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For years, Indian investors looking to diversify globally have had a singular focus—the US. And why not? The past decade saw US equity markets outperform all others, delivering a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of more than 19% in USD, largely fuelled by a booming tech sector.

Respondents to the March CNBC Fed Survey have raised the risk of recession to the highest level in six months, cut their growth forecast for 2025 and raised their inflation outlook.

anti-dumping duty from $619 to $873 per metric tonne (MT) on aluminium foil imports from China. A gazette notification dated March 17 said the duty will be applicable on aluminium foil up to 80 micron, excluding aluminium foil below 5.5 micron for non-capacitor application. These developments come in the backdrop of United States (US) levying reciprocal tariffs. In addition to these, the US implemented a 25% tariff on all steel and aluminium imports last week. Domestic steel and aluminium producers fear that more Chinese products will make their way to India, putting pressure on margins. India’s provisional anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be effective for six months and shall be payable in Indian currency, the notification said. This duty follows preliminary findings of Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) which concluded that the domestic industry has suffered material injury on account of the goods being exported to India from China. The order lists multiple China headquartered companies that were exporting to India at a price below the normal value, resulting in dumping. Those mentioned include Henan Mingtai technology development Co. Ltd., Henan Mingsheng New Material Technology Co. Ltd., Sunho New Materials Technology Co. Ltd., Shanghai Sunho Aluminium Foil Co. Ltd., Jiangsu Dingsheng New Materials Joint-Stock Co. Ltd., Inner Mongolia Lian Shen New Energy Co. Ltd., and Hangzhou Five Star Aluminium Co. Ltd.

Domestic benchmark index NSE Nifty ended 325.55 points up at 22834.3, while the BSE Sensex closed 1131.31 points up at 75301.26.

global markets, hit by a wave of economic and geopolitical challenges, including a reset of tariffs by US President Donald Trump. In a world where every other prediction seems gloomy, Warren Buffett, whose net worth surged by $21 billion this year — saw the biggest gain among all the 500 billionaires tracked by the Bloomberg index. Buffett's resilience is even more striking when we consider the fact that only 4 of the top 15 billionaires managed to grow their wealth this year. This was possible due to a strong surge of Berkshire Hathaway's stock price, currently trading near record highs.

Shares of MphasiS Ltd.(up 4.24 per cent), L&T Technology Services Ltd.(up 3.57 per cent), Persistent Systems Ltd.(up 2.75 per cent), Coforge Ltd.(up 2.73 per cent) and LTIMindtree Ltd.(up 1.97 per cent) ended the day as top gainers in the pack.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. A recent report by an investment bank says that the three biggest areas of focus on the economic-policy front for the Indian government right now are striking bilateral trade deals, stepping up investments in strategic industries such as semiconductors and reducing the burden of regulation on firms as well as citizens. The new Economic Survey written by officials in the finance ministry made a compelling case on how a surfeit of outdated regulations hold back the growth of firms, especially smaller enterprises that drive job creation.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Berkshire Hathaway stock continued its strong 2025 advance Monday, hitting a record high and putting it way ahead of the S&P 500 index so far this year. Berkshire’s Class A stock rose 1.8% to $784,957 while the Class B shares ended at $523.01, up 1.6%.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The consumer spending boom is fading, and that could spell trouble for the global economy. The latest retail sales report missed the mark on Monday.

Benchmark NSE Nifty index rose 245.41 points to 22754.15 amid buying in frontline bluechip stocks.

«Gold looks on a better footing. It has delivered great return like equity, but we will have to realise whether we will be able to liquidate gold or not,» says Nilesh Shah, MD, Kotak AMC. Gold and Nifty have given similar returns. I mean, why are we doing so much of analysis every day? So much of volatility. We look at macro, we look at rupee, we look at earnings, we look at PE. Life is so simple. Just buy gold, forget it. Nilesh Shah: So, we will have to figure out when Indians decide to sell gold, who will buy. Today, gold prices are up because we are one of the largest buyer. Fortunately, for India, central banks of the world have become like our housewives.

The NSE Nifty index was trading 251.6 points up at 22760.35, while BSE Sensex was up 851.73 points at 75021.68 at the time of writing this report.

On the BSE, Looks Health Services(down 16.42 per cent), DAPS Advertising(down 16.01 per cent), Ekennis Software Service(down 14.78 per cent), Khandelwal Extr(down 14.76 per cent) and Diggi Multitrade(down 10.52 per cent) were among the stocks that plunged over 5 per cent during the session.

Varun Beverages Ltd.(up 3.97%), Dangee Dums Ltd.(up 3.88%), LT Foods Ltd.(up 3.84%), Dodla Dairy Ltd.(up 3.44%), Godrej Consumer Products Ltd.(up 3.34%), Bajaj Consumer Care Ltd.(up 3.23%), Heritage Foods Ltd.(up 3.22%), ADF Foods Ltd.(up 2.72%), JHS Svendgaard Laboratories Ltd.(up 2.51%) and Jyothy Labs Ltd.(up 2.42%) were among the top gainers.

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Santosh Rao, Head of Research/Partner, Manhattan Venture Partners, says foreign funds flows will ultimately come into India because India is the fastest growing economy in the world but right now, there is much better risk-reward outside India. So, right now, money is getting scattered around other places. But ultimately, it will come back to India. Rao also says that the Fed will probably have one cut this year and more next year when the US economy is expected to slow down. They won’t cut rates now because the prices are still high and there is a greater threat of inflation. US retail sales rose less than forecast in February, and the previous month was revised down to mark the biggest drop since July 2021. Anxiety is building among US consumers about the likely impact from US tariffs on the economy and their pocketbooks. China on the other hand, has announced a «Special Action Plan to Boost Consumption» in a bid to prop up domestic consumption in the world's second largest economy. How do you see these things impacting US consumers? Santosh Rao: Overall, right now, the US consumer is getting cautious. The underlying data right now is kind of soft, but people are really worried about the future, what is coming down the pike? The inflation expectations are high and that kind of feeds into the narrative and that one thing leads to another, so the prices keep going up. So, the big inflation, the resurgence of inflation is a big issue. So, you want to clamp that down. So, let us see.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Mark Carney, sworn in as the 24th Prime Minister of Canada on Friday, is a newbie in the world of politics. But then, so was the late Manmohan Singh, till former Prime Minister Narasimha Rao made him our finance minister in 1991.

crypto market, most information comes from platforms like Twitter and other social media, which are filled with both genuine experts and people who claim to be experts but are not. Therefore, understanding social media's influence on a particular token is essential,” says Satish Mishra, CTO, Pi42. In an interview with ETMarkets, Mishra said: “Market sentiment, liquidity, and the overall trend of the traditional financial markets also play a role, as we are seeing increasing correlations between traditional markets and crypto markets,” Edited excerpts:

Indian market is likely to consolidate on Tuesday, tracking muted global cues. The Nifty Futures closed 0.65% higher at 22,589 on Monday. India VIX rose over 1% to 13.42 in the previous session.

euro and other major peers on Tuesday as investors grappled with the potential economic impact of growing global trade tensions. Fears that U.S. President Donald Trump's aggressive tariff policies could trigger a broader economic slowdown has undermined the greenback amid a string of soggy sentiment surveys.

Many short-term positioning and momentum indicators suggest Wall Street was oversold, so in that light a continuation of the recovery is understandable. Chances for a truce in the Ukraine-Russia war, slender as they may be, are also lending some support to risky assets at the margins.