per share it had touched in February 2024. The price had dipped to Rs 38 in June this year during the Rs 1457 crore Series G primary raise Oyo had conducted at Rs 29 per share. Since then the shares have been on an upswing, but haven't been able to match the high achieved earlier this year.

MRF, Cochin Shipyard, ONGC and Ashok Leyland among a host of other companies are likely to remain in focus this week as they are approaching their record dates for the purpose of dividends and stock splits. The record date is the date set by the company to decide the shareholders who are eligible to receive the offer. To be eligible for a buyback offer, bonus issue or a stock split, the shares should be in the demat account on the record date.

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Gold prices on Friday were on track for their biggest weekly decline in over three years as expectations of less aggressive interest rate cuts by the U.S. Federal Reserve lifted the dollar, denting allure for bullion among investors. Spot gold lost 0.1% to $2,565.49 per ounce as of 01:44 p.m. ET (1842 GMT). Prices have fallen more than 4% so far this week, touching their lowest since Sept. 12 on Thursday. U.S. gold futures settled 0.1% lower at $2,570.10.

Oil prices settled down more than 2% on Friday as investors fretted about weaker Chinese demand and a potential slowing in the pace of U.S. Federal Reserve interest rate cuts. Brent crude futures settled down $1.52, or 2.09%, to $71.04 a barrel. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures (WTI) settled down $1.68, or 2.45%, at $67.02.

India is emerging as one of the least affected markets in the region when it comes to former U.S. President Donald Trump's trade policies, highlighted a report by global brokerage firm CLSA. The report stated that this resilience is attributed to India's relatively low trade exposure to the U.S., manageable corporate leverage, and declining levels of foreign equity ownership. While other markets might face greater vulnerabilities, India remains better positioned to weather such challenges. «India appears as among the least exposed of regional markets to Trump's adverse trade policy. Moreover, so long as energy prices remain stable, India may offer a relative oasis of FX stability in an era of a strengthening US dollar» it said.

global stocks was set for its biggest weekly drop in two months and the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield hit its highest level in 5-1/2 months on Friday as economic data and comments from Federal Reserve officials suggested a slower pace of interest-rate cuts ahead. Fed Chair Jerome Powell said on Thursday the central bank did not need to rush to lower interest rates due to ongoing economic growth, a solid job market and inflation that remains above its 2% target.